Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 25th June 2013

Dilbert//8837, first published thirteen years ago on Tuesday 25th June 2013

Tags

managers & supervisors time estimate propsal win bid wet sponge insulted me business

Official transcript

Boss: I adjusted your time estimate on the proposal from two years to one so we could win the bid. I plan to make up the time by squeezing you like a wet sponge that insulted me. Then the wet sponge insulted me.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I ADJUSTED YOUR TIME ESTIMATE ON THE PROPOSAL FROM TWO YEARS TO ONE SO WE COULD WIN THE BID.

I PLAN TO MAKE UP THE TIME BY SQUEEZING YOU LIKE A WET SPONGE THAT INSULTED ME.

THEN THAT WET SPONGE INSULTED ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Squeezing the Time"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker with a distinctive hairstyle, in a humorous exchange with his boss.

• Dilbert's boss has adjusted the time estimate for a proposal from two years to one, which Dilbert believes will help them win the bid.
• Dilbert plans to make up for the lost time by squeezing his coworker like a wet sponge that insulted him.
• The punchline is that the coworker has been turned into a red sponge, symbolizing the absurdity of Dilbert's revenge plan.

The comic strip pokes fun at the competitive nature of office politics and the creative ways people might seek revenge.

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