Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 1st January 2001

Dilbert//4279, first published 25 years ago on Monday 1st January 2001

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topper top you ruins system can't go first

Official transcript

Dilbert is sitting at his computer. The Boss is with another man. The Boss says, "Dilbert, meet Topper. He's amazing."

Dilbert looks at The Boss and a smirking Topper. The Boss says, "No matter what you say about yourself, he'll top it."

Dilbert says to Topper, "How are you?"

The Boss looks at Topper as Topper says, "I can't go first. It ruins my system."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, MEET TOPPER. HE'S AMAZING.

NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT YOURSELF, HE'LL TOP IT.

HOW ARE YOU?

I CAN'T GO FIRST. IT RUINS MY SYSTEM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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