Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th March 2001

Dilbert//4348, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 11th March 2001

Tags

master of delegation footsteps third thing valuable time vendor two minute call funny conversation

Official transcript

The Boss is hiding behind a doorway as Dilbert walks toward him. The Boss thinks, "The Master of Delegation hears the footsteps of his prey."

Sticking his head out the door, The Boss says, "Hi."

A startled Dilbert exclaims, "Gaaa!!"

The Boss says to Dilbert, "Call this vendor and tell him I want the third thing he told me about."

Dilbert says to The Boss, "Okay. That will save two minutes of your valuable time."

Dilbert says, "When the vendor asks me dozens of questions should I just guess at the answers?"

Dilbert asks The Boss, "Or would you prefer to spend an hour giving me enough background so you can avoid a two-minute call?"

Dilbert says, "You know what's funny? This conversation lasted a minute... And there are two of us."

The Boss asks, "Are you done?"

Dilbert says, "I think you wrote down your own phone number."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE MASTER OF DEL-.

EGATION HEARS THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS PREY HI GAAA!!!

CALL THIS VENDOR AND TELL HIM I WANT THE THIRD THING HE TOLD ME ABOUT.

OKAY. THAT WILL SAVE TWO MINUTES OF YOUR VALUABLE TIME.

WHEN THE VENDOR ASKS ME DOZENS OF QUESTIONS SHOULD I JUST GUESS AT THE ANSWERS?

OR WOULD YOU PREFER TO SPEND AN HOUR GIVING ME ENOUGH BACKGROUND SO YOU CAN AVOID A TWO- MINUTE CALL?

YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY? THIS CONVERSATION LASTED A MINUTE.

AND THERE ARE TWO OF US.

ARE YOU DONE?

I THINK YOU WROTE DOWN YOUR OWN PHONE NUMBER.

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