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499 points xeonmc | 2 comments | 25 Jun 25 19:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.413s | source
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abraxas ◴[25 Jun 25 23:13 UTC] No.44382663[source]▶
An old Dilbert cartoon had the pointy haired boss declare monetary rewards for every fixed bug in their product. Wally went back to his desk murmuring "today I'm going to code me a minivan!"
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bravesoul2 ◴[26 Jun 25 02:20 UTC] No.44383674[source]▶
Sorry what's the minivan reference?
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1. bombcar ◴[26 Jun 25 10:33 UTC] No.44386003[source]▶
It would have been a sports car but Wally’s not the type.
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2. pjdesno ◴[26 Jun 25 15:55 UTC] No.44388616[source]▶
The strip came out in 1995, at the peak of the minivan boom, with around 1.3M units sold that year.