Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th May 2003
Dilbert//5132, first published 23 years ago on Sunday 4th May 2003
Tags
smarter not harder important looking document pretend to be angry avoid people more problems shirt toothpaste color smells minty
Official transcript
Asok walks into Wally's cubicle and says, "Wally, can you teach me to work smarter, not harder?"
Wally reaches for a stack of papers and says, "Grab an important-looking document and follow me."
As they're walking, Wally says, "Walk briskly and pretend to be angry about what you're reading."
Asok makes a mean face and says, "Grrrr."
A co-worker approaches Wally and Asok and says, "Hey, Asok, would you help me...?"
Wally and Asok both stare at their papers and say, "Grrrr."
The co-worker continues, "Never mind."
Wally says to Asok, "As a rule, people try to avoid anyone who has more problems than they do."
Wally continues, "Lesson two: make sure your shirt and your toothpaste are the same color."
Wally points to his shirt and says, "This baby is covered with toothpaste stains, but you'd never know it."
Asok exclaims, "Wow!"
Wally continues, "And how often do you need to launder a shirt that smells minty?"
Asok exclaims, "Never!"
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WALLY, CAN YOU TEACH ME TO WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER?
GRAB AN IMPORTANT- LOOKING DOCUMENT AND FOLLOW ME.
WALK BRISKLY AND PRETEND TO BE ANGRY ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE READING.
HEY, ASOK , WOULD YOU HELP ME...?
NEVER MIND.
AS A RULE, PEOPLE TRY TO AVOID ANYONE WHO HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN THEY DO.
LESSON TWO : MAKE SURE YOUR SHIRT AND YOUR TOOTHPASTE ARE THE SAME COLOR.
GRRRR.
THIS BABY IS COVERED WITH TOOTHPASTE STAINS, BUT YOU'D NEVER KNOW IT.
WOW!
GRRR GRRR AND HOW OFTEN DO YOU NEED TO LAUNDER A SHIRT THAT SMELLS MINTY?
NEVER!
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