Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 30th September 2002

Dilbert//4916, first published 24 years ago on Monday 30th September 2002

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integrate inventroy finance systems nitiwt ogre fired thirty years

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, "Dilbert, I want you to integrate our sales database with our inventory and finance systems."

The Boss continues, "The managers of those systems are a nitwit, an ogre, and a $#!&% respectively."

The Boss continues, "And they know that two of them will be fired when it's complete."

Dilbert responds, "I can get that done in thirty years."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, I WANT YOU TO INTEGRATE OUR SALES DATABASE WITH OUR INVENTORY AND FINANCE SYSTEMS.

THE MANAGERS OF THOSE SYSTEMS ARE A NITWIT, AN OGRE, AND A ##.3% .

RESPECTIVELY.

AND THEY KNOW THAT TWO OF THEM WILL BE FIRED WHEN IT'S COMPLETE.

I CAN GET THAT DONE IN THIRTY YEARS.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Firing the Managers"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and his boss, a man with a distinctive hairstyle and a suit. The strip is divided into three panels, each with a caption.

Panel 1: Dilbert approaches his boss and says, "I want you to integrate our sales database with our inventory and finance systems." His boss responds, "The managers of those systems are a nitwit, an ogre, and a half-arse, respectively."

Panel 2: Dilbert looks puzzled, and his boss continues, "And they know that two of them will be fired when it's complete. I can get that done in thirty years."

Panel 3: Dilbert's expression changes to one of determination, and he says, "I'll take that on." His boss looks surprised and says, "You're a glutton for punishment."

Overall: The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of working with difficult colleagues and the absurdity of bureaucratic red tape. It highlights the importance of effective communication and problem-solving in overcoming these challenges.

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