Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th June 2005

Dilbert//5916, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 26th June 2005

Tags

design plan questions egyptian hieroglyphocs patent hieroglyphics ancient egyptians microchips patent laws

Official transcript

"And that's my design plan. Are there any questions?"

"It reminds me of Eqyptian Hieroglyphics. Are you sure they didn't patent it?"

"Um...I don't think that's likely."

"But there's still some risk?"

"First of all, I didn't use Hieroglyphics. Secondly, the ancient Egyptians didn't have microchips. Thirdly, they didn't have patent laws."

"Good point. "

"Oh yeah? Then how did they build pyramids?"

"Do some research on that question and get back to us next week"

"Next on the agenda: why do our projects take so long?"

"What?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AND THAT'S MY DESIGN PLAN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

IT REMINDS ME OF EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS. ARE YOU SURE THEY DIDN'T PATENT IT?

UM... I DON'T THINK THAT'S LIKELY.

BUT THERE'S STILL SOME RISK?

FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN'T USE HIEROGLYPHICS.

SECONDLY, THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS DIDN'T HAVE MICROCHIPS. THIRDLY, THEY DIDN'T HAVE PATENT LAWS.

OH YEAH? THEN HOW DID THEY BUILD THE PYRAMIDS?

GOOD POINT.

DO SOME RESEARCH ON THAT QUESTION AND GET BACK TO US NEXT WEEK.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA: WHY DO OUR PROJECTS TAKE SO LONG?

WHAT?

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