Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 2nd August 2011

Dilbert//8144, first published fifteen years ago on Tuesday 2nd August 2011

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meetings standards meeting

Official transcript

Dogbert: Each of you has been chosen to represent the interests of your respective companies. As you know, the best way to create standards is to mash together a bunch of mutually exclusive preferences. I hope I'm not the only one who joined this group just for the laughs. Standards Meeting.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

STANDARDS MEETING EACH OF YOU HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF YOUR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES.

AS YOU KNOW, THE BEST WAY TO CREATE STANDARDS IS TO MASH TOGETHER A BUNCH OF MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE PREFERENCES I HOPE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO JOINED THIS GROUP JUST FOR THE LAUGHS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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