Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th March 2003

Dilbert//5097, first published 23 years ago on Sunday 30th March 2003

Tags

blue jeans ceo tries average chauffer dressed as fox drove tractor fox hunt helicopter interns ironic real work roll sleeve like secretary

Official transcript

The Boss addresses a meeting, "Our CEO will be joining us in a minute."

The Boss continues, "As usual, he'll be making an awkward attempt to seem like 'just plain folk.'"

The CEO enters. He points to the chair next to Wally and says, "Excuse me - is this ordinary chair available for an average guy like me?"

The CEO rolls up his sleeves and says, "I'll roll up my sleeves and get to work. I'm not too good for real work."

The CEO turns to Alice and says, "I have a secretary, but it's almost as if I work for her. Ha ha! It's ironic."

The CEO says, "Last weekend I wore blue jeans and drove a tractor!"

A driver approaches the CEO and says, "Sir, your helicopter is here to take you to your island fortress for the fox hunt."

The CEO turns to the meeting and says, "Itty bitty fortress."

The driver adds, "The interns are already in full fox costumes."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR CEO WILL BE JOINING US IN A MINUTE.

AS USUAL, HE'LL BE MAKING AN AWKWARD ATTEMPT TO SEEM LIKE "JUST PLAIN FOLK.

EXCUSE ME - IS THIS ORDINARY CHAIR AVAILABLE FOR AN AVERAGE GUY LIKE ME?

I'LL ROLL UP MY SLEEVES AND GET TO WORK. I'M NOT TOO GOOD FOR REAL WORK.

I HAVE A SECRETARY, BUT IT'S ALMOST AS IF I WORK FOR HER.

HA HA! IT'S IRONIC.

LAST WEEKEND I WORE BLUE JEANS AND DROVE A TRACTOR!

SIR, YOUR HELICOPTER IS HERE TO TAKE YOU TO YOUR ISLAND FORTRESS FOR THE FOX HUNT.

ITTY BITTY FORTRESS THE INTERNS ARE ALREADY IN FULL FOX COSTUMES.

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