Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 9th December 2009

Dilbert//7543, first published seventeen years ago on Wednesday 9th December 2009

Tags

competitors stupiditiy catching-up calling out graph matching

Official transcript

The Boss says, "If we work day and night, we can match our competitor's features within twelve months."

Dilbert says, "Are we catching up to where they will be in a year, which is unknowable, or where they are now, which is stupid?"

Wally says, "Well played."

Alice says, "I got the next one."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF WE WORK DAY AND NIGHT, WE CAN MATCH OUR COMPETITOR'S FEATURES WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS.

THEM ARE WE CATCHING UP TO WHERE THEY WILL BE IN A YEAR, WHICH IS UNKNOWABLE, OR WHERE THEY ARE NOW, WHICH IS STUPID?

WELL PLAYED.

I GOT THE NEXT ONE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this 'Dilbert' comic strip is "Next One".

The comic strip depicts a meeting between a group of coworkers and their boss, who is discussing the features of a new product. The boss explains that the product will be available within twelve months and asks the team if they are catching up to where they will be in a year, which is unknowable, or where they are now, which is stupid. The team members respond with various reactions, including one who says "Well played" and another who says "I got the next one!" The comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the absurdity of corporate meetings and the use of buzzwords like "catching up" and "stupid".

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