Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 14th September 2001

Dilbert//4535, first published 25 years ago on Friday 14th September 2001

Tags

negotiated contract six weeks double delivery time devious weasel simply incompetent

Official transcript

Dilbert is reading a contract while meeting with a business associate. Dilbert says, "We've negotiated this contract for six weeks and today you double your delivery time?"

Dilbert continues, "I can't tell if you're an incredibly devious weasel or simply incompetent."

The business associate begins to pull on his own nose and says, "Here's a clue."

The business associate pulls of his nose to reveal a weasel's nose underneath. It makes the sound, "poink."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'VE NEGOTIATED THIS CONTRACT FOR SIX WEEKS AND TODAY YOU DOUBLE YOUR DELIVERY TIME?

I CAN'T TELL IF YOU'RE AN INCREDIBLY DEVIOUS WEASEL OR SIMPLY INCOMPETENT.

HERE'S A CLUE POINK

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Incompetence"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between two men, likely in a business setting.
• One man asks if the contract has been negotiated for six weeks and if delivery time can be doubled.
• The other man responds with a cryptic message, stating that he cannot reveal if the other person is an "incredibly devious weasel" or simply incompetent.
• The second man then proceeds to rip up the contract, leaving the first man confused and frustrated.
• The punchline of the comic strip is the second man's declaration that he is "poink," implying that he is not taking the situation seriously and is instead playing a prank on the first man.

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