Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 14th January 2011

Dilbert//7944, first published fifteen years ago on Friday 14th January 2011

Tags

annoyance critics idea tried failed misarably skilled at implementing evaluating insulting

Official transcript

Coworker says, "Your idea has already been tried by others and it failed miserably."

Dilbert says, "Were those other as skilled at implementing ideas as you are at evaluating them?"

Coworker says, "Of course they were!"

Dilbert says, "Can you tell him to stop insulting himself?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR IDEA HAS ALREADY BEEN TRIED BY OTHERS AND IT FAILED MISERABLY.

WERE THOSE OTHERS AS SKILLED AT IMPLEMENTING IDEAS AS YOU ARE AT EVALUATING THEM?

OF COURSE THEY WERE!

CAN YOU TELL HIM TO STOP INSULTING HIMSELF?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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