Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd April 2005

Dilbert//5832, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 3rd April 2005

Tags

developing easy tear noise cancellation headphones recognize stupidity prototype

Official transcript

"This is a prototype of the product I've been developing for the past year."
"I modified a paid of standard noise-concellation headphones to recognize stupidity and block it before it reaches your ears."

"Put these on and you'll enjoy the total bliss that comes from avoiding the chatter of idiots."
"Do they work?"

"What?"

"I said, do they work?!!"

"Does anyone have any questions?"

"Those are ordinary headphones, aren't they?"
"If you act like you can't hear, they're a prototype."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS A PROTOTYPE OF THE PRODUCT I'VE BEEN DEVELOPING FOR THE PAST YEAR.

I MODIFIED A PAIR OF STANDARD NOISE- CANCELLATION HEADPHONES TO RECOGNIZE STUPIDITY AND BLOCK IT BEFORE IT REACHES PUT THESE ON AND YOU'LL ENJOY THE TOTAL BLISS THAT COMES FROM AVOIDING THE CHATTER OF TOTOTS.

DO THEY WORK?

WHAT?

YOUR EARS.

DUH!

I SAID, DO THEY WORK?!!

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

THOSE ARE ORDINARY HEADPHONES, AREN'T THEY?

IF YOU ACT LIKE YOU CAN'T HEAR, THEY'RE A PROTOTYPE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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