Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 9th April 1998

Dilbert//3281, first published 28 years ago on Thursday 9th April 1998

Tags

new computer dispose of old computer engineering solution

Official transcript

Wally tells Dilbert, "I'm not allowed to get a new computer until I get rid of this old one."

Wally continues, "The janitor won't allow it in the trash; Union rules won't let me carry it to storage. So I built this catapult."

Wally catapults the computer over the cubicle and says, "Like I always say, every problem has an engineering solution."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M NOT ALLOWED TO GET A NEW COMPUTER UNTIL I GET RID OF THIS OLD ONE.

THE JANITOR WON'T ALLOW IT IN THE TRASH; UNION RULES WON'T LET ME CARRY IT TO STORAGE. SO I BUILT THIS CATAPULT.

LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, EVERY PROBLEM HAS AN ENGINEERING SOLUTION.

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