Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 29th January 1996

Dilbert//2480, first published thirty years ago on Monday 29th January 1996

Tags

air traffic control systems blue hound bus lines won bid

Official transcript

The Boss says to Alice, Dilbert and Wally, "We won the bid to rebuild our nation's air traffic control systems."

Dilbert, Alice and Wally throw their arms up in celebration. Alice yells, "Yippeee!!!"

Dilbert yells, "Yes!!"

Wally yells, "To the phones!"

The Boss walks away thinking, "They don't usually get that excited."

Inside his cubicle, Wally says into the phone, "Buy a thousand shares of 'Bluehound Bus Lines.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE WON THE BID TO REBUILD OUR NATION'S AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS.

YIPPEEE!!!

YES!!

TO THE PHONES!

THEY DON'T USUALLY GET THAT EXCITED BUY A THOUSAND SHARES OF "BLUEHOUND BUS LINES."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Rebuilding Traffic Control Systems"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1996, features a group of employees celebrating the award of a contract to rebuild the nation's air traffic control systems. However, their excitement is short-lived as they realize that the contract has been awarded to Bluehound Bus Lines, a company that specializes in bus transportation rather than air traffic control.

Key Elements:

• A group of employees celebrating the award of a contract to rebuild the nation's air traffic control systems
• The realization that the contract has been awarded to Bluehound Bus Lines, a company that specializes in bus transportation rather than air traffic control
• A humorous commentary on the absurdity of the situation and the lack of understanding among the employees

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a company specializing in bus transportation being awarded a contract to rebuild the nation's air traffic control systems, highlighting the absurdity of the situation and the lack of understanding among the employees.

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