Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd April 1999

Dilbert//3639, first published 27 years ago on Friday 2nd April 1999

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process will fail everything plan work many tools conference call

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at a table with another man (Ted). Dilbert looks at a piece of paper and says, "You're suggesting a process that will fail even if we do evrything right."

The man says, "When can you start?"

Dilbert says, "Listen carefully. No amount of skill or effort can make this plan work."

The guy says, "No pain, no gain."

Dilbert says, "you're not working with many tools here, are you?"

The man says, "We need some sort of conferance call."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'RE SUGGESTING A PROCESS THAT WILL FAIL EVEN IF WE DO EVERYTHING RIGHT.

WHEN CAN YOU START?

LISTEN CAREFULLY.

NO AMOUNT OF SKILL OR EFFORT CAN MAKE THIS PLAN WORK.

NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

YOU'RE NOT WORKING WITH MANY TOOLS HERE, ARE YOU?

WE NEED SOME SORT OF CONFERENCE CALL.

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