Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 19th March 2018

Dilbert//10565, first published eight years ago on Monday 19th March 2018

Porch Thief Is Neutralized

Tags

violence, retaliation, delivery, package, stealing, theft, ring, technology

Official transcript

Alice: Uh-oh. My home security system is showing a thief stealing a package from my front door. Activating particle beam defense. The threat has been neutralized. Dilbert: When you say "neutralized,"

does that mean... Alice: Activating crime scene cleanup drone.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

UH-OH. MY HOME SECURITY SYSTEM IS SHOWING A THIEF STEALING A PACKAGE FROM MY FRONT DOOR.

ACTIVATING PARTICLE BEAM DEFENSE.

THE THREAT HAS BEEN NEUTRALIZED.

WHEN YOU SAY "NEUTRALIZED," DOES THAT MEAN...

ACTIVATING CRIME SCENE CLEANUP DRONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Home Security System"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in March 2018, features a humorous exchange between Dilbert and his assistant. The conversation begins with Dilbert's home security system alerting him to a potential threat, which he dismisses as a package delivery. However, his assistant suggests that the system may be overreacting, and that the "neutralized" threat is likely just a drone delivering a package. The assistant's comment is met with skepticism by Dilbert, who is unsure if the system is truly "activated" or if it's just a clever marketing ploy. The strip pokes fun at the often exaggerated claims made by home security systems and the tendency for people to overreact to perceived threats.

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