Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 4th November 2002

Dilbert//4951, first published 24 years ago on Monday 4th November 2002

Tags

pointy haired convict bust joint walking backward little joke fresh meat

Official transcript

Headline: Pointy-haired Convict. The Boss is wearing a prison jumper and says to Wally, "I've got to find a way to bust out of this joint."

Wally responds, "Try walking backward."

The Boss says, "Well, that didn't work... Oh, I get it: This is a little joke you play on all the fresh meat."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

POINTY-HAIRED CONVICT I'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO BUST OUT OF THIS JOINT.

TRY WALKING BACKWARD.

WELL, THAT DIDN'T WORK... OH, I GET IT: THIS IS A LITTLE JOKE YOU PLAY ON ALL THE FRESH MEAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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