Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th October 1998

Dilbert//3461, first published 28 years ago on Tuesday 6th October 1998

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shovel full of assignments get done most importatnt identify acronyms never been used

Official transcript

The Boss aproaches Dilbert with a shovel full of paper. The Boss says, "Here's another shovel full of assignments."

Dilbert throws his arms up. Dilbert says, "How am I supposed to get all of that done?"

The Boss says, "Only do the most important ones."

Dilbert holds on the projects. Dilbert reads, "Identify all the acronyms that have never been used."

The boss says, "That's an important one."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S ANOTHER SHOVEL FULL OF ASSIGNMENTS.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET ALL OF THAT DONE?

ONLY DO THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES.

"IDENTIFY ALL THE ACRONYMS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN USED." THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Acronyms"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, and his boss, a man with a mustache. The scene unfolds as follows:

• Dilbert is given a large shovel full of assignments by his boss.
• Dilbert inquires about the importance of each task, to which his boss responds, "Only do the most important ones."
• Dilbert then asks for clarification on which ones are the most important, and his boss advises him to identify all the acronyms that have never been used.
• Dilbert is perplexed by this instruction, leading his boss to state, "That's an important one."

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic red tape and the challenges of navigating complex tasks in a corporate setting.

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