Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 18th May 1995
Dilbert//2224, first published 31 years ago on Thursday 18th May 1995
Tags
business case various mangers being misplaced kill for personal gain buried not cremeated lasting impression earth mail corpse
Official transcript
Dilbert arrives at home and says to Dogbert, "Today I distributed 36 copies of my business case to various managers for approval."
Dilbert sits on the armrest of the couch and continues, "By my count, 20 are being misplaced, 6 managers will try to kill it for personal gain and 10 will come back with irrelevant questions."
Dilbert says, "When I die I want to be buried, not cremated, so I can at least make ONE lasting impression on the earth."
Dogbert says, "I was planning to mail your corpse to somebody I don't like."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
TODAY I DISTRIBUTED 36 COPIES OF MY BUSINESS CASE TO VARIOUS MANAGERS FOR APPROVAL.
BY MY COUNT, 20 ARE BEING MISPLACED, 6 MANAGERS WILL TRY TO KILL IT FOR PERSONAL GAIN AND 10 WILL COME BACK WITH IRRELEVANT QUESTIONS.
WHEN I DIE I WANT TO BE BURIED, NOT CREMATED, SO I CAN AT LEAST MAKE ONE LASTING IMPRESSION ON THE EARTH.
I WAS PLANNING TO MAIL YOUR CORPSE TO SOMEBODY I DON'T LIKE.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Death by Bureaucracy"
Summary:
The comic strip depicts a man who has distributed 36 copies of his business case to various managers for approval. However, he is frustrated by the slow pace of the approval process, which is taking too long. He expresses his desire to be buried, not cremated, so that he can make one lasting impression on the earth. The strip humorously highlights the challenges of navigating bureaucratic processes and the importance of clear communication.
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