Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 22nd January 2006

Dilbert//6126, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 22nd January 2006

Official transcript

We can't start designing the product until someone tells us what features it should have. "That's like saying you can't play on the beach until you know how many grains of sand there are."

"Um...I don't think it's very much like that."

"Analogy police. Come with me."

"Are you taking me to jail for making a bad analogy?"

"The analogy police don't use a real jail. We use something similar."

"You'll be here with this beautiful woman."

"Really? That's not so bad."

"She's the one being punished."

"Your necktie is like Hitler at an ice rink."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE CAN'T START DESIGNING THE PRODUCT UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS US WHAT FEATURES IT SHOULD HAVE.

THAT'S LIKE SAYING YOU CAN'T PLAY ON THE BEACH UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW MANY GRAINS OF UM... I DON T THINK IT'S VERY MUCH LIKE THAT.

ANALOGY POLICE.

COME WITH ME.

ARE YOU TAKING ME TO JAIL FOR MAKING A BAD ANALOGY?

SAND THERE ARE.

THE ANALOGY POLICE DON'T USE A REAL JAIL.

WE USE SOMETHING SIMILAR.

YOULL BE HERE WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

REALLY?

THAT'S NOT SO BAD.

SHE'S THE ONE BEING PUNISHED.

YOUR NECKTIE IS LIKE HITLER AT AN ICE RINK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Analogies and Analogy Police"

Summary:

This Dilbert comic strip revolves around a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, where they discuss the limitations of analogies in product design. The boss explains that he cannot start designing a product until someone tells him what features it should have, as he cannot play on the beach without knowing how many grains of sand are there. Dilbert responds by asking if they are taking him to jail for making a bad analogy, and the boss explains that the analogy police don't use real jails, but rather use something similar. The boss then asks Dilbert to come with him, and Dilbert is taken to an ice rink, where he is punished by the analogy police for his bad analogy. The strip pokes fun at the idea of taking analogies too seriously and the absurdity of having a police force dedicated to enforcing them.

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