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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 6th December 2017

Dilbert//10462, first published nine years ago on Wednesday 6th December 2017

Fake Email From The Ceo


Tags

virus, infection, malware, technology, typo, literacy


Official transcript

Dilbert: I can't delete the Elbonian virus in our network. It keeps replicating. Holy carp! It created a fake email full of typos and bad ideas and sent it out from our CEO's account! Wait, no. That's actually from our CEO. Wally: Maybe the virus can fix him.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I CAN'T DELETE THE ELBONIAN VIRUS IN OUR NETWORK. IT KEEPS REPLICATING.

HOLY CARP! IT CREATED A FAKE EMAIL FULL OF TYPOS AND BAD IDEAS AND SENT IT OUT FROM OUR CEO'S ACCOUNT!

WAIT, NO.

THAT'S ACTUALLY FROM OUR CEO.

MAYBE THE VIRUS CAN FIX HIM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Elbonian Virus"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between two coworkers, Dilbert and his boss, Holy Carp. The conversation centers around the Elbonian virus, a fictional computer virus that has been causing issues in their network.

  • Dilbert: Expresses his frustration with the virus, stating that he cannot delete it from their network and that it keeps replicating.
  • Holy Carp: Responds by saying that the virus was created as a fake email full of typos and bad ideas and sent it out from their CEO's account.
  • Dilbert: Asks if the virus can be fixed, and Holy Carp replies that it's actually from their CEO, implying that the CEO is responsible for creating the virus.
  • Dilbert: Responds with a sarcastic comment, saying that maybe the virus can fix him.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a CEO creating a virus and sending it out to employees, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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