Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 23rd March 2014

Dilbert//9108, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 23rd March 2014

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engineers frustration apples and oranges comparing fruit grow on trees nutritionally

Official transcript

Boss: You can't compare apples and oranges. Dilbert: That's clearly wrong because you just compared them and declared them different. Wally: Apples and oranges are both foods that grow on trees. It would be totally valid to compare them nutritionally. Dilbert: I've noticed that a lot of what comes out of your mouth makes no sense. Boss: You sound like my wife. Wally: You can't compare your wife to your subordinate. That's apples and oranges. Boss: What is happening here? Wally: I don't know, but I wouldn't compare it to work.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU CAN'T COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES.

THAT'S CLEARLY WRONG BECAUSE YOU JUST COMPARED THEM AND DECLARED THEM DIFFERENT.

APPLES AND ORANGES ARE BOTH FOODS THAT GROW ON TREES.

IT WOULD BE TOTALLY VALID TO COMPARE THEM NUTRITIONALLY.

IVE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF WHAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH MAKES NO SENSE.

YOU SOUND LIKE MY WIFE.

YOU CAN'T COMPARE YOUR WIFE TO YOUR SUBORDINATE. THAT'S APPLES AND ORANGES.

WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WOULDN'T COMPARE IT TO WORK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Comparing Apples and Oranges"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2004, features Dilbert and his colleagues engaging in a humorous discussion about comparing apples and oranges. The conversation begins with Dilbert's assertion that he cannot compare apples and oranges, as they are fundamentally different. However, his colleague, who is a nutritionist, insists that both foods are nutritional and can be compared.

Dilbert's response is that he cannot compare his wife to his subordinate, as they are also fundamentally different. The nutritionist's argument is that just as apples and oranges are both foods that grow on trees, a wife and a subordinate are both people who work together.

The conversation continues with Dilbert pointing out that a lot of what comes out of his mouth makes no sense, and his wife sounding like his subordinate. The nutritionist responds by asking what is happening here, implying that Dilbert is not making sense.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of comparing apples and oranges, as well as the absurdity of trying to apply logical reasoning to everyday situations. It highlights the importance of clear communication and the dangers of making assumptions without considering the context.

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