Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd February 2003

Dilbert//5041, first published 23 years ago on Sunday 2nd February 2003

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budget engineers came prepared audio clips recording of voice

Official transcript

Dilbert is meeting with Tina. He reads a piece of paper and says, "Your budget is wrong. You forgot maintenance."

Tina exclaims, "Why do you engineers always think you're right?!"

Dilbert reaches for a device and says, "I anticipated your reaction and I came prepared."

Dilbert holds the device in front of Tina's face and says, "Here's a list of every disagreement we've had."

Dilbert taps on the device and says, "And here are the audio clips of the outcomes in your own voice."

The device plays back a recording of Tina's voice, "You're right, Dilbert.. You're right... I guess you're right.. I'm wrong.. You're right... You're right."

Tina reaches out her hand and says, "Let me see that for a second."

Tina jumps on top of the table and smashes the device into pieces. She exhales, "Oo! Oo! Oo!"

Dilbert thinks, "To an engineer, everyone looks like a chimp."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR BUDGET IS WRONG. YOU FORGOT MAINTENANCE.

WHY DO YOU ENGINEERS ALWAYS THINK YOU'RE RIGHT?!

I ANTICIPATED YOUR REACTION AND I CAME PREPARED.

HERE'S A LIST OF EVERY DISAGREEMENT WE'VE HAD.

AND HERE ARE THE AUDIO CLIPS OF THE OUTCOMES, IN YOUR OWN VOICE.

TAP TAP YOU'RE RIGHT. DILBERT YOU'RE RIGHT..

GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT...

I'M WRONG.

..YOU'RE RIGHT... YOU'RE RIGHT.

LET ME SEE THAT FOR A SECOND.

TO AN ENGINEER, EVERYONE LOOKS LIKE A CHIMP.

0o!!

,00!!

- 00!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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