Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th April 1997

Dilbert//2913, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 6th April 1997

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bitter secreatry brain creates idea

Official transcript

The strip is titled, "Dogbert presents the life cycle of a business idea."

The caption says, "The brain creates an idea."

Asok, Wally, Alice and the Boss sit at a conference table. Asok dreams about a woman. The caption says, "The mouth - operating independently of the brain - creates words."

Asok says, "Let's form proactive synergy restructuring teams."

The caption says, "The words are written on large paper."

Dilbert writes, "Let's form synergy,"

on an easel pad. He thinks, "Idiot."

The caption says, "The large paper is delivered to a bitter secretary."

Dilbert hands Carol the paper and says, "Please?"

Carol growls. The caption says, "The secretary types it."

Carol types, "Let's . . . form . . . protein . . . symphony reactionary . . . teens."

She thinks, "Close enough."

The caption says, "The typed notes are delivered to the staff."

Someone hands Wally a copy of the notes. He points to the wastebasket and says, "Drop it in the 'to do basket.'"

The caption says, "Repeat."

Asok sits at his desk dreaming about a woman.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT PRESENTS THE LIFE CYCLE OF A BUSINESS IDEA THE BRAIN CREATES AN IDEA.

MMM THE MOUTH - OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF THE BRAIN - CREATES WORDS.

LET'S FORM PROACTIVE SYNERGY RESTRUCTURING TEAMS.

THE WORDS ARE WRITTEN ON LARGE PAPER.

IDIOT.

Let's form synergy THE LARGE PAPER IS DELIVERED TO A BITTER SECRETARY.

PLEASE?

GRRRR THE SECRETARY TYPES IT.

"LET'S... FORM...

PROTEIN... SYMPHONY REACTIONARY...

TEENS CLOSE ENOUGH THE TYPED NOTES ARE DELIVERED TO THE STAFF.

DROP IT IN THE "TO DO BASKET." REPEAT.

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AI Analysis

Title: "The Life Cycle of a Business Idea"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1997, humorously illustrates the life cycle of a business idea through a series of panels depicting a group of office workers discussing and developing an idea.

Panel Breakdown:

• Panel 1: A man presents his idea to a group of colleagues, who are unimpressed.
• Panel 2: The man explains that the brain creates an idea, which is then written on large paper.
• Panel 3: The words are rewritten on large paper, and the man forms a proactive synergy restructuring team.
• Panel 4: The team types the idea into a computer, and the man drops it in the "to do basket."
• Panel 5: The typed notes are delivered to the staff, who are asked to repeat the idea.
• Panel 6: The man is frustrated with the lack of progress and asks if the large paper has been delivered to a bitter secretary.
• Panel 7: The man is told that the large paper has been delivered, and he asks if it's enough.
• Panel 8: The man is told that it's close enough, and he decides to close the idea.

Humor and Satire:

The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape and inefficiencies that often hinder the development of new ideas in a corporate setting. The use of humor and satire highlights the challenges of bringing innovative ideas to life in a traditional office environment.

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