Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th April 2010

Dilbert//7661, first published sixteen years ago on Tuesday 6th April 2010

Tags

proofread technical document acronyms change misread bullet points idiots story pet wag tail dog stories sit on rock outside jacket animals

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "A technical writer misinterpreted the acronyms in my draft technical paper."

Dilbert says, "But that's okay because my pointy-haired boss will turn it into content-free bullet points and show it to idiots."

Dogbert says, "I like stories with lots of idiots in them."

Dilbert says, "Glad to help."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

A TECHNICAL WRITER MISINTERPRETED THE ACRONYMS IN MY DRAFT TECHNICAL PAPER.

BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE MY POINTY-HAIRED BOSS WILL TURN IT INTO CONTENT -FREE BULLET POINTS AND SHOW IT TO IDIOTS.

I LIKE STORIES WITH LOTS OF IDIOTS IN THEM GLAD TO HELP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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