Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th January 1999

Dilbert//3560, first published 27 years ago on Wednesday 13th January 1999

Tags

venture capitalists web based business engineer cool ponytail good enough money suitcase full engineering

Official transcript

Wally stands in front of his cubicle with his hair in a ponytail. Two men in suits walk up to him. The dark haired man says, "Wally we're venture capitalists. We want to invest in your web-based business."

Wally says, "I don't own a web-based business. I'm just an engineer with a cool ponytail."

Man 1 says, "That's good enough for us."

He offers a briefcase full of money. Man 2, who holds a fistfull of cash, says, "We like to get in early."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, WERE VENTURE CAPITALISTS. WE WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR WEB-BASED BUSINESS I DON'T OWN A WEB-BASED BUSINESS. I'M JUST AN ENGINEER WITH A COOL PONYTAIL.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.

WE LIKE TO GET IN EARLY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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