Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th September 2010

Dilbert//7827, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 19th September 2010

Tags

meeting proposals technical swivel chair front intelligence test smart joke monkey time animals business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "I don't understand either of your technical proposals, and I need to pick one."

The Boss says, "Normally I'd use favoritism, but I don't like either one of you."

The Boss says, "So I'll give you an intelligence test, and I'll approve the proposal of whoever is the smartest."

The Boss says, "If you shoot an arrow at a monkey from an airplane..."

The Boss says, "And the monkey throws a coconut at the incoming arrow to stop it, but he misses..."

The Boss says, "How can you tell what time it is?"

Dilbert says, "There's not enough data."

Coworker says, "You look at your watch?"

The Boss says, "The correct answer is 'Ask the monkey and hope he doesn't hold a grudge."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com I DON'T UNDERSTAND EITHER OF YOUR TECHNICAL PROPOSALS, AND I NEED TO PICK ONE.

NORMALLY I'D USE FAVORITISM, BUT I DON'T LIKE EITHER ONE OF YOU.

SO I'LL GIVE YOU AN INTELLIGENCE TEST, AND I'LL APPROVE THE PROPOSAL OF WHOEVER IS THE SMARTEST.

IF YOU SHOOT AN ARROW AT A MONKEY FROM AN AIRPLANE...

AND THE MONKEY THROWS A COCONUT AT THE INCOMING ARROW TO STOP IT, BUT HE MISSES..

HOW CAN YOU TELL WHAT TIME IT IS?

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH DATA.

YOU LOOK AT YOUR WATCH?

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS ASK THE MONKEY AND HOPE HE DOESN'T HOLD A GRUDGE."

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