Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 29th May 2002

Dilbert//4792, first published 24 years ago on Wednesday 29th May 2002

Tags

find calling life and waste metal detector no to bottle cap priceless treasure

Official transcript

Wally is walking down the hallway with a metal detector. Alice asks him, "Wally, what do you expect to find here with a metal detector?"

Wally responds, "My first choice is some sort of priceless treasure. But I wouldn't say no to a bottle cap."

Alice leaves and Wally thinks to himself, "I finally find my calling in life and I waste all day explaining it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO FIND HERE WITH A METAL DETECTOR?

MY FIRST CHOICE IS SOME SORT OF PRICELESS TREASURE. BUT I WOULDN'T SAY NO TO A BOTTLE CAP.

I FINALLY FIND MY CALLING IN LIFE AND I WASTE ALL DAY EXPLAINING IT.

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