Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th June 2006
Dilbert//6273, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 18th June 2006
Official transcript
"Your project came in 10% over budget."
"Actually, it came in at exactly what I estimated."
"You cut my budget by 10% because you wanted to feel like a leader."
"I assume you'll give me a huge raise to reward my excellent estimating ability."
"Why can't you be like Wally? His project budget was $10,000,000 and he only spent $147."
"If you're so smart, explain that!"
"That's hard to explain without using the phrase 'You gullible toad.'"
"I'm next. What kind of mood is he in?"
"Not so good."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
ANNUAL REVIEW YOUR PROJECT CAME IN 10% OVER BUDGET.
ACTUALLY, IT CAME IN AT EXACTLY WHAT I ESTIMATED.
YOU CUT MY BUDGET BY 10% BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO FEEL LIKE A LEADER.
I ASSUME YOULL GIVE ME A HUGE RAISE TO REWARD MY EXCELLENT ESTIMATING ABILITY.
WHY CAN'T YOU BE LIKE WALLY? HIS PROJECT BUDGET WAS $10,000,000 AND HE ONLY SPENT $147.
IF YOU'RE SO SMART, EXPLAIN THAT!
THAT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN WITHOUT USING THE PHRASE "YOU GULLIBLE TOAD." I'M NEXT.
WHAT KIND OF MOOD IS HE IN?
NOT SO GOOD.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Budget Cuts"
Summary:
The comic strip, titled "Budget Cuts," features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and his boss, Wally, a middle-aged man with a distinctive hairstyle. The strip consists of nine panels, each with a caption and speech bubbles.
Panel 1: Dilbert presents his project budget to Wally, who is skeptical about its accuracy.
Panel 2: Wally suggests that the budget be reduced by 10%, which Dilbert agrees to.
Panel 3: Wally explains that he wants to feel like a leader, implying that cutting the budget will give him a sense of power.
Panel 4: Dilbert asks Wally why he can't be like Wally, who only spent $147 on his project.
Panel 5: Wally responds that he's smart and can explain the budget cuts without using the phrase "you gullible 'toad'."
Panel 6: Dilbert is confused and asks Wally to explain the budget cuts.
Panel 7: Wally explains that he's not so good at explaining things, but he's trying his best.
Panel 8: Dilbert is still confused and asks Wally to clarify the budget cuts.
Panel 9: Wally admits that he's not doing a good job of explaining the budget cuts and tells Dilbert to figure it out himself.
Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate bureaucracy and the challenges of communicating complex information to others.
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