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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 27th July 2018

Dilbert//10695, first published eight years ago on Friday 27th July 2018

New Military Project


Tags

name, weapon, semantics, language


Official transcript

Boss: My staff is threatening to quit because of our military contracts. CEO: Tell them we only work on defensive weapons. Boss: It might help if we changed the project name from "City-killing Laser In Space."

CEO: How about "Skylight?"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

MY STAFF IS THREATENING TO QUIT BECAUSE OF OUR MILITARY CONTRACTS.

TELL THEM WE ONLY WORK ON DEFENSIVE WEAPONS.

IT MIGHT HELP IF WE CHANGED THE PROJECT NAME FROM "CITY-KILLING LASER IN SPACE." HOW ABOUT "SKYLIGHT"?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Skylight"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, Dilbert and his boss. The boss threatens to quit due to military contracts, prompting Dilbert to suggest changing the project name from "City-Killing Laser" to "Skylight." The boss is amused by the idea, and the conversation ends with a humorous exchange.

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