Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 17th September 2002

Dilbert//4903, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 17th September 2002

Tags

bad hotel bubonic inn elbonia fleas mattress what kind of fleas

Official transcript

Headline: In Elbonia. Dilbert says to an Elbonian, "Excuse me. My boss is cheap; can you direct me to a bad hotel?"

The Elbonian responds, "I recommend the Bubonic Inn. It is so bad they will pay you to stay there."

The man behind the hotel counter looks like a skeleton and has a rat on his head. The man says, "What kind of fleas do you want in your mattress?"

Dilbert replies, "Lazy ones."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IN ELBONIA EXCUSE ME. MY BOSS IS CHEAP; CAN YOU DIRECT ME TO A BAD HOTEL?

I RECOMMEND THE BUBONIC INN. IT IS SO BAD THEY WILL PAY YOU TO STAY THERE.

WHAT KIND OF FLEAS DO YOU WANT IN YOUR MATTRESS?

LAZY ONES.

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