Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th January 2003

Dilbert//5034, first published 23 years ago on Sunday 26th January 2003

Tags

boss dilbert dont idel well freaks out gets phone call lost connection meeting sit still challenge mind body connection business

Official transcript

The Boss calls after Dilbert, "Dilbert, come here for a minute."

The Boss and Dilbert are walking towards The Boss' desk. The Boss says, "I need to talk to you about..."

He is interrupted by the ringing telephone. The Boss is on the telephone. He holds up his finger at Dilbert. Dilbert thinks, "He's giving me the 'wait' signal."

Dilbert continues to think, "I have nothing to look at, nothing to fiddle with, nothing to do."

Dilbert continues to think, "I'll try thinking about how my mind controls my muscles."

Dilbert's arms start shaking. He thinks, "Uh-oh... I'm getting too conscious of my muscles and it's freaking me out."

Dilbert falls back and exclaims, "Gaaa!!! I've lost my mind-body connection!!"

Dilbert is on the floor with his feet up in the air. The Boss says into the phone, "The problem with my engineers is that they don't idle well."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, COME HERE FOR A MINUTE.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT...

HE'S GIVING ME THE "WAIT" SIGNAL I HAVE NOTHING TO LOOK AT, NOTHING TO FIDDLE WITH, NOTHING TO DO.

OING I'LL TRY THINKING ABOUT HOW MY MIND CONTROLS MY MUSCLES RING UH-OH... I'M GETTING TOO CONSCIOUS OF MY MUSCLES AND IT'S FREAKING ME OUT.

GAAA!!! I'VE LOST MY MIND- BODY CONNECTION!!!

THE PROBLEM WITH ENGINEERS IS THAT THEY DON'T IDLE WELL.

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