Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 10th June 2001

Dilbert//4439, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 10th June 2001

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defective co workers hall of fame won't work components too close overheat explain back moron sunflower seed mimics bird mimics

Official transcript

Dilbert sits across from Parrot Man and says, "Your idea won't work. The components are too close. They will overheat."

Parrot Man leans back and says, "Let me explain something to you, Dilbert."

Parrot Man points to a piece of paper and continues, "These components will overheat. They are much too close."

Dilbert is angry as Parrot Man goes on, explaining, "The reasons involve heat and something I call 'proximity'"

Dilbert puts his hands to his head and screams, "GAAA!!!"

Parrot Man says, "I don't have time to explain all the details."

Dilbert throws his hands up and yells, "You take everything I say and repeat it back to me like I'm a moron!!"

Parrot Man suddenly stands up with his arms outstretched in a trance-like state and says, "Excuse me, but I hear a clicking sound and feel compelled to eat a sunflower seed."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DEFECTIVE COWORKERS HALL OF FAME YOUR IDEA WON'T WORK. THE COMPONENTS ARE TOO CLOSE.

THEY WILL OVERHEAT LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO YOU, DILBERT.

THESE COMPONENTS WILL OVERHEAT.

THEY ARE MUCH TOO CLOSE.

PARROT MAN THE REASONS INVOLVE HEAT AND SOMETHING I CALL "PROXIMITY." GAAA!!!

\|/ I DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN ALL THE DETAILS.

YOU TAKE EVERYTHING I SAY AND EXPLAIN IT BACK TO ME LIKE I'M A MORON!!

EXCUSE ME, BUT I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND AND FEEL COMPELLED TO EAT A SUNFLOWER SEED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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