Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 29th January 1999

Dilbert//3576, first published 27 years ago on Friday 29th January 1999

Tags

urgent document overnight drop nine minutes spare eight minutes coffee fisrt truck pulling away box wedge back bumper

Official transcript

Carol stands behind Alice who is at her computer. Carol says, "I'm taking your urgent document to the overnight drop box, with nine minutes to spare."

Carol says, "The box is only eight minutes away. I'll stop for coffee first."

Alice grimaces. Carol says, "Don't worry. If the truck is pulling away from the box, I'll wedge this in the back bumper."

Carol holds out Alice's report. Alice makes the fists of death.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M TAKING YOUR URGENT DOCUMENT TO THE OVERNIGHT DROP BOX, WITH NINE MINUTES TO SPARE.

THE BOX IS ONLY EIGHT MINUTES AWAY. I'LL STOP FOR COFFEE FIRST.

HIND DON'T WORRY. IF THE TRUCK IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE BOX, I'LL WEDGE THIS IN THE BACK BUMPER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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