Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th June 2021

Dilbert//11761, first published five years ago on Sunday 27th June 2021

Loser Detector

Tags

business, managers & supervisors, invention, losers, accurate, detection, pings, backwards, sarcasm

Official transcript

in meeting room.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I INVENTED A DEVICE THAT CAN DETECT LOSERS.

HOW DO I KNOW IT'S ACCURATE?

POINT IT AT A KNOWN LOSER AND SEE IF IT PINGS.

HEY! IT KNOWS TED IS A LOSER!

PING!

!!! IT SAYS DILBERT AND ALICE ARE LOSERS TOO!

PING!

PING!

AND CAROL AND WALLY TOO! HA HA HA!!! THIS THING IS TOTALLY ACCURATE!

PING!

PING!

YOU'RE HOLDING IT BACKWARD.

HOW EXACTLY DOES IT DETECT LOSERS?

THEY'RE THE ONES WHO HOLD IT BACKWARD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Loser Detector"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, sitting at a conference table with his colleagues. He introduces a device that can detect losers, which he claims is accurate. However, when he uses it on his colleagues, the results are unexpected and humorous.

Key Scenes:

• Dilbert holds up the device and asks how it's accurate.
• He points it at Ted, who is identified as a loser.
• The device is then used on Alice, Carol, and Wally, with surprising results.
• Dilbert holds the device backward and asks how it detects losers, only to be told that it's the ones who hold it backward.

Humor and Satire:

The comic strip uses humor and satire to comment on the absurdity of trying to define and detect losers. It pokes fun at the idea that a device can accurately identify someone as a loser and highlights the flaws in the device's design. The strip also showcases Dilbert's cleverness and wit as he navigates the situation with humor and charm.

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