Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 30th December 2016

Dilbert//10121, first published ten years ago on Friday 30th December 2016

Boss Doesn't See Email

Tags

space, astronaut, engineering, laziness, bureaucracy, accident

Official transcript

Boss: The crew of our first spaceship suffocated on the launchpad. Apparently, I got an email last week asking for approval to repair the oxygen generator. Carol: You killed them with your incompetence? Boss: I can't take all the credit. It was a team effort.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE CREW OF OUR FIRST SPACESHIP SUFFOCA TED ON THE LAUNCHPAD.

APPARENTLY, I GOT AN EMAIL LAST WEEK ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO REPAIR THE OXYGEN GENERATOR.

YOU KILLED THEM WITH YOUR INCOMPETENCE?

I CANT TAKE ALL THE CREDIT.

IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Team Effort"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, with the first character saying, "THE CREW OF OUR FIRST SPACESHIP SUFFOCATED ON THE LAUNCHPAD." The second character responds, "APPARENTLY, I GOT AN EMAIL LAST WEEK ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO REPAIR THE OXYGEN GENERATOR." The first character then asks, "YOU KILLED THEM WITH YOUR INCOM-PETENCE?" The second character replies, "I CAN'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT. IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT."

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of a team effort leading to a fatal outcome, with the characters' exchange implying that everyone is responsible for the disaster.

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