Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 24th February 1996

Dilbert//2506, first published thirty years ago on Saturday 24th February 1996

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become mimes blame the mimes debug elbonia four million dollars one million dollars quality assurance software programmers engineering

Official transcript

Dilbert points to a diagram on an overhead projector. Dilbert says to the Boss, "You saved one million dollars by having programmers in Elbonia write software for us."

Dilbert continues, "But we wasted four million dollars trying to debug the software."

Dilbert continues, "And the entire staff of our quality assurance group quit to become mimes."

The Boss responds, "Let's blame the mimes; they won't talk."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU SAVED ONE MILLION DOLLARS BY HAVING PROGRAMMERS IN ELBONIA WRITE SOFTWARE FOR US.

BUT WE WASTED FOUR MILLION DOLLARS TRYING TO DEBUG THE SOFTWARE.

AND THE ENTIRE STAFF OF OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE GROUP QUIT TO BECOME MIMES.

LET'S BLAME THE MIMES; THEY WON'T TALK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Mimes" and features Dilbert, a character known for his witty observations on office life and technology.

The Comic Strip

• The strip begins with Dilbert's boss boasting about saving $1 million by hiring programmers in Elbonia to write software for the company.
• However, Dilbert reveals that they wasted $4 million trying to debug the software.
• The boss is shocked and asks Dilbert to explain what happened.
• Dilbert responds that the entire staff of the quality assurance group quit to become mimes, leaving them without anyone to talk to.

The Punchline

• The humor in the comic strip comes from the unexpected twist on the typical office scenario, where employees quit to pursue a career as mimes.
• The use of the word "mimes" adds a layer of absurdity to the situation, implying that the employees were so dissatisfied with their work that they decided to become performers instead.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that even the most mundane office tasks can be turned into a source of comedy.

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