Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th May 2011

Dilbert//8057, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 7th May 2011

Tags

computers & peripherals embarrassment process order middle ages stinging sarcasm faxed copy 1950's happy time bob in procurement

Official transcript

Dinosaur: I need the signed original contract to process your order. Dilbert: Because we're in the Middle Ages? Dinosaur: Ouch! Your stinging sarcasm has embarrassed me into saying I will accept a faxed copy. Are we good now? Dilbert: Absolutely. Because the 1950s is a happy time. Bob In Procurement

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BOB IN PROCUREMENT I NEED THE SIGNED ORIGINAL CONTRACT TO PROCESS BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE AGES?

YOUR ORDER.

OUCH! YOUR STINGING SARCASM HAS EMBARRASSED ME INTO SAYING I WILL ACCEPT A FAXED COPY.

ARE WE GOOD NOW?

ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE THE 1950s IS A HAPPY TIME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Faxed Copy"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a dinosaur, Bob, in a procurement role.
• Bob is tasked with obtaining a signed original contract to process an order.
• The conversation is humorous, with Bob expressing embarrassment about his lack of sarcasm and the use of faxed copies in the 1950s.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a dinosaur working in a modern office setting and the outdated use of faxed copies.

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