Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 20th October 2010

Dilbert//7858, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 20th October 2010

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sales bonus boss raise target engineer connect cables computers time machine marketing liquor business engineering

Official transcript

Ken says, "I hate sales. Can you cross-train me to be an engineer?"

Dilbert says, "Absolutely. All you need is a time machine and a brain with twice as many folds as your current model."

Ken says, "Maybe I could try marketing."

Dilbert says, "That's just liqour and guessing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HATE SALES. CAN YOU CROSS-TRAIN ME TO BE AN ENGINEER?

So ABSOLUTELY. ALL YOU NEED IS A TIME MACHINE AND A BRAIN WITH TWICE AS MANY FOLDS AS YOUR CURRENT MODEL.

S: MAYBE I COULD TRY MARKETING.

THAT'S JUST LIQUOR AND GUESSING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Liquor and Guessing"

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with brown hair, sitting at his desk in front of a computer. He is engaged in a conversation with a salesman who is trying to sell him a time machine.

Panel 1: The salesman asks Dilbert if he can train him to be an engineer. Dilbert responds with sarcasm, saying "I hate sales. Can you cross-train me to be an engineer?"

Panel 2: The salesman boasts about the time machine's capabilities, stating that it needs a brain with twice as many folds as Dilbert's current model. He claims that the machine will allow Dilbert to "absolutely" all he needs is a time machine and a brain with twice as many folds as your current model.

Panel 3: Dilbert is skeptical and asks the salesman if he could try marketing instead. The salesman responds with a clever remark, saying "Maybe I could try marketing. That's just liquor and guessing."

Summary: The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using a time machine to improve one's skills or abilities. The salesman's over-the-top sales pitch and Dilbert's sarcastic responses highlight the absurdity of the situation. Ultimately, the comic strip suggests that some things in life are better left to chance or intuition, rather than relying on technology or gimmicks.

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