Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 19th April 2003

Dilbert//5117, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 19th April 2003

Tags

training worlds longest joke criminally abusive behavior and fun fine line behaviors

Official transcript

The Boss is meeting with an employee. The Boss says, "So Ted has been training you for the past six months."

The Boss continues, "Based on your work, I'd say he's playing the world's longest practical joke on you."

The employee is visibly angry. He approached Ted. Ted says, "Sometimes there's a fine line between criminally abusive behavior and fun."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SO TED HAS BEEN TRAINING YOU FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

BASED ON YOUR WORK, I'D SAY HE'S PLAYING THE WORLD'S LONGEST PRACTICAL JOKE ON YOU.

SOMETIMES THERE'S A FINE LINE BETWEEN CRIMINALLY ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR AND FUN.

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