Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 5th January 1998

Dilbert//3187, first published 28 years ago on Monday 5th January 1998

Tags

walk at lunch bomb threat hoax yesterday low morale lottery ticket potential irony

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Did you go for a walk at lunch?"

The Boss is wearing an over coat. He says, "Not exactly."

The Boss hangs his coat on a caot rack and says, "I got a bomb threat. I didn't tell anyone else, just in case it was a hoax. Dilbert says, "It was only yesterday that I was saying my morale couldn't be any lower."

The Boss sits behind his desk and says, "I bought a lottery ticket to increase the potential irony."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID YOU GO FOR A WALK AT LUNCH?

NOT EXACTLY.

I GOT A BOMB THREAT.

I DIDN'T TELL ANYONE ELSE, JUST IN CASE IT WAS A HOAX.

IT WAS ONLY YESTERDAY THAT I WAS SAYING MY MORALE COULDN'T BE LOWER.

I BOUGHT A LOTTERY TICKET TO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL IRONY.

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