Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th June 2017

Dilbert//10277, first published nine years ago on Sunday 4th June 2017

Tags

insult, idiot, obliviousness

Official transcript

Dilbert: As you know, every project in this company has one idiot on the team. Man: That can't be true. Boss: It is true. I assign one idiot per team to keep them from bunching together. Man: My project team doesn't have any idiots. Dilbert: There's a good explanation for why you think that. Man: I Don't see what that would be. If I had an idiot on my team I would know it. Unless...

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EVERY PRENCT IN THIS COMPANY HAS ONE IDIOT ON THE TEAM.

THAT CAN'T BE TRUE.

IT IS TRUE.

I ASSIGN ONE IDIOT PER TEAM TO KEEP THEM FROM BUNCHING TOGETHER.

MY PROJECT TEAM DOESN'T HAVE ANY IDIOTS.

THERE'S A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR WHY YOU THINK THAT I DON'T SEE WHAT THAT WOULD BE.

IF I HAD AN IDIOT ON MY TEAM, I WOULD KNOW IT.

UNLESS...

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Idiot on My Team"

Summary:

The comic strip, created by Scott Adams, features Dilbert and his colleagues discussing the presence of an idiot on their team. The conversation begins with Dilbert stating that every project has one idiot, which is met with skepticism by his colleagues. However, he insists that it is true and assigns one idiot to each team to keep them from bunching together.

The conversation continues with Dilbert explaining that there is a good explanation for why he thinks this, but he doesn't see what that would be. He then reveals that he would know if he had an idiot on his team, unless... The comic strip ends with the implication that Dilbert may indeed have an idiot on his team, but he's not sure.

Key Points:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the common perception that every team has one incompetent member.
• Dilbert's assignment of an idiot to each team is a humorous take on the idea of delegating tasks to the least capable team member.
• The comic strip's ending leaves the reader wondering if Dilbert truly has an idiot on his team or if he's just joking.

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