Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 4th October 2012

Dilbert//8573, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 4th October 2012

Tags

elections online (web) news patents libor rates higgs bison patent law electoral college

Official transcript

Boss: Here's some news I don't understand about libor rates. Here's some news I don't understand about the Higgs boson. Remind me why we have news. Catbert: I think it has something to do with patent law and the electoral college.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S SOME NEWS I DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT LIBOR RATES HERE'S SOME NEWS I DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE HIGGS BOSON REMIND ME WHY WE HAVE NEWS I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH PATENT LAW AND THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Higgs Boson Blues"

Summary:

This comic strip follows the daily life of Dilbert, a software engineer who often finds himself in humorous situations at work. In this particular strip, Dilbert's coworker Wally approaches him with a news update, but Dilbert is uninterested and thinks Wally is talking about the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle. Wally then mentions patent law and the electoral college, further confusing Dilbert. The strip pokes fun at the lack of understanding between coworkers and the challenges of staying informed about current events.

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