Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 5th February 1996

Dilbert//2487, first published thirty years ago on Monday 5th February 1996

Tags

project delays piece of deadwood contributor waiting for information

Official transcript

Dogbert, Wally, Dilbert, Alice and the Boss sit at a conference table. Dogbert says, "I have discovered the cause of your project delays."

Dogbert continues, "Somebody in this room is a piece of deadwood pretending to be a contributor!"

Dogbert points his tail at a piece of wood in a dress and shouts, "It is you!"

The deadwood says, "Hey, I made some calls and I'm waiting for information!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE DISCOVERED THE CAUSE OF YOUR PROJECT DELAYS.

SOMEBODY IN THIS ROOM IS A PIECE OF DEADWOOD PRETENDING TO BEA CONTRIBUTOR!

IT IS YOU!

HEY, I MADE SOME CALLS AND I'M WAITING FOR INFORMATION!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Deadwood Pretending"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a group of people in a meeting room.
• One person announces they have discovered the cause of project delays.
• Another person reveals that somebody in the room is pretending to be a contributor, but is actually deadwood.
• The person who made the announcement is then revealed to be the deadwood contributor.
• The meeting descends into chaos as the group waits for information from the person who made the announcement.

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