Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th December 2011

Dilbert//8282, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 18th December 2011

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declare failure explaining things frustration incompetence office workers partial victory platform upgarde teds brain trapped

Official transcript

Boss: Ted can explain what you need to do before the platform upgrade. Dilbert: No he can't. Ted's brain is where knowledge goes to die. He's not good at explaining things. The knowledge might be in his brain, but it's trapped there. Unfortunately, Ted's incompetence is so unbelievable that you literally don't believe me. In time, you will assume that Ted taught me well but I forgot all of it. I'm doomed before I start. Let's just declare failure and move on. Boss: That works for me. Dilbert: Partial victory.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TED CAN EXPLAIN WHAT YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE THE PLATFORM UPGRADE.

NO HE CAN'T TED'S BRAIN IS WHERE KNOWLEDGE GOES TO DIE.

HE'S NOT GOOD AT EXPLAINING THINGS.

THE KNOWLEDGE MIGHT BE IN HIS BRAIN, BUT IT'S TRAPPED THERE.

UNFORTUNATELY, TED'S INCOMPETENCE IS SO UNBELIEVABLE THAT YOU LITERALLY DON T BELIEVE ME.

IN TIME, YOU WILL ASSUME THAT TED TAUGHT ME WELL BUT I FORGOT ALL OF IT.

I'M DOOMED BEFORE I START. LET'S JUST DECLARE FAILURE AND MOVE ON.

THAT WORKS FOR ME.

PARTIAL VICTORY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Partial Victory"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic commentary on office life.
• In this strip, Dilbert is trying to explain something to his boss, Ted, but Ted is not listening and instead keeps repeating the same phrase, "I forgot all of it."
• Dilbert becomes frustrated and decides to declare failure and move on, but then has a partial victory when he realizes that Ted's incompetence is so unbelievable that he literally doesn't believe him.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea that some people are so incompetent that they can't even be believed, and that sometimes it's better to just give up and move on.

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