Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 21st December 2018

Dilbert//10842, first published eight years ago on Friday 21st December 2018

Contacting The Alien Probe

Tags

aliens, communication, earth, space, technology

Official transcript

Dilbert: We're ready to fire up our laser communication technology to contact the alien probe heading to Earth.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WERE READY TO FIRE UP OUR LASER COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TO CONTACT THE ALIEN PROBE HEADING TO EARTH.

PFZEEEET!!!

IS THE ALIEN PROBE UNMANNED?

IT IS NOW.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Alien Probe Unmanned"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a group of scientists preparing to fire up their laser communication technology to contact an alien probe heading to Earth. However, one of the scientists asks if the probe is unmanned, and another replies, "It is now." The punchline is humorous because it implies that the laser communication technology has destroyed the probe, rendering it unmanned.

Key Elements:

• A group of scientists preparing to contact an alien probe
• One scientist asks if the probe is unmanned
• Another scientist replies, "It is now"
• The implication is that the laser communication technology has destroyed the probe

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip comes from the unexpected twist on the typical scenario of contacting an alien probe. The punchline is unexpected and absurd, making it humorous. The use of the word "unmanned" also adds to the humor, as it is a term typically used in the context of space exploration, but in this case, it is used to describe the destruction of the probe.

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