Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 9th March 2010

Dilbert//7633, first published sixteen years ago on Tuesday 9th March 2010

Tags

scope calibrated budget save money friend elrod shady tinker bad idea car bathrub drink relationships

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Our scope needs to be calibrated. Do we have a budget for that?"

The Boss says, "We can save a few bucks by sending it to my friend, Elrod. He likes to tinker."

Dilbert says, "Everything about that idea is bad."

The Boss says, "You should see the car he made from a bathtub."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR SCOPE NEEDS TO BE CALIBRATED DO WE HAVE A BUDGET FOR THAT?

WE CAN SAVE A FEW BUCKS BY SENDING IT TO MY FRIEND, ELROD HE LIKES TO TINKER.

EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT IDEA IS BAD.

YOU SHOULD SEE THE CAR HE MADE FROM A BATHTUB.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Car Made from a Bathtub"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, in three panels.

• In the first panel, Dilbert's boss asks if they have a budget for a scope. Dilbert responds that they need to be calibrated.
• In the second panel, Dilbert's boss asks if they can save a few bucks by sending the scope to Elrod, who likes tinkering. Dilbert agrees.
• In the third panel, Dilbert's boss shows him a car made from a bathtub, saying that everything about the idea is bad. Dilbert is unimpressed.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation and the boss's lack of common sense.

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