Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 16th February 2001

Dilbert//4325, first published 25 years ago on Friday 16th February 2001

Tags

nature lover catch and release torture fish sounds bad

Official transcript

The Boss and Web Mistress Ming are getting coffee. The Boss says, "I'm a nature lover. When I fish, I only do catch-and-release."

Web Mistress Ming says to The Boss, "In other words, you torture fish for fun."

The Boss sits at his desk alone and thinks, "I wonder why everything I do sounds bad when it's put in other words."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M A NATURE LOVER. WHEN I FISH, I ONLY DO CATCH-AND- RELEASE.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU TORTURE FISH FOR FUN.

I WONDER WHY EVERYTHING I DO SOUNDS BAD WHEN IT'S PUT IN OTHER WORDS.

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