Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 27th September 1999

Dilbert//3817, first published 27 years ago on Monday 27th September 1999

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found no problem our drinking water drink bottled water

Official transcript

The Boss, Wally and Dilbert are at a meeting. The Boss is holding a bottle of water. The Boss says, "Our safety department has tested our drinking water and found no problem."

The Boss drinks the water. Wally says, "Then why do you drink only bottled water?"

The Boss says, "Because that's what the safety department drinks."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR SAFETY DEPARTMENT HAS TESTED OUR DRINKING WATER AND FOUND NO PROBLEM.

THEN WHY DO YOU ONLY DRINK BOTTLED WATER?

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT DRINKS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Safety Department's Bottled Water Dilemma"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a meeting in a company's safety department.
• A worker asks why only bottled water is provided, prompting a response from a safety department member.
• The member explains that the safety department drinks bottled water, implying a self-serving reason for the policy.
• The humor lies in the department's selective application of safety standards, prioritizing their own preferences over others' needs.

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