Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 14th October 2001

Dilbert//4565, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 14th October 2001

Tags

meeting vague intrsutcions morons annonymous pandemonium ends shoe sniffing contest mom called arguments business

Official transcript

The Boss approaches Carol and says, "Carol, if anyone calls, say I'm in a meeting."

Carol asks, "What meeting?"

The Boss replies, "It doesn't matter."

Carol thinks, "#O!* vague instructions"

as the phone rings. Carol says into the phone, "He's at his weekly meeting of 'Morons Anonymous.' She continues on the phone, "It's a long meeting. They usually get into an argument about the definition of 'anonymous.' She continues on the phone, "Half of them think it means 'angry.' Then someone throws a chair and it's pandemonium."

She continues on the phone, "The whole thing usually ends with a shoe-sniffing contest."

The Boss returns to Carol's desk. She says, "Your mom called."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAROL, IF ANYONE CALLS, SAY I'M IN A MEETING.

WHAT MEETING?

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

# 8!* 3 VAGUE RRRING INSTRUC- ATIONS.

HE'S AT HIS WEEKLY MEETING OF "MORONS ANONYMOUS." IT'S A LONG MEETING.

THEY USUALLY GET INTO AN ARGUMENT ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF "ANONYMOUS." HALF OF THEM THINK IT MEANS ANGRY." THEN SOMEONE THROWS A CHAIR AND IT'S PANDEMONIUM.

THE WHOLE THING USUALLY ENDS WITH A SHOE-SNIFFING CONTEST.

YOUR

CALLED.

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