Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th March 2003

Dilbert//5091, first published 23 years ago on Monday 24th March 2003

Tags

no budget project budget begger laughed guts up

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, "There's no budget for your project; you need to tin-cup it."

Dilbert asks, "What?"

The Boss says, "Be like a beggar and ask each department to give you a bit of their budget."

Dilbert is sitting next to a man whose organs are coming out of his mouth. Dilbert says, "Well, now that you've laughed your guts out, do you feel better?"

The man replies, "Erk!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THERE'S NO BUDGET FOR YOUR PROJECT; YOU NEED TO TIN-CUP IT.

WHAT?

BE LIKE A BEGGAR AND ASK EACH DEPARTMENT TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF THEIR BUDGET.

WELL, NOW THAT YOU'VE LAUGHED YOUR GUTS OUT, DO YOU FEEL BETTER?

ERK!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Begging for Budget"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, at a meeting with his boss.
• The boss instructs Dilbert to "tin-cup" for his project, implying that he should beg for funding.
• Dilbert takes this advice literally and begins to beg from other department heads, holding out an empty tin cup and asking for money.
• The other department heads are amused by Dilbert's antics and respond with humor, rather than providing financial assistance.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the corporate culture of budget constraints and the creative ways people might find to get what they need.

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