Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 13th October 1998

Dilbert//3468, first published 28 years ago on Tuesday 13th October 1998

Tags

teach elbonians cobol reschedule send wally dilbert doesn't know cobol

Official transcript

Dilbert stands with The Boss. Dilbert's arms are raised in anger. Dilbert says, "Why are sending ME to teach cobol to the Elbonians? Wally is the one who knows cobol, not me."

The Boss says, "Wally said he's busy that day."

Dilbert says, "Can't you reschedule the class."

The Boss says, "Okay... does tomorrow work for you?"

Dilbert raises his clenched fists. Dilbert says, "YOU"RE SOLVING THE WRONG PROBLEM!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY ARE YOU SENDING ME TO TEACH COBOL TO THE ELBONIANS?

WALLY IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS COBOL, NOT ME.

WALLY SAID HE'S BUSY THAT DAY.

CAN'T YOU RESCHEDULE THE CLASS?

OKAY...

DOES TOMORROW WORK FOR YOU?

YOU'RE SOLVING THE WRONG PROBLEM!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Cobol to the Elbonians"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, Wally and Dilbert, about teaching Cobol to the Elbonians. The conversation is presented in a series of panels, with each panel showing a different part of the conversation.

• Panel 1: Dilbert asks Wally why he is sending him to teach Cobol to the Elbonians. Wally replies that Wally is the one who knows Cobol, not him.
• Panel 2: Dilbert asks Wally why he said he's busy that day. Wally replies that he can't reschedule the class.
• Panel 3: Dilbert asks Wally if he can do tomorrow's work for him. Wally replies that he's solving the wrong problem.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the situation, where Dilbert is being sent to teach Cobol to the Elbonians, despite not knowing the language.
• The conversation between Wally and Dilbert reveals a lack of communication and understanding between the two characters.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using outdated technology and language in modern times.

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