Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 26th March 2016

Dilbert//9842, first published ten years ago on Saturday 26th March 2016

Simplify The Slide

Tags

intelligence, insult, smart, dumb, powerpoint, guest artist, joel friday

Official transcript

Boss: You need to simplify that slide. Dilbert: Did you understand it? Boss: Yes. Dilbert: Then why do you think smart people will be confused? Boss: I can't tell if that was an insult. Dilbert: Ask a smart person.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEED TO SIMPLIFY THAT SLIDE.

DID YOU UNDERSTAND IT?

YES.

THEN WHY DO YOU THINK SMART PEOPLE WILL BE CONFUSED?

I CAN'T TELL IF THAT WAS AN INSULT.

ASK A SMART PERSON

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Smart Person"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, engaging in a conversation with his coworker, who is wearing an orange shirt and has a red tie. The coworker asks Dilbert to simplify a slide, but Dilbert responds by asking why he thinks smart people will be confused. The coworker then asks a smart person, who is standing behind a glass wall, if they can tell if that was an insult. The smart person responds with a shrug, indicating that they cannot determine whether the statement was an insult or not.

Key Points:

• Dilbert is asked to simplify a slide, but he responds by asking why he thinks smart people will be confused.
• The coworker then asks a smart person if they can tell if that was an insult.
• The smart person responds with a shrug, indicating that they cannot determine whether the statement was an insult or not.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that smart people are often seen as being above insults or criticism.

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