Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 25th August 1995

Dilbert//2323, first published 31 years ago on Friday 25th August 1995

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bowels of accounting dilbert trapped head backwards brain explode paradigm shit

Official transcript

The caption reads, "Dilbert is trapped in the bowels of accounting."

Dogbert says to a demonlike clerk, "I understand you have Dilbert in there. Free him, or else . . ."

The clerk responds, "Else what?"

Dogbert replies, "Or else I will put this cap on my head BACKWARDS! Your little hardwired accounting brain will explode just looking at it."

Wearing the cap backwards, Dogbert approaches Dilbert who is still hanging over the pit. Dilbert asks, "What was that popping sound?"

Dogbert answers, "A paradigm shifting without a clutch."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IS TRAPPED IN THE BOWELS OF ACCOUNTING I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE DILBERT IN THERE. FREE HIM, OR ELSE...

ELSE WHAT?

OR ELSE I WILL PUT THIS CAP ON MY HEAD BACKWARDS! YOUR LITTLE HARDWIRED ACCOUNTING BRAIN WILL EXPLODE JUST LOOKING AT IT.

WHAT WAS THAT POPPING SOUND?

A PARADIGM SHIFTING WITHOUT A CLUTCH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert is Trapped in the Bowels of Accounting."

Panel 1: Dilbert, a white character with a speech bubble, is shown saying, "I understand you have Dilbert in there. Free him, or else...". A green creature responds, "Else what?" Dilbert replies, "Or else I will put this cap on my head backwards!" The creature asks, "Your little hardwired accounting brain will explode just looking at it."

Panel 2: Dilbert's boss, a white character wearing a red tie, is shown saying, "A paradigm shifting without a clutch." The creature responds, "What was that popping sound?" The boss explains, "A paradigm shifting without a clutch."

Summary: The comic strip features Dilbert, a character who is trapped in the bowels of accounting, trying to negotiate his release with a green creature. The creature is unimpressed by Dilbert's threats and instead focuses on the boss's bizarre statement about a paradigm shifting without a clutch. The strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate jargon and the challenges of communicating effectively in a bureaucratic environment.

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