Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd February 1997

Dilbert//2850, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 2nd February 1997

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cake engineers patent celebration patents schedule celebration

Official transcript

Dilbert says to the Boss's secretary, "Carol, could you check our pointy-haired boss's calendar?"

Carol grumbles. Dilbert explains, "We'd like to schedule a celebration for the engineers who got patents."

Carol grumbles. Dilbert says, "We're all available on the sixth, ninth, twentieth and the twenty-first."

Carol says, "I'll schedule it for the tenth. That's the only day he can do it."

Dilbert replies, "Um . . . None of the engineers can make it on the tenth."

Carol says, "It's not a perfect world."

Wally asks Dilbert, "When's the patent celebration?"

Dilbert says, "Shut up."

On the tenth, the Boss sits at a conference table eating cake. Carol stands behind him. The Boss says, "We should do this more often."

Carol says, "Yeah, I like cake."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAROL, COULD YOU CHECK OUR POINTY-HAIRED BOSS'S CALENDAR?

GRUMBLE WED LIKE TO SCHEDULE A CELEBRATION FOR THE ENGINEERS WHO GOT PATENTS.

GRUMBLE WE'RE ALL AVAILABLE ON THE SIXTH, NINTH, TWENTIETH AND THE TWENTY-FIRST.

I'LL SCHEDULE IT FOR THE TENTH.

THAT'S THE ONLY DAY HE CAN DO IT.

UM... NONE OF THE ENGINEERS CAN MAKE IT ON THE TENTH.

IT'S NOT A PERFECT WORLD WHEN'S THE PATENT CELEBRATION?

SHUT UP ON THE TENTH WE SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN YEAH, I LIKE CAKE.

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