Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 6th September 2003
Dilbert//5257, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 6th September 2003
Tags
top priority smoldering mound rubble career didn't like desk
Official transcript
"Dilbert, take care of this. It's our top priority."
"Sure. I'll just let m other priorities slip until my career is a smoldering mound of rubble."
"So what is it?"
"I don't know.. I just didn't like it on my desk."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
DIL BERT, TAKE CARE OF THIS.
IT'S OUR TOP PRIORITY.
SURE. I'LL JUST LET MY OTHER TOP PRIORITIES SLIP UNTIL MY CAREER IS A SMOLDERING MOUND OF RUBBLE.
50 WHAT IS IT?
I DON'T KNOW... I JUST DIDN'T LIKE IT ON MY DESK.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip, titled "Priorities," features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive black hairdo, and his boss, a man in a grey suit.
Panel 1: Dilbert's Priority
- Dilbert approaches his boss, holding a piece of paper.
- The boss asks, "Dilbert, take care of this. It's our top priority."
- Dilbert replies, "It's our top priority."
Panel 2: Dilbert's Concerns
- Dilbert hands the paper back to his boss.
- He says, "Sure, I'll just let my other top priorities slip until my career is a smoldering mound of rubble."
- The boss looks puzzled.
Panel 3: Dilbert's Response
- Dilbert asks, "So what is it?"
- The boss replies, "I don't know... I just didn't like it on my desk."
Panel 4: Dilbert's Reaction
- Dilbert throws the paper on his desk and walks away.
- He says, "I don't know... I just didn't like it on my desk."
The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that priorities are often subjective and can be easily ignored. It highlights the absurdity of a boss assigning a task without specifying its importance or urgency, leaving Dilbert to interpret the situation for himself.
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