Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 23rd October 2001

Dilbert//4574, first published 25 years ago on Tuesday 23rd October 2001

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accounting trolls explination budget season spit on data 95% spit finance trolls underground beneath the earth

Official transcript

Headline: Accounting Trolls. Dilbert hands the trolls a piece of paper and says, "I need an explanation for these numbers."

A troll responds, "This is budget season so I will spit on your data and send you away."

Dilbert says, "That doesn't sound too bad."

While one troll accumulates his spit, the other replies, "Our bodies are 95% made of spit."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ACCOUNTING TROLLS I NEED AN EXPLANATION FOR THESE NUMBERS.

THIS IS BUDGET SEASON SO I WILL SPIT ON YOUR DATA AND SEND YOU AWAY.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND TOO BAD.

OUR BODIES ARE 95% MADE OF SPIT.

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Accounting Trolls."

Summary

The comic strip depicts a group of accounting trolls, creatures with sharp teeth and horns, gathered around a table. One of the trolls, who appears to be the leader, is holding a piece of paper and addressing the group.

Key Elements

• The leader troll explains that it's budget season and requests an explanation for the numbers.
• The other trolls respond by spitting on the leader and sending them away.
• The leader troll notes that the bodies are 95% made of spit.

Humor

The comic strip is humorous because it takes a common workplace scenario (budget season) and adds a fantastical twist with the presence of accounting trolls. The use of spit as a form of communication among the trolls adds to the absurdity of the situation. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to poke fun at the challenges of working in an office environment during budget season.

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