Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 19th November 2007

Dilbert//6792, first published nineteen years ago on Monday 19th November 2007

Tags

dogbert consultatnt lies or truth manage engineers earthworm juggle premium price

Official transcript

Dogbert Consults "Do you want me to lie to you for $400 per hour or give you the truth for $200?"

"I'll take the truth."

"Okay, the problem is that having you try to manage engineers is like having an earthworm try to juggle."

"How's my premium pricing option sound to you now?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT CONSULTS DO YOU WANT ME TO LIE TO YOU FOR $400 PER HOUR OR GIVE YOU THE TRUTH FOR $200?

I'LL TAKE TRUTH.

OKAY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT HAVING YOU TRY TO MANAGE ENGINEERS IS LIKE HAVING AN EAR THWORM TRY TO JUGGLE.

HOW'S MY PREMIUM PRICING OPTION SOUND TO YOU NOW?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Earthworm Engineers"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dogbert, a white dog and the company's CEO, in a meeting with a client. The client requests a quote for services, and Dogbert responds with a humorous and absurd answer, comparing the client's engineering management style to that of an earthworm trying to juggle.

Key Elements:

• Dogbert's witty response
• The client's confusion and frustration
• A lighthearted commentary on the challenges of working with engineers

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the common perception that engineers can be difficult to manage, using humor to highlight the absurdity of the situation.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.