Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Dilbert//6856, first published eighteen years ago on Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Tags

configure software consultant doohickey vendor business

Official transcript

Our vendor sent us a consultant to help configure the software. "We can tell how important we are by looking at the consultant they assigned to us."

"The word that comes to mind is doohickey."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR VENDOR SENT US A CONSULTANT TO HELP CONFIGURE THE SOFTWARE.

WE CAN TELL HOW IMPORTANT WE ARE BY LOOKING AT THE CONSULTANT THEY ASSIGNED TO US.

THE WORD THAT COMES TO MIND 15 DOOHICKEY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Word That Comes to Mind"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a group of office workers, including the titular character Dilbert, who are tasked with configuring software. A consultant is brought in to assist with the process, but the employees are more interested in discussing the consultant's unusual name, "Doohickey." The strip pokes fun at the mundane nature of office work and the tendency for employees to focus on trivial matters rather than the task at hand.

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