Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 20th December 2002

Dilbert//4997, first published 24 years ago on Friday 20th December 2002

Tags

i was grim reaper until antidepressants still reap not grim over limit catch and release

Official transcript

The grim reaper prods Dilbert forward with his staff. The grim reaper says, "I was a grim reaper until I started taking antidepressants."

The walk towards a cave labeled, "Death."

The grim reaper continues, "I still reap, because I like the work. But I'm not grim."

Dilbert asks, "Am I dead?"

The grim reaper responds, "No, I'm over my limit today, so I'm doing catch-and-release."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WAS A GRIM REAPER UNTIL I STARTED TAKING ANTIDEPRESSANTS.

I STILL REAP, BECAUSE I LIKE THE WORK, BUT I'M NOT GRIM.

DEATH AM DEAD?

NO, I'M OVER MY LIMIT TODAY, SO I'M DOING CATCH- AND- RELEASE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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