Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 5th January 2002

Dilbert//4648, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 5th January 2002

Tags

paper weight mission statement sun fire cubicle fire mug water shards

Official transcript

A disheveled coworker with smoke effusing from his head says to Dilbert and Wally, "Sorry I'm late."

The coworker continues, "I left my mission statement paperweight in the sun and it set my cubicle on fire."

The coworker continues, "I tried to douse it using my "We are Quality"

mug but the handle broke and I got shards."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SORRY I'M LATE.

I LEFT MY MISSION STATEMENT PAPERWEIGHT IN THE SUN AND IT SET MY CUBICLE ON FIRE.

I TRIED TO DOUSE IT USING MY "WE ARE QUALITY" MUG BUT THE HANDLE BROKE AND I GOT SHARDS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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