Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 1st September 2009

Dilbert//7444, first published seventeen years ago on Tuesday 1st September 2009

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meeting elbonia angry threatening kung fu frustration stuck business

Official transcript

Industry Standards Meeting in Elbonia Dilbert says, "Let's adopt my company's specs as the industry standard."

Man says, "Your specifications are weak, and so is your kung fu."

From that day on, all standards meetings were held in the mud of Elbonia. Man says, "Can't...Kick! Stupid...mud!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

INDUSTRY STANDARDS MEETING IN ELBONIA LET'S ADOPT MY COMPANY'S SPECS AS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD.

YOUR SPECIFICATIONS ARE WEAK, AND SO IS YOUR KUNG FU.

FROM THAT DAY ON, ALL STANDARDS MEETINGS WERE HELD IN THE MUD OF ELBONIA.

CAN'T... KICK!

STUPID... MUD!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Industry Standards Meeting in Elbonia"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where a company's representative, Dilbert, is tasked with adopting industry standards in Elbonia. However, the representative is met with resistance from the Elbonian attendees, who are more interested in their own specifications and kung fu skills than in adhering to industry standards.

Key Points:

• Dilbert is sent to Elbonia to adopt industry standards for his company.
• The Elbonian attendees are uninterested in industry standards and instead focus on their own specifications.
• The representative is met with hostility and aggression from the attendees.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of trying to impose Western business practices on a foreign culture.

Overall:

The comic strip highlights the challenges of doing business in a foreign culture and the importance of understanding local customs and practices. It also showcases Dilbert's signature wit and sarcasm as he navigates the absurdities of the Elbonian business world.

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