Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th December 2001

Dilbert//4621, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 9th December 2001

Tags

teamwork football carry one day commitment to teamwork customers vacation used golf ball football sports

Official transcript

The Boss holds up a football and says, "I call it teamwork football."

The Boss continues, "Each of you will carry the ball with you for one day to symbolize your commitment to teamwork."

Dilbert, Wally, and Alice listen as The Boss' voice continues, "Who wants to be first?"

The Boss turns to Dilbert. Dilbert says, "Not me, I have a meeting with customers today."

The Boss turns to Wally. Wally says, "I'm on vacation. I only came in for coffee."

The Boss turns to Alice. Alice says, "Not in a trillion years."

Dilbert says to The Boss, "Maybe you could keep it in your desk drawer to symbolize our commitment to teamwork."

The Boss is sitting at his desk. He looks at the football sticking out of his desk drawer and thinks, "I should have used a golf ball."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CALL IT THE TEAMWORK FOOTBALL.

EACH OF YOU WILL CARRY THE BALL WITH YOU FOR ONE DAY TO SYMBOLIZE YOUR COMMITMENT WHO WANTS TO BE FIRST?

NOT ME. I HAVE A MEETING WITH CUSTOMERS TODAY I'M ON VACATION.

I ONLY CAME IN FOR COFFEE.

TO TEAMWORK.

NOT IN A TRILLION YEARS.

MAYBE YOU COULD KEEP IT IN YOUR DESK DRAWER TO SYMBOLIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO TEAMWORK.

I SHOULD HAVE USED A GOLF BALL.

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