Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 19th June 1995

Dilbert//2256, first published 31 years ago on Monday 19th June 1995

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hired finance dept cut spending studying inefficeincy boldface electricity money

Official transcript

Ratbert stands on Dilbert's desk and says, "I've been hired by the finance department to help cut spending."

Ratbert continues, "I'll be studying your every move and looking for waste and inefficiency."

Looking over Dilbert's shoulder at his monitor, Ratbert says, "Those words in boldface look like they're sucking up the ol' electricity."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'VE BEEN HIRED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO HELP CUT SPENDING.

I'LL BE STUDYING YOUR EVERY MOVE AND LOOKING FOR WASTE AND INEFFICIENCY.

THOSE WORDS IN BOLDFACE LOOK LIKE THEY'RE SUCKING UP THE OL' ELECTRICITY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Waste and Inefficiency"

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a white shirt and blue tie, sitting at his desk with his dog, Dogbert. The scene unfolds as follows:

• Panel 1: Dilbert is hired by the finance department to cut spending.
• Panel 2: He is tasked with studying every move and looking for waste and inefficiency.
• Panel 3: Dilbert discovers that the words in boldface are sucking up the oil and electricity, leading him to make a humorous comment about the situation.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of corporate bureaucracy and the tendency to overcomplicate simple tasks. It pokes fun at the idea that even the most mundane tasks can be turned into complex and unnecessary endeavors.

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