Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 15th April 2002

Dilbert//4748, first published 24 years ago on Monday 15th April 2002

Tags

cleaned tool shed running tally time waster frozen snake shovel five years one day

Official transcript

The Boss says to Alice, "This weekend I cleaned out my tool shed."

Alice hits a stop watch, "Click."

The Boss asks, "What's that for?"

Alice responds, "I keep a running tally of how much of my time you waste."

The Boss continues, "...And I thought it was a frozen snake but it was actually a shovel!"

Alice looks at her clock and mutters, "Five years, one day."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS WEEKEND I CLEANED OUT MY TOOL SHED.

CLICK WHAT'S THAT FOR?

I KEEP A RUNNING TALLY OF HOW MUCH OF MY TIME YOU WASTE.

... AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FROZEN SNAKE BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY A SHOVEL!

FIVE YEARS, ONE DAY.

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