Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 4th March 1996

Dilbert//2515, first published thirty years ago on Monday 4th March 1996

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executive summary approval page executives understand know less aaa road service uphill

Official transcript

Dilbert stands in front of the Boss's desk. The Boss hands him a document and says, "Add an executive summary to the approval page."

The Boss continues, "Keep it simple. Our executives don't understand as much about technology as I do."

Dilbert asks, "How could they know less than you do? You haven't figured out how to make your car go uphill."

The Boss replies, "Wrong; I got AAA road service."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ADD AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TO THE APPROVAL PAGE.

KEEP IT SIMPLE. OUR EXECUTIVES DON'T UNDERSTAND AS MUCH ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AS I DO.

HOW COULD THEY KNOW LESS THAN YOU DO?

YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE YOUR CAR GO UPHILL.

WRONG; I GOT AAA ROAD SERVICE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Tech Talk"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is standing beside him.

• Boss: "ADD AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TO THE APPROVAL PAGE."
• Dilbert: "KEEP IT SIMPLE. OUR EXECUTIVES DON'T UNDERSTAND AS MUCH ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AS I DO."
• Boss: "HOW COULD THEY KNOW LESS THAN YOU DO? YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE YOUR CAR GO UPHILL."
• Dilbert: "WRONG; I GOT AAA ROAD SERVICE."

The comic strip humorously highlights the contrast between Dilbert's technical expertise and his boss's lack of understanding. Despite Dilbert's attempts to simplify the language, his boss remains clueless, leading to a humorous exchange.

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