Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 25th February 2003

Dilbert//5064, first published 23 years ago on Tuesday 25th February 2003

Tags

blank cd demo empty case forgetting blank cd new product software travel travelled four hours unit once we write engineering

Official transcript

Dilbert approaches a receptionist and says, "I have an appointment to see a demo of your new product."

The salesman holds up a box and says to Dilbert, "And the unit will be in a case like this, but completely different, and it will have software, once we write it."

Dilbert holds the box and says, "You let me travel four hours to see an empty case?"

The salesman replies, "Are you forgetting the blank CD?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE A DEMO OF YOUR NEW PRODUCT.

AND THE UNIT WILL BE IN A CASE LIKE THIS, BUT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, AND IT WILL HAVE SOFTWARE, ONCE WE WRITE IT.

YOU LET ME TRAVEL FOUR HOURS TO SEE AN EMPTY CASE?

ARE YOU FORGETTING THE BLANK CD?

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