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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 10th December 2014

Dilbert//9370, first published twelve years ago on Wednesday 10th December 2014

Wally's Air Bag


Tags

air bags, laziness, work ethic, underpants, accidental asignments, system, offcie, work, employees, business


Official transcript

Wally: I added air bags to my underpants to avoid accidental assignments. Boss: Hey, Wally, I need you to... BAM!

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I ADDED AIR BAGS TO MY UNDERPANTS TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL ASSIGNMENTS HEY, WALLY, I NEED YOU TO..

BAN!

MAYBE I'LL ASK SOMEONE ELSE.

THE SYSTEM WORKS!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The System Works!"

Summary:

  • The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustrations at work.
  • In this particular strip, Dilbert has an amusing exchange with his co-worker Wally.
  • The conversation begins with Dilbert stating that he added airbags to his underpants to avoid accidental assignments.
  • Wally responds by asking if Dilbert needs help, to which Dilbert replies that the system works.
  • The punchline of the joke is that the airbags in Dilbert's underpants are designed to prevent him from getting assigned to tasks, implying that the system (the airbags) is functioning as intended.
  • The humor in the strip comes from the absurdity of using airbags in underpants as a solution to avoid work assignments, and the deadpan delivery of the punchline.

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