Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 7th May 1998

Dilbert//3309, first published 28 years ago on Thursday 7th May 1998

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promise customers product not yet designed motto ask forgiveness seek permission design work

Official transcript

Bob tells Alice and Dilbert, "Maybe it was wrong to promise our customers a product that hasn't been designed yet."

Bob says, "But our motto in marketing is, "'It's better to ask for forgiveness than to seek permission.'"

Alice holds Bob over the roof. He is dangling. Dilbert says, "Your motto needs some design work too."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MAYBE IT WAS WRONG TO PROMISE OUR CUSTOMERS A PRODUCT THAT HASN'T BEEN DESIGNED YET.

BUT OUR MOTTO IN MARKETING IS, "IT'S BETTER TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS THAN TO SEEK PERMISSION." YOUR MOTTO NEEDS SOME DESIGN WORK TOO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Design Work"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1998, revolves around a marketing team's meeting. The discussion revolves around the company's motto, which is "It's better to ask for forgiveness than to seek permission." A woman in the meeting suggests that the company's motto needs some design work. The woman is then asked to provide her own design work, and she presents a new motto: "Your motto needs some design work too." The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of marketing and the importance of effective communication.

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