Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 12th November 1997

Dilbert//3133, first published 29 years ago on Wednesday 12th November 1997

Tags

many fcators features usage secret pact useful information gave information

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "...Well, that depends on many factors involving features and usage."

A marketing guy glares. The marketing guy says, "Do you engineers have a secret pact to withhold all useful information? you haven't answered one question and it's already... um..."

Dilbert says, "Two o'clock."

At the lunch table, Alice and Wally grill Dilbert. Wally says, "We hear you gave information to marketing."

Dilbert sweats, "Just the time of day. He would have found out anyway!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

... WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON MANY FACTORS INVOLVING FEATURES AND USAGE.

DO YOU ENGINEERS HAVE A SECRET PACT TO WITHOLD ALL USEFUL INFORMATION? YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED ONE QUESTION AND IT'S ALREADY ...UM...

TWO O'CLOCK.

WE HEAR YOU GAVE INFORMATION TO MARKETING.

JUST THE TIME OF DAY.

HE WOULD HAVE FOUND OUT ANYWAY!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Marketing Magic"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a meeting where engineers are discussing the importance of marketing in the development process.
• One engineer asks if engineers have a secret pact to withhold useful information, implying that marketing often receives information too late to be effective.
• The conversation highlights the challenges of communication between engineering and marketing teams, with marketing often needing information sooner to be effective.

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