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

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