Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th July 2006
Dilbert//6315, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 30th July 2006
Official transcript
"Did you fund the infrastructure project yet?"
"Nope."
"I'm playing budget chicken with the director of operations."
"I'm hoping that his department needs the infrastructure more than we do."
"If I can bluff him into funding the project with his budget instead of mine, I win."
"He'll be reprimanded for exceeding his budget and I'll get a bonus for being under mine."
"I'll use the bonus to buy a summer cabin by the lake."
"Then I'll e-mail him pictures of my cabin and say, 'I hope you're enjoying your infrastructure as much as I'm enjoying my cabin!'"
"You've reached a new low."
"I've been thinking of firing you so I can get a fishing hat."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
DID YOU FUND THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT YET?
NOPE I'M PLAYING BUDGET CHICKEN WITH THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.
IM HOPING THAT HIS DEPARTMENT NEEDS THE INFRASTRUCTURE MORE THAN WE DO.
IF I CAN BLUFF HIM INTO FUNDING THE PROJECT WITH HIS BUDGET INSTEAD OF MINE, I WIN.
HE'LL BE REPRIMANDED FOR EXCEEDING HIS BUDGET AND I'LL GET A BONUS FOR BEING UNDER MINE.
I'LL USE THE BONUS TO BUY A SUMMER CABIN BY THE LAKE.
THEN I'LL EMAIL HIM PICTURES OF MY CABIN AND SAY, "I HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE AS MUCH AS I'M ENJOYING MY CABIN!" YOUVE REACHED A NEW LOW.
IVE BEEN THINKING OF FIRING YOU SO I CAN GET A FISHING HAT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in a newspaper. The title is displayed prominently at the top of the image, with the author's name, Scott Adams, written below it.
Summary of the Comic Strip:
The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, who is frustrated with his boss's lack of funding for an infrastructure project. Dilbert tries to negotiate with his boss, offering to use his bonus to buy a summer cabin by the lake in exchange for the funding. However, his boss is uninterested and instead suggests that Dilbert use his bonus to buy a fishing hat. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the challenges of working in a bureaucratic environment and the absurdity of office politics.
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