Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 15th May 2008

Dilbert//6970, first published eighteen years ago on Thursday 15th May 2008

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assigned same project discovered one month agao 50% chance

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "We just discovered that you assigned the same project to both of us a month ago."
The Boss says, "Sometimes I do that when I think neither of you has more than a 50% chance of doing something right."
Asok says, "Hey, I just discovered something."
The Boss says, "Or 33.3%"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE JUST DISCOVERED THAT YOU ASSIGNED THE SAME PROJECT TO BOTH OF US A MONTH AGO.

SOMETIMES I DO THAT WHEN I THINK NEITHER OF YOU HAS MORE THAN A 50% CHANCE OF DOING SOME THING RIGHT.

HEY, I JUST DISCOVERED SOMETHING.

OR 33.3%

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Unlikely Discovery"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in a newspaper, revolves around a humorous exchange between two coworkers. The scene unfolds with one employee announcing that they have discovered the same project assigned to both of them a month prior. The other employee responds with skepticism, expressing that this is more than a 50% chance of doing something right, implying that it's an unlikely coincidence.

The punchline comes when the second employee reveals that they have discovered something else, with a probability of 33.3%. This unexpected twist adds to the comedic effect, highlighting the absurdity of the situation. The strip pokes fun at the idea of coincidences and the tendency to overestimate the likelihood of such events. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the human tendency to seek patterns and meaning in unexpected events.

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