Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 7th February 2000

Dilbert//3950, first published 26 years ago on Monday 7th February 2000

Tags

website business case web productivity commitee technology

Official transcript

Dilbert tells the Boss who is sitting behind his desk: "I need to see a web site that's blocked by our I.S. Group."

The Boss replies: "Submit a business case to the Web Productivity and Security Committee."

A snail approaches Dilbert while he is typing at his terminal and says to him: "Hey, bro, where's your shell? This ain't casual day."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED TO SEE A WEB SITE THAT'S BLOCKED BY OUR I.S. GROUP.

SUBMIT A BUSINESS CASE TO THE WEB PRODUCTIVITY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.

HEY, BRO, WHERE'S YOUR SHELL? THIS AIN'T CASUAL DAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Web Site That's Blocked by Our I.S. Group"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2000, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a white shirt, sitting at his desk. He is speaking to a man in a suit, who is seated across from him.

• Dilbert says, "I need to see a web site that's blocked by our I.S. group."
• The man in the suit responds, "Submit a business case to the web productivity and security committee."
• Dilbert then asks, "Hey, bro, where's your shell? This ain't casual day."
• The man in the suit is accompanied by a snail, who is wearing a suit and tie.

The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape that can hinder progress in a corporate setting. It highlights the absurdity of requiring a formal business case to access a blocked website, and the ridiculousness of a snail wearing a suit and tie.

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