Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th January 2001

Dilbert//4285, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 7th January 2001

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battery technology question motives transformation lying avoid work manual labor

Official transcript

Dilbert says to a female co-worker, "No known battery technology can handle this load and be this size."

The female co-worker folds her arms as Dilbert says, "That's not what you wanted to hear."

The female co-worker grimaces as Dilbert says, "So your mind will erase what I said..."

Dilbert continues, "... And replace the memory with something totally ridiculous so you can question my motives."

The female co-worker grunts, "Gaah!"

Dilbert thinks, "The transformation is complete."

The female co-worker exclaims, "How can you say there's no such thing as a battery?!"

The female co-worker berates Dilbert, "You're lying to avoid work! I'm going to talk to your boss!"

Dilbert says to Dogbert, "Lately, the only thing keeping me from being a serial killer is my distaste for manual labor."

Dogbert says, "You're preaching to the choir."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NO KNOWN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CAN HANDLE THIS LOAD AND BE THIS SIZE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANTED TO HEAD SO YOUR MIND WILL ERASE WHAT I SAID.

...AND REPLACE THE MEMORY WITH SOMETHING TOTALLY RIDICULOUS SO YOU THE TRANSFORMATION IS COMPLETE GAAH!

\ 1/ HOW CAN YOU SAY THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A BATTERY?!

YOU'RE LYING TO AVOID WORK! I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOUR BOSS!

CAN CUCOLLON MT MOTIVES.

LATELY, THE ONLY THING KEEPING ME FROM BEING A SERIAL KILLER IS MY DISTASTE FOR MANUAL LABOR.

YOU'RE PREACH ING TO THE CHOIR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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