Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 17th September 1996

Dilbert//2712, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 17th September 1996

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cause problems dogcart consulting one full year smarter ten million doallrs work guraenteed year 2000 y2k

Official transcript

The Boss and Dogbert sit at a conference table. Dogbert says, "When the year 2000 comes, your computers will think it's the year '00' and cause major problems."

Dogbert continues, "The Dogbert Consulting Company can fix the problem for only ten million dollars. Our work is guaranteed for one full year, starting today."

The Boss says, "But why would I care? The year '00' is before I'm born."

Dogbert says, "Amazing . . . You'd actually have to be SMARTER to do something STUPID."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHEN THE YEAR 2000 COMES, YOUR COMPUTERS WILL THINK IT'S THE YEAR "00" AND CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS.

THE DOGBERT CONSULTING COMPANY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM FOR ONLY TEN MILLION DOLLARS OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED FOR ONE FULL YEAR, STARTING TODAY.

BUT WHY WOULD I CARE?

THE YEAR 'OO' IS BEFORE I'M BORN.

AMAZING... YOUD ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE SMARTER TO DO SOMETHING STUPID

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Year 2000 Problem"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around the anticipation of the year 2000, with the Dogbert Consulting Company promising to resolve the issue for a substantial sum of $10 million. However, the punchline lies in the unexpected twist at the end, where the speaker reveals that the year 2000 is before they were born, rendering the entire conversation absurd and humorous.

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