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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 8th February 2008

Dilbert//6873, first published eighteen years ago on Friday 8th February 2008


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five year plan five minutes office room conference room


Official transcript

"My new five-year plan looks like this."

Plan "How can you have a five-year plan when you don't know what will happen in five minutes?"

"We have this room now."

"Bad timing, Shoo! Shoo!"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

MY NEW FIVE- YEAR PLAN LOOKS LIKE THIS.

PLAN HOW CAN YOU HAVE A FIVE-YEAR PLAN WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN FIVE MINUTES?

WE HAVE THIS ROOM NOW.

BAD TIMING.

SHOO!

SHOO!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Five-Year Plan"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair and a grey suit, presenting his five-year plan to a group of colleagues. However, when asked how long it will take to implement the plan, Dilbert's response is met with confusion and skepticism.

Panel 1:

  • Dilbert proudly presents his plan, stating, "My new five-year plan looks like this."
  • The plan is displayed on a whiteboard with a series of boxes and lines.

Panel 2:

  • A colleague asks, "How can you have a five-year plan when you don't know what will happen in five minutes?"
  • Dilbert responds, "We have this room now. Bad timing. Shoo!"

Panel 3:

  • The colleagues are shocked and confused by Dilbert's response, with one of them exclaiming, "Shoo!"

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of creating a five-year plan without considering the uncertainties and challenges that may arise in the short term. It highlights the absurdity of planning for the long term without being prepared for the unexpected events that can occur in the present moment.

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