Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 21st June 2002

Dilbert//4815, first published 24 years ago on Friday 21st June 2002

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accounting records congress erasing memories impenetrable complications management outside firm project team hit head hammer on head knocked on head politics

Official transcript

Dilbert points to a slide and says, "As requested, my project team has added impenetrable complications to our accounting records."

Dilbert says to The Boss, "And an outside firm is erasing all memories from senior management."

The Boss asks, "How do they do that?"

Dogbert holds a hammer. He says to a manager with a huge bump on his head, "Okay, you're ready to talk to congress."

The injured manager replies, "Thank you."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AS REQUESTED, MY PROJECT TEAM HAS ADDED IMPENETRABLE COMPLICATIONS TO OUR ACCOUNTING RECORDS.

AND AN OUTSIDE FIRM IS ERASING ALL MEMORIES FROM SENIOR MANAGEMENT.

HOW DO THEY DO THAT?

OKAY, YOU'RE READY TO TALK TO CONGRESS.

THANK YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Accounting for Memories"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, in a humorous exchange with his boss.

• Dilbert is tasked with creating an accounting record for a project team that has accumulated "impenetrable complications."
• His boss, an older man with a mustache, inquires about the team's performance and how they handle memories.
• Dilbert responds by asking how the team erases memories, to which the boss replies, "Thank you."

The comic strip satirizes the bureaucratic nature of corporate culture, where employees are often expected to navigate complex and nonsensical tasks. The punchline, "Thank you," is a clever play on words, implying that the team has successfully erased their memories of the project's complications. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the absurdities of office life and the sometimes illogical nature of corporate bureaucracy.

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