Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 16th May 1995

Dilbert//2222, first published 31 years ago on Tuesday 16th May 1995

Tags

marketings approval flex power useless data major stallion wife address

Official transcript

Dilbert stands in front of a the Vice President of Marketing's desk. The VP reads a document and says, "I could give you marketing's approval right now . . ."

The VP continues, "Or I could flex my vice presidential power and send you to gather more useless data . . . My ego would expand and I'd be a major stallion with my wife tonight."

The VP asks Dilbert, "Do you think you can top that?"

Dilbert replies, "Ill try, sir. What's your wife's address?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I COULD GIVE YOU MARKETING'S APPROVAL RIGHT NOW...

OR I COULD FLEX MY VICE PRESIDENTIAL POWER AND SEND YOU TO GATHER MORE USELESS DATA... MY EGO WOULD EXPAND AND I'D BE A MAJOR STALLION WITH MY WIFE TONIGHT.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TOP THAT?

I'LL TRY, SIR.

WHAT'S YOUR WIFE'S ADDRESS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Marketing Approval"

Summary:

• A man is seeking marketing approval for a new product.
• He is asked to gather more useless data to support his request.
• The man is reluctant to do so, but is eventually convinced to try.
• He is then asked to flex his vice presidential power to gather more data, which he does.
• The man is asked to be a major stallion with his wife tonight, and he agrees to try.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate bureaucracy and the lengths people will go to get what they want.

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