Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 5th May 2010

Dilbert//7690, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 5th May 2010

Tags

magic button cost estimates push phrase swear

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "This is a magic button."

Dilbert says, "Any time you ask for cost estimates, I push the button and it guides me."

Button says, "Pull the numbers out of your?"

Dilbert says, "It only says the one thing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS A MAGIC BUTTON.

ANY TIME YOU ASK FOR COST ESTIMATES I PUSH THE BUTTON AND IT GUIDES ME.

PULL THE NUMBERS OUT OF YOUR..

IT ONLY SAYS THE ONE THING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Magic Button"

Summary:

This comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive black hair tuft, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a coworker, who asks for cost estimates. Dilbert responds by pushing a button on his desk, which he claims will guide him. The coworker is skeptical but eventually agrees to wait for the result.

The punchline comes when Dilbert pulls out a piece of paper with the answer "1" written on it, stating that it is the only thing the button says. The coworker is unimpressed, and the strip ends with Dilbert looking dejected.

The humor in this comic strip lies in the absurdity of the situation and the coworker's skepticism. The use of the "magic button" as a plot device adds to the comedic effect, highlighting the absurdity of relying on such a device for complex tasks like cost estimation. Overall, the strip pokes fun at the idea of relying on magic solutions to everyday problems.

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