Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 18th December 2002

Dilbert//4995, first published 24 years ago on Wednesday 18th December 2002

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estate planning probate costs create living trust lawyers witty observation

Official transcript

Headline: Estate Planning. The lawyer says to Dilbert, "You can avoid probate costs by creating a living trust."

Dilbert replies, "So.. I can use an inconvenient system created by lawyers to avoid a worse system created by lawyers?"

The lawyer points to his watch and says, "According to my watch, that witty observation cost you four dollars."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ESTATE PLANNING YOU CAN AVOID PROBATE COSTS BY CREATING A LIVING TRUST.

SO... I CAN USE AN INCONVENIENT SYSTEM CREATED BY LAWYERS TO AVOID A WORSE SYSTEM CREATED BY LAWYERS?

ACCORDING TO MY WATCH, THAT WITTY OBSERVATION COST YOU FOUR DOLLARS.

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