Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th October 2012

Dilbert//8597, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 28th October 2012

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meetings marketing plan consumers research is stupid opposed to science rational thinking manifestaions pendantic semantics stopped talking

Official transcript

Boss: ... and that's our marketing plan for the coming year. Dilbert: Research shows that consumers reject this sort of approach. Boss: Research is stupid. Dilbert: Are you saying the studies on this particular topic are flawed? Or are you just generally opposed to science, rational thinking, and all manifestations of common sense. Boss: Stop being pedantic with your semantics. Catbert: Did you get buy-in? Boss: Yes, in the sense that they stopped talking.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

.. AND THAT'S OUR MARKETING PLAN FOR THE COMING YEAR.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CONSUMERS REJECT THIS SORT OF APPROACH.

RESEARCH IS STUPID.

ARE YOU SAYING THE STUDIES ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC ARE FLAWED?

OR ARE YOU JUST GENERALLY OPPOSED TO SCIENCE, RATIONAL THINKING, AND ALL MANIFESTATIONS OF COMMON SENSE?

STOP BEING PEDANTIC WITH YOUR SEMANTICS.

DID YOU GET BUY-IN?

YES. IN THE SENSE THAT THEY STOPPED TALKING.

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