Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 16th July 2014

Dilbert//9223, first published twelve years ago on Wednesday 16th July 2014

Tags

money, trees, computer model, genetically modify, tree growth, rare earth minerals, run a trail, money dents grow on trees, fault

Official transcript

Dilbert: My computer model indicates that I can genetically modify a tree to grow leaves made of rare earth minerals. All I need is a hundred dollars to run a trial. Boss: Sorry. Money doesn't grow on trees. Dilbert: Well, now we know whose fault that is. Boss: Strangers?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY COMPUTER MODEL INDICATES THAT I CAN GENETICALLY MODIFY A TREE TO GROW LEAVES MADE OF RARE EARTH MINERALS.

ALL I NEED IS A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO RUN A TRIAL.

SORRY.

MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES.

WELL, NOW WE KNOW WHOSE FAULT THAT IS.

STRANGERS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Tree-mendous Responsibility"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a receding hairline, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his computer model, which has informed him that it can genetically modify a tree to grow leaves made of rare earth minerals. Dilbert is enthusiastic about this prospect, but his boss is skeptical, pointing out that money doesn't grow on trees. The boss also notes that all Dilbert needs is a hundred dollars to run a trial, but Dilbert is hesitant to take on the responsibility. The boss presses him to explain whose fault it is that he is a stranger, and Dilbert responds that he is not a stranger, but rather a man who is responsible for the success or failure of his projects. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate responsibility and the challenges of working in a large organization.

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