Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th March 2011

Dilbert//8016, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 27th March 2011

Tags

engineering issues enginner not a linquist vague requests faith in humanity

Official transcript

Woman says, "Wally, can you review this for any engineering issues?"

Wally says, "What issues do you think it has?"

Woman says, "I don't know. I'm not an engineer."

Wally says, "Your request is too vague. You need to tell me what issues I'm looking for!"

Woman says, "Did you just ask me to do what I just asked you to do?"

Wally says, "I don't know. I'm an engineer, not a linguist."

Woman says, "I've suddenly lost all faith in humanity!"

Wally says, "On the plus side, you found an issue."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, CAN YOU REVIEW THIS FOR ANY ENGINEERING ISSUES?

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com WHAT ISSUES DO YOU THINK IT HAS?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT AN ENGINEER.

YOUR REQUEST IS TOO VAGUE, YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHAT ISSUES IM LOOKING FOR!

DID YOU JUST ASK ME TO DO WHAT I JUST ASKED YOU TO DO?

I DONT KNOW.

I'M AN ENGINEER, NOT A LINGUIST.

I'VE SUDDENLY LOST ALL FAITH IN HUMANITY!

ON THE PLUS SIDE, YOU FOUND AN ISSUE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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