Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 16th February 2006
Dilbert//6151, first published twenty years ago on Thursday 16th February 2006
Official transcript
I need help making unrealistic assumptions to support a business case for a bad idea. "Easy."
"There's a hole in the back of our wardrobe closet that leads to a magical world of preposterous business assumptions."
"We don't have a wardrobe closet."
"Assume we do."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I NEED HELP MAKING UNREALISTIC ASSUMPTIONS TO SUPPORT A BUSINESS CASE FOR A BAD IDEA.
EASY.
THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BACK OF OUR WARDROBE CLOSET THAT LEADS TO A MAGICAL WORLD OF PREPOSTEROUS BUSINESS ASSUMPTIONS.
WE DON'T HAVE A WARDROBE CLOSET.
ASSUME WE DO.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Assume We Do."
The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a white shirt and tie, and his ghostly assistant. Dilbert is depicted as a manager in a white shirt and tie, while his ghostly assistant is dressed in a white shirt and tie.
Panel 1: Dilbert: "I need help making unrealistic assumptions to support a business case for a bad idea." Ghost: "Easy."
Panel 2: Dilbert: "There's a hole in the back of our wardrobe closet that leads to a magical world of preposterous business assumptions." Ghost: "Assume we do."
Panel 3: Dilbert: "We don't have a wardrobe closet." Ghost: "Assume we do."
Summary: The comic strip satirizes the tendency for business leaders to make unrealistic assumptions to support their ideas, even when they lack a solid foundation. The ghostly assistant's deadpan response highlights the absurdity of this approach, suggesting that the manager should simply assume the existence of a wardrobe closet to support his claims.
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