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Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th November 2016

Dilbert//10067, first published ten years ago on Sunday 6th November 2016


Tags

idea, criticism, inventions, obfuscate


Official transcript

Dilbert: And that is my idea for our new product. Are there any ignorant objections? Man: Your idea is totally ridiculous! It's like you're tying to build castles in the sky! Dilbert: Have you heard of Air Force One, the plane used by the president of The United States? That's basically a castle in the sky, and someone built it. Man: Well, if your idea is so good, why hasn't someone already done it? Dilbert: I'm guessing that everyone else had co-workers like you.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

AND THAT IS MY IDEA FOR OUR NEW PRODUCT.

ARE THERE ANY IGNORANT OBJECTIONS?

YOUR IDEA IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS!

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD CASTLES IN THE SKY!

HAVE YOU HEARD OF AIR FORCE ONE, THE PLANE USED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?

THAT'S BASICALLY A CASTLE IN THE SKY. AND SOMEONE DID BUILD IT.

WELL, IF YOUR IDEA IS SO GOOD, WHY HASN'T SOMEONE ALREADY DONE IT?

IM GUESSING THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAD COWORKERS LIKE YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Castles in the Sky"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character, presenting his new product idea to a group of skeptical colleagues. Despite their initial reservations, Dilbert persists, suggesting that his idea is so good that someone must have already built it. The punchline reveals that the product is an airplane, which has been in use for decades.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert presents a new product idea to his colleagues.
  • They express skepticism and doubt about its feasibility.
  • Dilbert remains confident, claiming that someone must have already built it.
  • The product is revealed to be an airplane, which has been in use for decades.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of building castles in the sky, implying that Dilbert's colleagues are overly critical and unrealistic in their expectations.

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