Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 14th January 1999

Dilbert//3561, first published 27 years ago on Thursday 14th January 1999

Tags

venture capitalists web based business lazy dishonest create accounting irregularities energy health

Official transcript

Wally walks into Dilbert's cubicle holding a huge bag of money. Wally has long hair pulled back into a ponytail. Wally says, "Venture capitalists gave me money to start a web-based business."

Dilbert says, "Do they know that you're lazy and dishonest?"

Wally says, "It didn't come up."

Dilbert says, "What'll you create... besides accounting irregularities?"

Wally says, "That's all I have the energy for."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

VENTURE CAPITALISTS GAVE ME MONEY TO START A WEB-BASED BUSINESS.

DO THEY KNOW YOU'RE LAZY AND DISHONEST?

IT DIDN'T COME UP.

WHAT'LL YOU CREATE.

BESIDES ACCOUNTING IRREGULARITIES?

THAT'S ALL I HAVE THE ENERGY FOR.

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