Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st September 1996

Dilbert//2716, first published thirty years ago on Saturday 21st September 1996

Tags

battery back up product no electricity

Official transcript

The Boss and Dilbert sit at a conference table. Dilbert says, "I've got an idea. Let's add a battery backup to our product."

Dilbert thinks, "One . . . Two . . . Three . . ."

The Boss says, "I've got an idea. Why don't we add a battery backup to our product?"

Dilbert replies, "Because our product doesn't use electricity."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

LET'S ADD A BATTERY BACKUP TO OUR PRODUCT.

ONE TWO..

THREE I'VE GOT AN IDEA. WHY DON'T WE ADD A BATTERY BACKUP TO OUR PRODUCT?

BECAUSE OUR PRODUCT DOESN'T USE ELECTRICITY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Battery Backup to Our Product"

Summary:

The comic strip features a group of business executives discussing the idea of adding a battery backup to their product. The first executive suggests adding a battery backup, and the second executive responds with a thought bubble containing the numbers "one... two... three..." The third executive asks why they are adding a battery backup to their product, and the first executive explains that it doesn't use electricity. The comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the idea of adding unnecessary features to a product.

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