Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 3rd September 2012
Dilbert//8542, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 3rd September 2012
Tags
anger apathy computer programmers preventer of information business case teamwork seminar goldfish crackers
Official transcript
Mordac: I, Mordac, the preventer of information services, reject your business case because you used the old template. Ha ha ha! I feed on your anger and frustration! And now I will eat like a king! Dilbert: Good luck with that. I've been dead on the inside since the teamwork seminar. Mordac: Sheesh. I'm living on goldfish crackers.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I, MORDAC, THE PREVENTER OF INFORMATION SERVICES, REJECT YOUR BUSINESS CASE BECAUSE YOU USED THE OLD TEMPLATE.
HA HA HA! I FEED ON YOUR ANGER AND FRUSTRATION! AND NOW I WILL EAT LIKE A KING!
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
IVE BEEN DEAD ON THE INSIDE SINCE THE TEAMWORK SEMINAR.
SHEESH. I'M LIVING ON GOLDFISH CRACKERS.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Pre-Venter of Information Services"
Summary:
- The comic strip features Mordac, the "pre-venter of information services," rejecting a business case due to the use of an old template.
- Mordac's response is met with frustration and anger from the person presenting the case.
- The person attempts to calm Mordac down by feeding him, but Mordac remains unimpressed.
- The person eventually gives up and leaves, with Mordac continuing to eat goldfish crackers.
Key Elements:
- The comic strip highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic red tape and the frustration that can come with dealing with it.
- The use of an old template is a relatable and humorous example of the kind of petty obstacles that can hinder progress in a corporate setting.
- The character of Mordac is a classic example of a bureaucratic villain, who takes pleasure in causing problems for others.
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