Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 26th November 2001

Dilbert//4608, first published 25 years ago on Monday 26th November 2001

Tags

airline no planes sit in crowded room steal luggage customers realize mechanical difficulties

Official transcript

Dilbert is assembling something. Dogbert says to him, "I'm going to start an airline that has no planes."

Dogbert continues, "I'll take people's money and make them sit in a crowded room while ex-cons steal from their luggage."

Dilbert turns and replies, "What happens when your customers realize you have no airplanes?"

Dogbert responds, "I call that 'mechanical difficulties.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M GOING TO START AN AIRLINE THAT HAS NO PLANES.

I'LL TAKE PEOPLE'S MONEY AND MAKE THEM SIT IN A CROWDED ROOM WHILE EX-CONS STEAL FROM THEIR LUGGAGE.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR CUSTOMERS REALIZE YOU HAVE NO AIR- I CALL PLANES?

THAT "MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES."

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