Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 11th October 1995

Dilbert//2370, first published 31 years ago on Wednesday 11th October 1995

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how to program build gui object oriented pronounced gooey gun object blast bug hall object

Official transcript

The Boss sits at a computer and Wally and Dilbert stand behind him. The Boss raises his hands over the keyboard and says, "Okay, just show me how to program so I can help out on your project."

Dilbert says, "You're going to build a 'G.U.I.' using object-oriented development tools . . ."

Wally adds, "G.U.I. is pronounced 'gooey.'"

The Boss says, "I used my gun object to blast the bug object in the hall object!!"

Wally says, "Notice how gooey it is."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OKAY, JUST SHOW ME HOW TO PROGRAM SO I CAN HELP OUT ON YOUR PROJECT.

YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A "G.U.I." USING OBJECT- ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TOOLS...

G.U. I. IS PRONOUNCED "GOOEY." I USED MY GUN OBJECT TO BLAST THE BUG OBJECT IN THE HALL OBJECT!!

NOTICE HOW GOOEY IT IS.

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "G.U.I. is Pronounced Gooey."

The strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a white shirt, sitting at his desk. He is talking to his coworkers about a new project they are working on, which involves building a "G.U.I." (Graphical User Interface) using object-oriented development tools. However, Dilbert is confused because he thinks that "G.U.I." is pronounced "gooey," not "gee-you-eye." His coworkers try to correct him, but Dilbert remains convinced that he is right.

As the conversation continues, it becomes clear that Dilbert's mistake is not just a simple pronunciation error. He has actually used his gun object to blast the bug object in the hall object, which is a common practice in object-oriented programming. However, this action has caused chaos and destruction in the office, with objects flying everywhere and people running for cover.

Despite the chaos, Dilbert remains convinced that he is right and that "G.U.I." is indeed pronounced "gooey." His coworkers try to reason with him, but he refuses to listen. The strip ends with Dilbert standing alone in the office, surrounded by the wreckage of his mistake, still insisting that "G.U.I." is pronounced "gooey."

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