Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 20th December 2018

Dilbert//10841, first published eight years ago on Thursday 20th December 2018

Winning The Nasa Contract

Tags

aliens, attack, communication, earth, space, nasa

Official transcript

Boss: NASA has detected an alien probe heading for earth. We won the NASA contract to contact the aliens using a focused laser beam.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NASA HAS DETECTED AN ALIEN PROBE HEADING FOR EARTH.

WE WON THE NASA CONTRACT TO CONTACT THE ALIENS USING A FOCUSED LASER BEAM.

WOULDN'T THAT LOOK TO THEM LIKE AN ATTACK?

MAYBE THAT'S WHY NO ONE ELSE BID.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Alien Probe"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert and his coworker discussing a NASA contract to contact aliens using a focused laser beam. Dilbert expresses concern that the aliens might not look like an attack, prompting his coworker to respond that no one else bid on the contract. The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation and the lack of consideration for potential consequences.

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