Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th June 2000

Dilbert//4068, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 4th June 2000

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bikini pics dismissal technically magnetic media zeros and ones auditors 40 gigs of pics

Official transcript

Catbert, the Evil H.R. director says to Wally, "Wally, our auditors found 40 gigabits of bikini pictures on your PC."

Wally is thinking the same thing. Catbert says to Wally, "That is grounds for dismissal. How do you plead?"

Wally thinks to himself, "Innocent. Technically, they didn't find any pictures."

Wally says to Catbert, "What they found were zeroes and ones resting harmlessly on magnetic media."

Wally continues, "It was the auditors themselves who activated thoe harmless bits to form pictures on the screen."

Wally says to Catbert, "I demand that those godless auditors be fired!"

Wally also says, "And if it's not too much trouble, I'd like my zeroes and ones back."

After Wally's meeting with Catbert, Dilberts asks Wally "Was justice served?"

Wally responds, "It's a gray area."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR WALLY, OUR AUDITORS FOUND 40 GIGABITS OF BIKINI PICTURES ON YOUR PC.

THAT IS GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL.

HOW DO YOU PLEAD?

INNOCENT.

TECHNICALLY, THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PICTURES.

WHAT THEY FOUND WERE ZEROES AND ONES RESTING HARMLESSLY ON MAGNETIC MEDIA.

IT WAS THE AUDITORS THEMSELVES WHO ACTIVATED THOSE HARMLESS BITS TO FORM PICTURES ON THE SCREEN!

I DEMAND THAT THOSE GODLESS AUDITORS BE FIRED!

AND IF IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE, I'D LIKE MY ZEROES AND ONES BACK.

WAS JUSTICE SERVED?

IT'S A GRAY AREA.

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Gray Area" and features a conversation between Catbert, the evil HR director, and Wally, an auditor.

The Conversation

• Catbert: "Wally, our auditors found 40 gigabits of bikini pictures on your PC."
• Wally: "That is grounds for dismissal. How do you plead?"
• Catbert: "I demand that those godless auditors be fired!"
• Catbert: "It was the auditors themselves who activated those harmless bits to form pictures on the screen!"
• Catbert: "And if it's not too much trouble, I'd like my zeroes and ones back."
• Catbert: "Was justice served?"
• Wally: "It's a gray area."

The Punchline

The humor in this comic strip comes from the absurdity of the situation and the clever use of computer terminology. The punchline, "It's a gray area," is a clever play on words, as it refers to both the legal concept of a gray area and the computer term for a binary digit. The comic strip is a lighthearted commentary on the challenges of navigating complex technical issues in a humorous way.

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