Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 24th June 1993
Dilbert//1531, first published 33 years ago on Thursday 24th June 1993
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dilbert the boss accounting business projects computer
Official transcript
Dilbert sits at his desk working on his computer. The Boss says, "Yesterday we ran out of acronyms. Today we used our last accounting code. We're in big trouble."
Dilbert asks, "Why don't we just reprogram the computers to accept longer codes?"
The Boss replies, "A project like that would need an acronym and an accounting code."
Dilbert asks, "Why not reuse a code from a project that's complete?"
The Boss says, "Oddly enough, we've never completed a project."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
YESTERDAY WE RAN OUT OF ACRONYMS. TODAY WE USED OUR LAST ACCOUNTING CODE.
WERE IN BIG TROUBLE.
WHY DON'T A PROJECT WE JUST LIKE THAT REPROGRAM WOULD NEED THE COMPUTERS AN ACRONYM AND AN LONGER CODES? ACCOUNTING CODE.
WHY NOT REUSE A CODE FROM A PROJECT THAT'S COMPLETE?
ODDLY ENOUGH, WE'VE NEVER COMPLETED A PROJECT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Accounting Code"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 1993, features Dilbert and his coworker discussing the importance of reprogramming computers to accept longer codes. The conversation begins with Dilbert's observation that they ran out of acronyms, leading to the use of their last accounting code. His coworker questions the need to reprogram the computers, suggesting that a project like that would require an acronym and an accounting code. Dilbert responds by asking why not reuse a code from a project that's complete, to which the coworker replies that they've never completed a project. The conversation highlights the absurdity of the situation, with the coworker's response implying that the company is perpetually working on incomplete projects. The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic nature of corporate life, where employees are often bogged down in unnecessary tasks and red tape.
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