Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 9th August 1999

Dilbert//3768, first published 27 years ago on Monday 9th August 1999

Tags

requirements documents guess weight multi user global system

Official transcript

Wally holds a huge book. A woman smiles at him. Wally says, "Your requirements document is the biggest I've never seen."

Wally shakes the book and says, "It's too big to read, butI can guess from its weight what miust be in there."

The woman says, "You know it's multi-user. global system, right?"

Wally says, "No, I'm not getting that."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT IS THE BIGGEST I'VE EVER SEEN.

IT'S TOO BIG TO READ, BUT I CAN GUESS FROM ITS WEIGHT WHAT MUST BE IN THERE.

YOU KNOW IT'S A MULTI-USER, GLOBAL SYSTEM, RIGHT?

NO, I'M NOT GETTING THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Multi-User, Global System"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1999, revolves around a conversation between a woman and a man regarding a document. The woman expresses her astonishment at the document's size, attributing it to the complexity of the system described. The man, seemingly aware of the system's nature, responds by stating that it is a multi-user, global system, which the woman finds unhelpful.

Key Elements:

• The woman's surprise at the document's size
• The man's explanation of the system's nature
• The woman's frustration with the man's response
• The comic strip's satirical tone, poking fun at the complexity of modern systems and the challenges of communication.

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