Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 4th May 2017

Dilbert//10246, first published nine years ago on Thursday 4th May 2017

Erik Used To Work For The Cia

Tags

surveillance, cia, technology, spying, privacy

Official transcript

Boss: This is our new hire, Erik. He used to be a computer programmer for the CIA. Dilbert: Hi, I'm Dilbert. Erik: I know. I've been watching you through your devices for years. Dilbert: You what? Erik: Um... I mean, hi!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS OUR NEW HIRE, ERIK. HE USED TO BE A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER FOR THE CIA.

I KNOW.

HI, IM IVE BEEN DILBERT. WATCHING YOU THROUGH YOUR DEVICES FOR YEARS.

YOU WHAT?

UM..

I MEAN, HI!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The CIA's New Hire"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a popular character created by Scott Adams, in a humorous scene.
• The scene begins with Erik, a new hire at the CIA, being introduced to Dilbert.
• Dilbert is surprised to learn that Erik used to be a computer programmer for the CIA.
• The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Dilbert asks Erik what he does now, and Erik responds, "You what?"
• The punchline of the joke is that Erik is being watched by his devices for years, implying that he is still being monitored by the CIA.
• The humor in the comic strip comes from the unexpected twist on the typical "new hire" scenario and the clever wordplay used by Dilbert to make a joke about Erik's past employment.

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