Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th March 2000

Dilbert//3984, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 12th March 2000

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stirrup pants not professional filed patent 50 million dollars earn license fees comapny various pant crises

Official transcript

The Boss calls Alice as she is walking by: "Alice!"

The Boss tells Alice: "Stirrup pants are not professional attire."

Alice explains: "I just filed a patent that will earn fifty million in license fees for the company."

The Boss is impressed: "Really? Wow."

He continues: "But its no excuse for bad pants."

Alice says: "Whatever. Did you sign the budget request I gave you last week?"

The Boss answers: "No... I've been busy with various pant-related crises."

The stirrup pants are pulled over the Boss's head. He thinks: "Here's another."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE STIRRUP PANTS ARE NOT PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE.

I JUST FILED A PATENT THAT WILL EARN FIFTY MILLION IN LICENSE FEES FOR THE COMPANY.

REALLY?

WOW.

BUT IT'S NO EXCUSE FOR BAD PANTS.

WHATEVER DID YOU SIGN THE BUDGET REQUEST I GAVE YOU LAST WEEK?

NO... I'VE BEEN BUSY WITH VARIOUS PANT- RELATED CRISES.

HERE'S ANOTHER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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