Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th February 2001

Dilbert//4326, first published 25 years ago on Saturday 17th February 2001

Tags

deadlines finish on time forty hours good news bad news boss dilbert

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his computer as The Boss says, "Good news: The deadline got pushed back a week."

Dilbert says to The Boss, "Good news?! I've been working for forty hours straight to finish on time!"

The Boss thinks, "I just realized I don't know the difference between good news and bad news."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GOOD NEWS: THE DEADLINE GOT PUSHED BACK A WEEK.

GOOD NEWS?!

I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR FORTY HOURS STRAIGHT TO FINISH ON TIME!

I JUST REALIZED I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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