Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 28th November 1998

Dilbert//3514, first published 28 years ago on Saturday 28th November 1998

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chief financial offcier one sentence descriptions projects critical budget deciosns semi colons

Official transcript

Caption: "Chief Financial Officer"

The moron sits between Dilbert and the Boss. The moron says, "I need one-sentence descriptions of each of your projects."

Dilbert says, "You're planning to make critical budget decisions based on THAT? "

The Moron says, "Yes."

Wally stands behind Dilbert who sits at his computer. Wally says, "Wow. Five pages without using a period."

Dilbert says, "Thank God for semi-colons."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER I NEED ONE-SENTENCE DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH OF YOUR PROJECTS.

YOU'RE PLANNING TO MAKE CRITICAL BUDGET DECISIONS BASED ON THAT?

YES.

WOW. FIVE PAGES WITHOUT USING A PERIOD.

THANK GOD FOR SEMICOLONS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Semi-Colons"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic remarks and witty observations, in a humorous exchange with his colleagues. The scene unfolds as follows:

• The Chief Financial Officer requests one-sentence descriptions of each project from Dilbert and his colleagues.
• Dilbert responds with a lengthy, semi-colon-heavy sentence that exceeds the requested one-sentence limit.
• The CFO is perplexed by Dilbert's response, which includes five pages without using a period.
• Dilbert expresses gratitude to God for semi-colons, implying that they are the key to his creative writing style.

Key Takeaways:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of concise writing and the importance of proper punctuation.
• Dilbert's use of semi-colons is depicted as a clever way to avoid using periods and create a more complex sentence structure.
• The strip highlights the humor in the everyday struggles of office life and the quirks of human communication.

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