Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th February 2002

Dilbert//4691, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 17th February 2002

Tags

voluntary layoff package ted retirement money start a business kites out of waffles worlds largest edible kites value opinion option

Official transcript

A coworker comes into Wally's cubicle. The coworker says, "Wally, may I ask you for advice?"

Wally responds, "Huh?"

The coworker says, "My name is Ted. I'm planning to take the voluntary layoff package."

The coworker continues, "Then I plan to use my retirement money to start a business that makes kites out of waffles!"

The coworker continues, "In five years I hope to be the world's largest maker of edible kites."

The coworker asks, "So, what do you think? I value your opinion."

Wally responds, "Ted, who told you that I'd be a good person to ask for an opinion on your idea?"

Ted replies, "Alice said it reminded her of the quality of your... ideas."

He pauses and then says, "Oh."

Wally and Ted are standing hostilely in Alice's cubicle. Alice exclaims, "Alice shoots for the double!!! She scores!!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, MAY I ASK YOU FOR ADVICE?

HUH?

MY NAME IS TED.

I'M PLANNING TO TAKE THE VOLUNTARY LAYOFF PACKAGE.

THEN I PLAN TO USE MY RETIREMENT MONEY TO START A BUSINESS THAT MAKES KITES OUT IN FIVE YEARS I HOPE TO BE THE WORLD'S LARGEST MAKER OF EDIBLE KITES.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I VALUE YOUR OPINION.

TED, WHO TOLD YOU THAT I'D BE A GOOD PERSON TO ASK FOR AN OPINION ON YOUR IDEA?

OF WAFFLES!

ALICE SAID IT REMINDED HER OF THE QUALITY OF YOUR... IDEAS.

ALICE SHOOTS FOR THE DOUBLE !!!

SHE SCORES!!!

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