Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th January 1998

Dilbert//3186, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 4th January 1998

Tags

drunk out of control on a date can't get date whose idea

Official transcript

Dilbert, dressed in a coat, is strolling with Dogbert. Dilbert says, "I'll never get drunk. I don't want to be out of control."

Dogert asks, "Are you in control at work?"

Dilbert answers, "Well.....no."

Dogbert asks, "Are you in control when you're on a date?"

Dilbert responds, "I can't get a date."

Dogbert continues, "And whose idea was it to go on this walk?"

Dilbert answers,"Yours."

Dilbert lifts Dogbert up on a rock to sit. Dilbert asks, "Are you saying that I should get drunk?"

Dogbert answers, "No,no."

Dogbert continues, "I'm saying the decision will be made by the beer companies."

A seated Dilbert responds, "I hope they say that it's okay."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'LL NEVER GET DRUNK. I DON'T WANT TO BE OUT OF CONTROL.

ARE YOU IN CONTROL AT WORK?

WELL NO.

ARE YOU IN CONTROL WHEN YOU'RE ON DATE?

CAN'T GET A DATE AND WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO GO ON THIS WALK?

ARE YOU SAYING I SHOULD GET DRUNK?

NO, NO.

I'M SAYING THE DECISION WILL BE MADE BY THE BEER COMPANIES.

I HOPE THEY SAY IT'S OKAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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