Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 11th October 2003

Dilbert//5292, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 11th October 2003

Tags

top down budget bottom up budget ignorance cruelty lying optimism cancel wasted hour

Official transcript

"I averaged the top-down budget with the bottom-up budget."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I AVERAGED THE TOP- DOWN BUDGET WITH THE BOTTOM-UP BUDGET.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE IGNORANCE AND CRUELTY CANCELED OUT THE LYING AND OPTIMISM DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO CANCEL OUT FEELINGS OF A WASTED HOUR?

HAVE YOU TRIED DESPAIR?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Wasted Hour"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2002, revolves around a meeting where the attendees are discussing their budget. The conversation takes a turn when one participant asks if they have anything to cancel out feelings of a wasted hour. The speaker responds by expressing their frustration with the meeting, stating that they have tried despair but it does not seem to work.

Key Points:

• The comic strip is set in a meeting where the attendees are discussing their budget.
• One participant asks if they have anything to cancel out feelings of a wasted hour.
• The speaker responds by expressing their frustration with the meeting.
• They state that they have tried despair but it does not seem to work.

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