Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th December 2004

Dilbert//5734, first published 22 years ago on Sunday 26th December 2004

Tags

spreadsheet for accuracy impenetrable jumble poorly organized cryptic labels simple document ratio of returns sales taxes roprtgresta organizing taxes coulumns

Official transcript

"Can you check my spreadsheet for accuracy?"

"It's an impenetrable jumble of poorly organized data with cryptic labels."

"I only need you to check it for accuracy."

"I don't think accuracy matters if no one can tell what it's for."

"Sheesh! Let me expain this document!"

"This column is the ratio of product returns to gross revenue excluding sales taxes, annualized."

"it's clearly labeled "ROPRTGRESTA.""

"What about the other 80 columns?"

"What the #*%!?"

"And Dilbert found no inaccuracies."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU CHECK MY SPREADSHEET FOR ACCURACY?

IT'S AN IMPENETRABLE JUMBLE OF POORLY ORGANIZED DATA WITH CRYPTIC LABELS.

I ONLY NEED YOU TO CHECK IT FOR ACCURACY.

I DON'T THINK ACCURACY MATTERS IF NO ONE CAN TELL WHAT IT'S FOR.

SHEESH! LET ME EXPLAIN THIS SIMPLE DOCUMENTI THIS COLUMN IS THE RATIO OF PRODUCT RETURNS TO GROSS REVENUE EXCLUDING SALES TAXES, ANNUALIZED.

IT'S CLEARLY LABELED "ROPRTGRESTA.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 80 COLUMNS?

WHAT THE #*%!?

AND DILBERT FOUND NO INACCURACIES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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