Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 3rd February 2003

Dilbert//5042, first published 23 years ago on Monday 3rd February 2003

Tags

bad hand writing harmful medication marketing mild rash prescription doctor exam room medical business

Official transcript

Dilbert is sitting on the doctor's table. The doctor says, "It's a mild rash. I'll scribble and indecipherable prescription for you."

Dilbert looks at the prescription and says, "What if your bad handwriting causes the pharmacy to give me harmful medication?"

The doctor replies, "That's a little thing I call marketing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S A MILD RASH.

I'LL SCRIBBLE AN INDECIPHERABLE PRESCRIPTION FOR YOU.

WHAT IF YOUR BAD HANDWRITING CAUSES THE PHARMACY TO GIVE ME A HARMFUL MEDICATION?

THAT'S A LITTLE THING I CALL MARKETING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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