Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 18th April 2013

Dilbert//8769, first published thirteen years ago on Thursday 18th April 2013

Tags

conversation deception political reasons irrational nonsense filter

Official transcript

Boss: Your plan is technically sound, but I have to reject it for political reasons I can't share. Dilbert: I'll come back with some plans that are irrational nonsense and see if they make it past your filter. Boss: I'll always wonder if there was a better way to handle that.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR PLAN IS TECHNICALLY SOUND, BUT I HAVE TO REJECT IT FOR POLITICAL REASONS I CANT SHARE.

I'LL COME BACK WITH SOME PLANS THAT ARE IRRATIONAL NONSENSE AND SEE IF THEY MAKE IT PAST YOUR FILTER.

I'LL ALWAYS WONDER IF THERE WAS A BETTER WAY TO HANDLE THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Filter of Irrationality"

This comic strip, originally published in 2013, follows the typical format of the 'Dilbert' series, featuring Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer, and his boss, the Pointy-Haired Boss.

Panel 1: Dilbert's plan is rejected by his boss due to its "political reasons," which Dilbert cannot share.

Panel 2: Dilbert returns with some plans that are "irrational nonsense" and asks if they make it past his filter.

Panel 3: Dilbert's boss responds with a thought bubble, saying, "I'll always wonder if there was a better way to handle that."

Summary: The comic strip humorously portrays the bureaucratic red tape and the absurdity of corporate politics. Dilbert's attempts to circumvent the system by presenting irrational plans are met with skepticism, but his boss remains uncertain about the best approach. The strip pokes fun at the inefficiencies and illogicalities that often characterize corporate decision-making processes.

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