Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th April 1998

Dilbert//3277, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 5th April 1998

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variance im depreciation four hour meeting stale dount nothing to report wasted donut threw donut meeting everyone alseep business

Official transcript

A presenter says, ".. Now let's look at our year-to-date variance in depreciation."

Alice notices a sleeping co-worker on one side and thinks, "Only five minutes left of our four hour meeting."

There is another sleeping co-worker on her other side. Alice thinks, "Uf he keeps droning, there won't be any time for my presentation."

Alice thinks, "I spent a whole week preparing my presentation."

Alice realizes, "Everyone else is already asleep."

Alice plans, "My only hope is to stun the presenter with a stale donut."

Presenter points to a chart and says, "As you can see, there's nothing to report."

A donut heads for the back of the presenter's head."

Alice thinks, "I wasted a donut."

Everyone around her is sleeping.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

... NOW LET'S LOOK AT OUR YEAR-TO-DATE VARIANCE IN DEPRECIATION.

ONLY FIVE MINUTES LEFT OF OUR FOUR HOUR MEETING.

ZzZZZZ IF HE KEEPS DRONING, THERE WON'T BE ANY TIME FOR MY PRESENTATION ZZZZZ SPENT A WHOLE WEEK PREPARING MY PRESENTATION.

EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY ASLEEP.

MY ONLY HOPE IS TO STUN THE PRESENTER WITH A STALE DONUT.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT.

WASTED DONUT.

1222 zzZZ

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