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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 14th May 2019

Dilbert//10986, first published seven years ago on Tuesday 14th May 2019

Various Anonymous Sources


Tags

business, elbonian, office, office workers, spying, yelling


Official transcript

ted: i have heard from various anonymous sources that you are an elbonian spy.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I HAVE HEARD FROM VARIOUS ANONYMOUS SOURCES THAT YOU ARE AN ELBONIAN SPY.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

I CAN'T SAY.

WELL, MY ANONYMOUS SOURCES SAY YOU ARE NUTS.

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE ANONYMOUS SOURCES!

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collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Elbonian Spy"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at a desk with a cup of coffee. He is engaged in a conversation with another man, who reveals that he has heard from various anonymous sources that Dilbert is an Elbonian spy.

Dilbert responds incredulously, "That's ridiculous. Who told you that?" The other man retorts, "I can't say." Dilbert then asks, "Well, my anonymous sources say you are nuts."

The punchline comes when the other man responds, "You can't believe anonymous sources!" The humor lies in the absurdity of the situation, where both characters are relying on anonymous sources to make claims about each other's identities. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of relying on unverifiable information and the absurdity of the situation.

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