Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th January 2008

Dilbert//6861, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 27th January 2008

Tags

agreement bad news euphoric feeling harsh landing illusion of progress lasts a minute momentary sweetness reacts spoiler planning meeting

Official transcript

"Okay, we have a good plan forward. This meeting is adjourned."

"Oooh!!!"

"AaaaH!!!"

"What is that?"

"AAAH!!!"

"She's tasting the sweet nectar of the illusion in progress."

"It's that euphoric feeling you get between the time you make a plan and the time some moron thwarts it."

"AAAH!!!"

"It can last anywhere from less than a minute to as much as a minute."

"Ted won't meet with us because someone told him that you told someone else he was an obstacle."

"GRRRRR!!!"

"The landing is harsh."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OKAY, WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN FORWARD.

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

OOOH!!!

WHAT IS THAT?

AAAAH!!!

SHE'S TASTING THE SWEET NECTAR OF THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS.

AAAH!!!

IT'S THAT EUPHORIC FEELING YOU GET BETWEEN THE TIME YOU MAKE A PLAN AND THE TIME SOME MORON THWARTS IT.

IT CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM LESS THAN A MINUTE TO AS MUCH AS A MINUTE.

TED WON'T MEET WITH US BECAUSE SOMEONE TOLD HIM THAT YOU TOLD SOMEONE ELSE HE WAS AN OBSTACLE.

THE LANDING IS HARSH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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