Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 30th May 2003

Dilbert//5158, first published 23 years ago on Friday 30th May 2003

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new product brochures design awards great award winning designer can't stop complaining

Official transcript

In a meeting, a co-worker hands Dilbert a brochure and exclaims, "The new product brochures have already won design awards!"

Dilbert responds, "That's great, but our product won't do any of the things you claim here."

The co-worker crosses his arm and says, "Well, who should we believe - the award-winning designer or the guy who can't stop complaining?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE NEW PRODUCT BROCHURES HAVE ALREADY WON DESIGN AWARDS!

THAT'S GREAT, BUT OUR PRODUCT WON'T DO ANY OF THE THINGS YOU CLAIM HERE.

WELL, WHO SHOULD WE BELIEVE - THE AWARD- WINNING DESIGNER OR THE GUY WHO CAN'T STOP COMPLAINING?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Award-Winning Designer"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a cartoon character, and his colleagues in a meeting.
• The boss announces that the new product brochures have won design awards.
• Dilbert expresses skepticism, stating that the product won't do any of the things claimed in the brochure.
• The boss responds by asking who should be believed - the award-winning designer or the person who can't stop complaining.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency of companies to exaggerate their products' features and capabilities in marketing materials.

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