Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 9th March 2013
Dilbert//8729, first published thirteen years ago on Saturday 9th March 2013
Tags
color printer frobid frustration information services office equipment office workers removed rough drafts crazy co worker
Official transcript
Mordac: I am Mordac, the preventer of information services, and I forbid you from using the shared color printer for rough drafts! Dilbert: That sounds reasonable, which makes me wonder what you're up to. Why did you remove the color printer? Mordac: It was hardly ever used. Two Months Later
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I AM MORDAC, THE PREVENTER OF INFORMATION SERVICES, AND I FORBID YOU FROM USING THE SHARED COLOR PRINTER FOR ROUGH DRAFTS!
THAT SOUNDS REASONABLE, WHICH MAKES ME WONDER WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.
TWO MONTHS LATER WHY DID YOU REMOVE THE COLOR PRINTER?
IT WAS HARDLY EVER USED.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Color Printer Conundrum"
Summary:
The comic strip revolves around Mordac, the Preventer of Information Services, who has forbidden the use of a shared color printer for rough drafts. The conversation between Mordac and the protagonist unfolds as follows:
- Mordac: "I am Mordac, the Preventer of Information Services, and I forbid you from using the shared color printer for rough drafts!"
- Protagonist: "That sounds reasonable, which makes me wonder what you're up to."
- Mordac: "Why did you remove the color printer?"
- Protagonist: "It was hardly ever used."
The strip humorously highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic rules and the creative ways people find to circumvent them.
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