Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 15th March 1993

Dilbert//1430, first published 33 years ago on Monday 15th March 1993

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dilbert emergency budget exercise estimate impact replacing engineers summarize bullet

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk. A woman says, "Dilbert, I need you to stop everything and do this emergency budget exercise."

The woman explains, "Estimate the budget impact of replacing all the engineers with decorative plants."

The woman says, "Later, I'll summarize everybody's inputs into a bullet point, like 'oxygen is good.'"

Dilbert asks, "Would these be rented plants?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, I NEED YOU TO STOP EVERYTHING AND DO THIS EMERGENCY BUDGET EXERCISE.

ESTIMATE THE BUDGET IMPACT OF REPLACING ALL THE ENGINEERS WITH DECORATIVE PLANTS.

LATER, I'LL SUMMARIZE EVERYBODY'S INPUTS INTO A BULLET POINT, LIKE "OXYGEN IS GOOD." WOULD THESE BE RENTED PLANTS?

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AI Analysis

Title: "Budget Cuts"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a scene where Dilbert's boss, Wally, is implementing budget cuts. The boss instructs Dilbert to stop everything and conduct an emergency budget exercise. Dilbert is then tasked with estimating the budget impact of replacing all the engineers with decorative plants. The boss later summarizes the inputs into a bullet point, stating that "oxygen is good." Dilbert responds by asking if these would be rented plants. The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of the situation and the boss's lack of understanding of the engineers' role in the company.

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