Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st August 1994

Dilbert//1954, first published 32 years ago on Sunday 21st August 1994

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proposal alternatives lobby government tax breaks idiot run businesses quit job new career handing out towels cow chips bull shit

Official transcript

Your proposal doesn't address the alternatives.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR PROPOSAL DOESN'T ADDRESS THE ALTERNATIVES.

THERE AREN'T ANY REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES.

THERE ARE ALWAYS ALTERNATIVES! GIVE ME ALTERNATIVES!!

NO WONDER NOTHING GETS DONE AROUND HERE - NOT ENOUGH ALTERNATIVES.

*WE COULD LOBBY THE GOVERNMENT TO GIVE TAX BREAKS TO ALL IDIOT-RUN BUSINESSES."

"I COULD QUIT THIS STUPID JOB AND START A NEW CAREER HANDING OUT TOWELS AT THE GYM." "OR WE COULD USE COW CHIPS INSTEAD OF MICROCHIPS AND SAVE MILLIONS." WHAT'S COW CHIP?

THIS JOB WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Alternative Solutions"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, who is seeking alternative solutions to a problem. The boss's proposals are met with skepticism and ridicule by Dilbert, who questions the feasibility and logic behind each suggestion.

Key Points:

• The boss proposes using cow chips as an alternative to microchips, which Dilbert dismisses as absurd.
• Dilbert suggests that the government could lobby to give tax breaks to all idiot-run businesses, which the boss finds unconvincing.
• The boss proposes that they could quit their jobs and start a new career handing out towels at the gym, which Dilbert rejects as a viable option.
• Dilbert questions the boss's logic and suggests that they are not thinking outside the box.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of alternative solutions and the lack of creativity in problem-solving. It highlights the absurdity of some proposals and the importance of critical thinking in evaluating potential solutions.

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