Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 29th July 1993

Dilbert//1566, first published 33 years ago on Thursday 29th July 1993

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Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert look at a model of Dilbert's Bioworld experiment. Dilbert says, "I've completed the design for Bioworld. Have you selected the volunteers?"

Dogbert replies, "Yes."

Dilbert reads a list and says, "So . . . These are the brave people whose lives will depend on my ability to engineer a balanced ecology."

Dilbert says, "Seven car salesmen plus Ratbert . . ."

Dogbert says, "Coincidence."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'VE COMPLETED THE DESIGN FOR BIOWORLD.

HAVE YOU SELECTED THE VOLUNTEERS?

YES.

BIOWORLD SO... THESE ARE THE BRAVE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES WILL DEPEND ON MY ABILITY TO ENGINEER A BALANCED ECOLOGY.

SEVEN CAR SALESMEN PLUS RATBERT...

COINCIDENCE

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AI Analysis

Title: "Balanced Ecology"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a man named Dilbert, who is tasked with selecting volunteers for a project. He asks the volunteers if they have completed the design for Bioworld, to which they respond affirmatively. Dilbert then poses the question, "Have you selected the volunteers?" The volunteers confirm that they have done so.

Dilbert proceeds to ask if these brave individuals whose lives will depend on his ability to engineer a balanced ecology are present. The volunteers nod in agreement. Dilbert then reveals that he has seven car salesmen and Ratbert, who are all part of the volunteer team.

The comic strip concludes with a sense of coincidence, as Dilbert remarks, "Coincidence." The punchline is that the volunteers are not actually qualified for the task, but rather a group of car salesmen and a rat, which is an unexpected and humorous twist.

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