Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th April 1997

Dilbert//2920, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 13th April 1997

Tags

project plan requested working day and night wold chipmunks clip art never mic sarcasm good clip art

Official transcript

Dilbert enters the Boss's office. He says, "Here's my project plan as you requested."

Dilbert explains, "Our team is already working day and night on other projects."

Dilbert continues, "I assumed we'd give up eating, sleeping and bathing to fit this in."

Dilbert continues, "By the second week we'll be starving, delirious and stinking."

Dilbert continues, "We'll be like wild, unpredictable animals."

Dilbert continues, "Specifically, we'd be like wild chipmunks. None of us are very aggressive."

Dilbert points to the proposal and says, "This clip art represents us in week three as a pile of dead chipmunks."

Wally asks Dilbert, "Now he wants it in two weeks?"

Dilbert says, "Never mix sarcasm with good clip-art."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S MY PROJECT PLAN AS YOU REQUESTED.

OUR TEAM IS ALREADY WORKING DAY AND NIGHT ON OTHER PROJECTS.

ASSUMED WE'D GIVE UP EATING, SLEEPING AND BATHING TO FIT THIS IN.

BY THE SECOND WEEK WELL BE STARVING, DELIRIOUS AND STINKING.

WELL BE LIKE WILD, UNPREDICTABLE ANIMALS.

SPECIFICALLY, WED BE LIKE WILD CHIPMUNKS.

NONE OF US ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE.

THIS CLIP-ART REPRESENTS US IN WEEK THREE AS A PILE OF DEAD CHIPMUNKS NOW HE WANTS IT IN TWO WEEKS?

NEVER MIX SARCASM WITH GOOD CLIP-ART.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Wild Chipmunks and Sarcasm"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic humor, as he navigates a project plan with his team.
• The team's enthusiasm is evident, but Dilbert's skepticism is palpable.
• He predicts that the project will fail due to the team's aggressive nature, likening them to wild chipmunks.
• As the project progresses, Dilbert's sarcasm becomes increasingly evident, leading to a humorous exchange with his boss.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of working with a team and the importance of effective communication.

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