Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 22nd April 2007

Dilbert//6581, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 22nd April 2007

Official transcript

"We're planning to outsource half of the department."

"You can't tell anyone."

"Is it true that half of the department will be outsourced?"

"Before you answer, I should tell you that I've made a list..."

"...of all the responses that mean the same as yes."

"For example, if you say, 'Ignore the rumors,' that means yes."

"Also on the list are, 'Why do you ask?' and, 'Who told you that?'"

"That list is stupid."

"Gaaa!!! That's number 8 on my list!!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WERE PLANNING TO OUTSOURCE HALF OF THE DEPARTMENT.

YOU CAN'T TELL ANYONE.

IS IT TRUE THAT HALF OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE OUTSOURCED?

BEFORE YOU ANSWER, I SHOULD TELL YOU THAT I'VE MADE A LIST...

.. OF ALL THE RESPONSES THAT MEAN THE SAME AS YES.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU SAY, "IGNORE THE RUMORS, " THAT MEANS YES.

ALSO ON THE LIST ARE, "WHY DO YOU ASK? " AND, "WHO TOLD YOU THAT? " THAT LIST IS STUPID.

GAAA!!!

THAT'S NUMBER 8 ON MY LIST!!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Half of the Department Will Be Out-Sourced".

Summary:

• The boss is planning to outsource half of the department, but the employees are unsure what this means.
• One employee asks if half of the department will be out-sourced, and the boss responds that he should tell him that he made a list.
• The boss then asks the employees to ignore the rumors and instead ask who told them that the list is stupid.
• The boss reveals that the list is actually the number 8 on his list, implying that the employee who asked the question is one of the ones being out-sourced.

Key Points:

• The boss's plan to outsource half of the department is unclear and causes confusion among the employees.
• The boss uses a clever response to deflect questions and reveal the true purpose of the list.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic nature of corporate decision-making and the often confusing language used by managers.

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