Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th December 2002

Dilbert//5006, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 29th December 2002

Tags

last three times thought stolen parked it forgot magic powers car stolen parking lot car will appear

Official transcript

The Boss says to Carol, "Carol call the police. My car has been stolen."

Carol responds, "Is it like the last three times that you thought it had been stolen?"

Carol continues, "And later you realized you just forgot where you parked it?"

The Boss replies, "No. This time is different. My car is totally gone."

Carol puts her hands up in the air and says, "Watch me use my magic powers to make your car reappear in the parking lot."

Carol closes her eyes and exclaims, "Presto auto reappearo!!!"

Carol says to The Boss, "After all the other cars leave the parking lot, your car will appear."

The Boss finds his car in the empty parking lot. He thinks, "Freaky."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAROL, CALL THE POLICE. MY CAR HAS BEEN STOLEN.

IS IT LIKE THE LAST THREE TIMES THAT YOU THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN STOLEN?

AND LATER YOU REALIZED THAT YOU JUST FORGOT WHERE YOU PARKED IT?

NO. THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT. MY CAR IS TOTALLY GONE.

WATCH ME USE MY MAGIC POWERS TO MAKE YOUR CAR REAPPEAR IN THE PARKING LOT.

PRESTO AUTO REAPPEARO!!!

\I/ AFTER ALL THE OTHER CARS LEAVE THE PARKING LOT, YOUR CAR WILL APPEAR.

FREAKY

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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