Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 31st January 2001

Dilbert//4309, first published 25 years ago on Wednesday 31st January 2001

Dilbert cartoon for Wednesday 31st January 2001

Dilbert for Tuesday 30th January 2001

Dilbert for Thursday 1st February 2001

Tags

outsourced sales elbonian company complex technology bad string call back mud pile

Official transcript

The Boss says to Wally and Dilbert, "We outsourced our sales and fulfillment functions to an Elbonian company."

Wally looks at Dilbert as Dilbert asks, "Um... Are you sure that's the best way to sell complex technology?"

Three Elbonians and a pig each are holding a tin can with string to their ears. One Elbonian says, "Could you call back? We have a bad string."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE OUTSOURCED OUR SALES AND FULFILLMENT FUNCTIONS TO AN ELBONIAN COMPANY.

UM... ARE YOU SURE THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO SELL COMPLEX TECHNOLOGY?

COULD YOU CALL BACK?

WE HAVE A BAD STRING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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