Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st February 2010

Dilbert//7617, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 21st February 2010

Tags

cost estimate deny numbers manipulate decisions hurt typing at computer humming noise annoy go away angry face home sitting on couch

Official transcript

Coworker says, "Can I get a rough cost estimate for the design phase?"

Dilbert says, "No. I don't trust you with numbers."

Coworker says, "What?"

Dilbert says, "You're the kind of guy who will remove useful qualifiers and distribute a figure as if it is true in all cases."

Dilbert says, "Decisions will be made. People will get hurt."

Dilbert says, "For everyone's sake, the safest thing I can do is make an annoying humming sound until you go away."

Dilbert says, "Hummmmm-mmmmmmmmm-mmmmm."

Dilbert says, "Half of life is making people go away."

Dogbert says, "Humm-mmmm"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN I GET A ROUGH COST ESTIMATE FOR THE DESIGN PHASE?

NO, I DON'T TRUST YOU WITH NUMBERS.

WHAT?

YOU'RE THE KIND OF GUY WHO WILL REMOVE USEFUL QUALIFIERS AND DISTRIBUTE A FIGURE AS IF IT IS TOLIC TAI AIN FACE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE. PEOPLE WILL GET HURT.

FOR EVERYONE'S SAKE, THE SAFEST THING I CAN DO IS MAKE AN ANNOYING HUMMING SOUND UNTILYOU GO AWAY.

HUMMMMM- MMMMMMMMM- MMMMM.

HALF OF LIFE IS MAKING PEOPLE GO AWAY.

HUMM MMMM

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in the newspaper.

Summary: The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding, and pale character with a distinctive hairstyle, as he navigates his workplace. The strip is divided into nine panels, each depicting a scene or conversation between Dilbert and other characters.

Key Scenes:

• Dilbert asks for a rough cost estimate for the design phase of a project.
• He is told not to trust the numbers, as they are unreliable.
• Dilbert is shown to be skeptical of the numbers, questioning their accuracy.
• He is reassured that decisions will be made, and people will get hurt.
• Dilbert is instructed to make an annoying humming sound until he goes away.
• He is told that half of life is making people go away.
• The strip concludes with Dilbert making the humming sound, indicating his frustration and annoyance.

Themes: The comic strip explores themes of bureaucracy, red tape, and the challenges of working in a large organization. It also touches on the idea that sometimes, the only way to get things done is to make a bit of a scene. Overall, the strip is a humorous commentary on the quirks and frustrations of office life.

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