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

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