Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 30th April 2021

Dilbert//11703, first published five years ago on Friday 30th April 2021

Project On Hold

Tags

business, technology, project, hold, opposite, opinion, change, football, analogy, goalpost, fact, laptop, video call

Official transcript

dilbert on video call.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AND THAT'S WHY WE SHOULD PUT THE PROJECT ON HOLD FOR NOW.

!

THAT'S EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU SAID LAST WEEK.

I SOMETIMES CHANGE MY OPINIONS WHEN THE FACTS CHANGE. HOW DO YOU PLAY IT?

NOW YOU'RE MOVING THE GOALPOSTS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Goalpost Moving"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a red shirt and black chair, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is attempting to justify changing his opinions on a project.

Key Points:

• The boss claims that they should put the project on hold for now.
• Dilbert points out that this is exactly the opposite of what the boss said last week.
• The boss attempts to justify the change by saying that they are moving the goalposts.
• Dilbert responds by asking how they play the game, implying that the boss is not being honest or transparent about their motivations.

Overall:

The comic strip highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic language and the tendency for people in power to justify their actions by changing the rules or goalposts. It also pokes fun at the idea that people can simply "move the goalposts" to avoid accountability or responsibility.

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