Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 15th January 1997

Dilbert//2832, first published 29 years ago on Wednesday 15th January 1997

Tags

software license rumble prepare for assimilation

Official transcript

Dogbert and Dilbert sit on the armrest of the couch. Dogbert says, ". . . So you didn't read the software license and you inadvertently agreed to be Bill Gates' towel boy in his huge new house. When do we move?"

They hear a rumbling noise and the house shakes. A machine crashes through the wall and says, "Prepare for assimilation."

Dilbert says, "The house has come for me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

... SO YOU DIDN'T READ THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND YOU INADVERTENTLY AGREED TO BE BILL GATES' TOWEL BOY IN HIS HUGE NEW HOUSE.

WHEN DO WE MOVE?

RRUMBLE!

PREPARE FOR ASSIMILATION.

THE HOUSE HAS COME FOR ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Prepare for Assimilation."

Summary

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a white shirt and red tie, sitting on a couch with his dog Dogbert. He is having a conversation with a robot, which is depicted as a large, grey, cylindrical machine with a screen on its front.

• Dilbert is asking the robot when it plans to move into his house.
• The robot responds by saying, "The house has come for me."
• The robot then proceeds to break through the wall of the house and enter the room.
• Dilbert is shocked and frightened by the robot's sudden arrival.
• The robot says, "Prepare for assimilation."
• Dilbert is left standing in front of the broken wall, looking at the robot in fear.

Themes

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of technology taking over our lives and the fear of being replaced by machines. It also highlights the absurdity of a robot breaking into someone's home and demanding to be assimilated. The use of humor and satire allows the comic strip to comment on these themes in a lighthearted and entertaining way.

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