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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 24th June 2010

Dilbert//7740, first published sixteen years ago on Thursday 24th June 2010


Tags

mishear avoid work lazy no shame pour coffee budget estimate


Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Rumor has it that you're pretending to hear things wrong to avoid work."

Wally says, "It works great. The secret is to have no shame whatsoever."

Coworker says, "Wally, do you have the revised budget estimate?"

Wally says, "No, because you asked for a remized bugmet yestitet."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

RUMOR HAS IT THAT YOU'RE PRETENDING TO HEAR THINGS WRONG TO AVOID WORK.

IT WORKS GREAT.

THE SECRET IS TO HAVE NO SHAME WHATSOEVER.

WALLY, DO YOU HAVE THE REVISED BUDGET ESTIMATE?

NO, BECAUSE YOU ASKED FOR A REMIZED BUGMET YESTITET.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Revised Budget Estimate"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, wearing a white shirt and tie.
  • He is shown standing in front of a coffee machine, holding a cup of coffee.
  • The strip consists of three panels, each with a different conversation between Dilbert and his boss, Wally.
  • In the first panel, Dilbert asks Wally if he has heard anything wrong to avoid work. Wally responds that it works great and the secret is to have no shame whatsoever.
  • In the second panel, Wally asks Dilbert if he has the revised budget estimate. Dilbert replies that he doesn't have it, but Wally tells him to ask for a remixed budget yestitit.
  • The third panel shows Wally asking Dilbert again if he has the revised budget estimate. Dilbert responds that he still doesn't have it, and Wally tells him to go ask for it again.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the common office scenario where employees are asked to do tasks without having the necessary information or resources. It also highlights the absurdity of the situation, where Wally is asking Dilbert to ask for something that he doesn't have, and then telling him to go ask for it again.

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