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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 27th August 2020

Dilbert//11457, first published six years ago on Thursday 27th August 2020

Word Salad


Tags

managers & supervisors, sarcasm, argument, implications, long term, ramifications, strategic, priorities, word salad, trigger, cognitive, dissonance, business, face mask


Official transcript

boss: you think you made a good argument, but... you are failing to consider the overall implications of the long-term ramifications with regard to strategic priorities.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU THINK YOU MADE A GOOD ARGUMENT, BUT...

YOU ARE FAILING TO CONSIDER THE OVERALL IMPLICATIONS OF THE LONG-TERM RAMIFICATIONS WITH REGARD TO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.

THAT BIG BOWL OF WORD SALAD SUGGESTS I TRIGGERED YOU INTO COGNITIVE DISSONANCE.

TUNA CARPET!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Tuna Carpet"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2010, features a conversation between two characters. The first character, who has made a good argument, is interrupted by the second character, who is triggered by the mention of "word salad" and its implications for long-term ramifications and strategic priorities. The second character's response is a nonsensical phrase, "Tuna carpet," which is meant to be humorous and ironic. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using complex language to avoid making a point or to distract from the issue at hand.

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