Thursday, August 17, 2006

Sisyphus... It could convey a sense of playfulness

I was just reminded of this - one of my favorite dialogue exchanges of all time. It was in the pilot of the Dilbert animated series, which was written by Larry Charles and Scott Adams-

Dilbert: (thinking of new name for product) How about Sisyphus, the guy who pushed a rock up a hill for eternity?
Pointy-haired Boss: It could convey a sense of playfulness...
Dilbert: (dumbstruck) It's supposed to convey a sense of futility!
Pointy-haired Boss: You have to look at it from the rock's point of view

So there's my inspiring tip for the day. When life gets you down, you can always look at things from the rock's point of view.

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