Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 15th August 2003

Dilbert//5235, first published 23 years ago on Friday 15th August 2003

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approve plan software commitee soar like eagles millions of dollars sidetracked eagles software engineering

Official transcript

"We can either wait three months for the software committee to approve our plan..."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE CAN EITHER WAIT THREE MONTHS FOR THE SOFTWARE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE OUR PLAN..

OR WE CAN SOAR LIKE EAGLES, AND ACT WITHOUT APPROVAL, SAVING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS!

PLEASE DON'T BE SIDETRACKED BY THE ANALOGY.

SINCE WHEN DO EAGLES USE SOFTWARE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Sidetracked by the Analogy"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, in a conversation with his boss. The boss requests that the software committee wait three months for approval, while Dilbert humorously suggests that they could soar like eagles and act without approval, saving millions of dollars. However, the boss responds by asking when eagles use software, implying that the analogy is not relevant to the situation. The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency to use analogies in a way that distracts from the main issue, highlighting the importance of staying focused on the task at hand.

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