Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th September 1999

Dilbert//3795, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 5th September 1999

Tags

few changes vinery idea unimaginative retread idea discredited energizing force chat manage someone else

Official transcript

The Boss brings Dilbert a piece of paper. He tells him, "Good idea, Dilbert ... I made a few changes and sent it out."

Dilbert reads the paper and screams, "GAAA!"

Dilbert says, "You removed the parts that made it a visionary idea!"

As the Boss stares at him blankly, Dilbert continues, "Now it's just an unimaginative retread of an idea that has been widely discredited."

Dilbert yells in shock, "GAAA! AND IT HAS MY NAME ON IT!"

Dilbert collapses back on his desk, saying, "That idea was the energizing force that gave me strength to work."

Dilbert yells, "NOW IT'S DEAD! YOU KILLED IT!"

Dilbert lies backwards, his head on his desk, gurgling. The Boss says, "I'd love to chat but I have to manage someone else now."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GOOD IDEA, DILBERT.

I MADE A FEW CHANGES AND SENT IT OUT.

GAAA!

YOU REMOVED THE PARTS THAT MADE IT A VISIONARY IDEA!

NOW IT'S JUST AN UNIMAGINATIVE RETREAD OF AN IDEA THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY DISCREDITED.

GAAA! AND IT HAS MY NAME ON IT!

THAT IDEA WAS THE ENERGIZING FORCE THAT GAVE ME STRENGTH TO WORK.

NOW IT'S DEAD! YOU KILLED IT!

I'D LOVE TO CHAT BUT I HAVE TO MANAGE SOMEONE ELSE NOW.

3 GURGLE:

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Power of a Good Idea"

Summary:

The comic strip follows Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive black and red striped tie, as he presents his idea to his boss. Despite the boss's initial enthusiasm, the idea is eventually killed off due to its unoriginality.

Key Points:

• Dilbert presents his idea to his boss.
• The boss is initially enthusiastic about the idea.
• The boss decides to "discredit" the idea due to its unoriginality.
• Dilbert is disappointed and frustrated by the outcome.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the corporate world and the challenges of presenting new ideas.

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