Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd April 2008

Dilbert//6928, first published eighteen years ago on Thursday 3rd April 2008

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project customer calls can't deliver on time features needed getting waterboarded birthday price went up

Official transcript

My project is on hold. Do you need any help on yours? "Sure. Call these customers and tell them we can't deliver on time or with the features they need."

"Do you have any tasks that don't feel like getting waterboarded on your birthday?"

"And tell them the price went up."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY PROJECT IS ON HOLD. DO YOU NEED ANY HELP ON YOURS?

SURE. CALL THESE CUSTOMERS AND TELL THEM WE CAN'T DELIVER ON TIME OR WITH THE FEATURES THEY NEED.

DO YOU HAVE ANY TASKS THAT DON'T FEEL LIKE GETTING WATERBOARDED ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?

AND TELL THEM THE PRICE WENT UP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Waterboarding the Customers"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a humorous scene where a Dilbert character, representing a customer service representative, is tasked with delivering features to customers on their birthday. The representative is frustrated with the lack of urgency from the customers, who are not willing to pay the price for the features. The representative jokingly suggests "waterboarding" the customers to get them to agree to the price, which is a clear exaggeration and not meant to be taken literally. The strip pokes fun at the challenges of customer service and the creative solutions that representatives may come up with to meet customer demands.

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