Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 23rd June 2002

Dilbert//4817, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 23rd June 2002

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interview long story bank story argued admit mistake landmark court case bank claims dumb guy fit in

Official transcript

The Boss is with another man and introduces him to Dilbert. The Boss says, "Dilbert, I'd like you to interview Matt for our department."

Dilbert asks Matt, "There's a three-year gap in your work history. What were you doing?"

Matt replies, "One day I was balancing my checkbook and noticed a bank error."

Matt continues, "So I embarked on a three-year mission to make the bank admit its mistake!"

Matt continues, "I worked the phones day and night, rarely eating or bathing."

Matt continues, "Then came the sit-ins, the media frenzy and the landmark court case."

Matt exclaims, "The bank claimed that seven minus four is three. And I'm like, 'Since when?'"

After the interview, The Boss asks Dilbert, "Would he fit in?"

Dilbert replies, "Unfortunately, yes."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, I'D LIKE YOU TO INTERVIEW MATT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.

THERE'S A THREE- YEAR GAP IN YOUR WORK HISTORY.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

ONE DAY I WAS BALANCING MY CHECK BOOK AND NOTICED A BANK ERROR.

SO I EMBARKED ON A THREE-YEAR MISSION TO MAKE THE BANK ADMIT ITS MISTAKE!

I WORKED THE PHONES DAY AND NIGHT, RARELY EATING OR BATHING.

THEN CAME THE SIT-INS, THE MEDIA FRENZY AND THE LANDMARK COURT CASE.

THE BANK CLAIMED THAT SEVEN MINUS FOUR IS THREE.

AND I'M LIKE, "SINCE WHEN?" WOULD HE FIT IN?

UNFORTUNATELY, YES.

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