Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th March 2005

Dilbert//5811, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 13th March 2005

Tags

project caribou new chip prorc muskrat project project meerkat names of projects too similar

Official transcript

"We need more staff for prject Cribou.' "No. You're thinking of project Caribbean."

"Caribou is like project muskrat but with lower P.R.O.R.C."

"P.R.O.R.C?"

"Projected return on research capital."

"Is muskrat the enterprise software project?"

"Um... No... That would be project muskrat."

"Cancel project musk ox, move the staff over to project zebra, delay panda and sdquirrel and give me a status report on probosics monkey."

"We don't have any projects with those names."

"How's that my fault?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE NEED MORE STAFF FOR PROJECT CARIBOU.

CARIBOU? IS THAT THE NEW NO, YOU'RE THINKING OF PROJECT CARIBBEAN.

CARIBOU IS LIKE PROJECT MUSKRAT BUT WITH A LOWER P.R.O.R.C.

PROJECTED RETURN ON RESEARCH CAPITAL.

IS MUSKRAT THE ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE PROJECT?

UM... NO... THAT WOULD BE PROJECT MEERKAT.

P.R.O.RC?

CANCEL PROJECT MUSK OX, MOVE THE STAFF OVER TO PROJECT ZEBRA, DELAY PANDA AND SQUIRREL AND GIVE ME A STATUS REPORT ON PROBOSCIS MONKEY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROJECTS WITH THOSE NAMES.

HOW'S THAT MY FAULT?

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