Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 13th October 2001

Dilbert//4564, first published 25 years ago on Saturday 13th October 2001

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network outages network room unplugging server noisy server is waitress lan

Official transcript

Asok points to a diagram of a LAN configuration and says, "I have discovered the cause of our network outages."

Asok continues, "Some idiot is using our network room for meetings and unplugging the server because it's too noisy."

The Boss turns to Wally and Dilbert and says, "A server is like a waitress, right?"

Wally replies, "Yeah, a noisy one."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE DISCOVERED THE CAUSE OF OUR NETWORK OUTAGES.

LAN 5600 SOME IDIOT IS USING OUR NETWORK ROOM FOR MEETINGS AND UNPLUGGING THE SERVER BECAUSE IT'S TOO NOISY.

A SERVER IS LIKE A WAITRESS, RIGHT?

YEAH, A NOISY ONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, titled "Network Outages", humorously explores the consequences of an employee's discovery of the root cause of network outages.

Panel 1: The Discovery

• An employee reveals that the issue is caused by the LAN (Local Area Network) being unplugged.
• This unexpected twist pokes fun at the common assumption that network outages are the result of complex technical problems.

Panel 2: The Solution

• The employee suggests that the server room should be used for meetings, rather than being left unattended.
• This proposal is met with skepticism by other employees, who question its practicality.

Panel 3: The Joke

• The punchline of the joke lies in the fact that the server room is being used as a makeshift office space, complete with a desk and chair.
• The humor comes from the absurdity of using a server room for meetings, and the employee's deadpan delivery of the line "A server is like a waitress, right?"

Overall

The comic strip uses humor to highlight the importance of proper network maintenance and the potential consequences of neglecting it.

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