Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th April 2002

Dilbert//4761, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 28th April 2002

Tags

meeting with favorites management perspective top priority price service circles are round flew in ate up time stole a day revenge

Official transcript

The Boss walks into a meeting and says, "Hey, it's a meeting with our favorite customers!"

The Boss continues, "It's lucky I was passing by."

The Boss continues, "I don't know what this meeting is about but I'm sure it needs some management perspective."

The Boss continues, "Our top priority is quality. Our other top priority is price.. and service.. and ..."

Headline: One Hour Later. The Boss concludes, "And that's why circles are round."

The customer looks at her watch and says, "We flew here for this meeting and you used up all of our time saying nothing."

The customer stands up and exclaims, "You stole a day of my life! I will hunt you to the end of time! Revenge will be mine!"

The Boss and Dilbert are alone in the conference room. The Boss says, "Is it just me or is that phrase starting to be overused?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HEY, IT'S A MEETING WITH OUR FAVORITE CUSTOMERS!

IT'S LUCKY I WAS PASSING BY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEETING IS ABOUT BUT I'M SURE IT NEEDS SOME MANAGEMENT PER - OUR TOP PRIORITY IS QUALITY. OUR OTHER TOP PRIORITY IS PRICE... AND SERVICE... AND.

ONE HOUR LATER AND THAT'S WHY CIRCLES ARE ROUND.

WE FLEW HERE FOR THIS MEETING AND YOU USED UP ALL OF OUR TIME SAYING NOTHING.

SPECTIVE.

YOU STOLE A DAY OF MY LIFE! I WILL HUNT YOU TO THE END OF TIME!

REVENGE WILL BE MINE!

IS IT JUST ME OR IS THAT PHRASE STARTING TO BE OVERUSED?

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