Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th November 2001

Dilbert//4600, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 18th November 2001

Tags

binge eating both mandatory and prohibited budget freeze corporate communications cubicle danville font danville font software department negativity next evaluation non stop sobbing approved corporate font no eating cubicles

Official transcript

The Boss says to Tina, "Tina, you didn't use the approved corporate font."

The Boss continues, "Our corporate communications department days we have to use the danville font."

Tina replies, "No problem. I'll buy the danville font software today."

The Boss says, "There's a budget freeze on software purchases."

Tina asks, "So.. the danville font is both mandatory and prohibited?"

The Boss says, "Remind me to ding you for negativity on your next evaluation."

Tina responds, "I think I'll do some binge eating and non-stop sobbing at my cubicle now."

Tina continues, "Unless that's prohibited too."

The Boss replies, "No eating in cubicles."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TINA, YOU DIDN'T USE THE APPROVED CORPORATE FONT.

OUR CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SAYS WE HAVE TO USE THE DANVILLE FONT.

NO PROBLEM. I'LL BUY THE DANVILLE FONT SOFTWARE TODAY.

THERE'S A BUDGET FREEZE ON SOFTWARE PURCHASES.

SO... THE DANVILLE FONT IS BOTH MANDATORY AND PROHIBITED?

REMIND ME TO DING YOU FOR NEGATIVITY ON YOUR NEXT EVALUATION.

I THINK I'LL DO SOME BINGE EATING AND NONSTOP SOBBING AT MY CUBICLE NOW.

UNLESS THAT'S PROHIBITED TOO.

NO EATING IN CUBICLES.

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