Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 6th June 2012

Dilbert//8453, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 6th June 2012

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editors writing pointless confusing technical writer highly trained trick question paragraph two

Official transcript

Dilbert: Your second paragraph is pointless and confusing. Let's just delete it. Tina: I'm a highly trained technical writer. What makes you think you can do my job better? Dilbert: That might be a trick questions, but I'm pretty sure the answer is paragraph two.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR SECOND PARAGRAPH IS POINTLESS AND CONFUSING. LET'S JUST DELETE IT.

I'M A HIGHLY TRAINED TECHNICAL WRITER.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN DO MY JOB BETTER?

THAT MIGHT BE A TRICK QUESTION, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THE ANSWER IS PARAGRAPH TWO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of Confusion"

Summary:

This comic strip features Dilbert, a software engineer, and his coworker, Alice, engaged in a conversation about writing. The conversation is presented in three panels.

• Panel 1: Dilbert's second paragraph is described as "pointless and confusing." Alice suggests deleting it, but Dilbert is hesitant.
• Panel 2: Dilbert asks Alice what makes her think he can do his job better. Alice responds by asking if he can make his writing more concise.
• Panel 3: Dilbert claims that his writing is already concise, but Alice points out that the answer is actually "paragraph two."

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of effective communication in the workplace, particularly when it comes to writing.

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