Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 12th July 1997

Dilbert//3010, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 12th July 1997

Tags

assignment done copies black and white colors irrelevant changes printing

Official transcript

Wally hands a graph to The Boss. He says, "It's done."

The Boss respons, "I thought I asked for that to be in color."

Wally says, "Black and white are both colors. So technically... oh, wait I see what you mean."

Wally sits in front of his PC. Dilbert says to him, "Is that all it took to satisfy his need for irrelevent changes?"

Wally says, "And I did it while the color copies were printing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S DONE.

I THOUGHT I ASKED FOR THAT TO BE IN COLOR.

BLACK AND WHITE ARE BOTH COLORS.

SO TECHNICALLY...

OH, WAIT, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.

IS THAT ALL IT TOOK TO SATISFY HIS NEED FOR IRRELEVANT CHANGES?

AND I DID IT WHILE THE COLOR COPIES WERE PRINTING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Color Conundrum"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a humorous exchange between Dilbert and his boss, Wally. The conversation begins with Dilbert's inquiry about the need for color copies, to which Wally responds by asking if it's necessary to satisfy his desire for irrelevant changes. Dilbert then inquires about the color copies being printed, leading to a series of absurd and nonsensical responses from Wally. The exchange ultimately ends with Wally's statement that he did it while the color copies were printing. The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape and the absurdity of office politics.

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