Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th October 2003

Dilbert//5300, first published 23 years ago on Sunday 19th October 2003

Tags

budget for research and development confidential witty appreciation laugh teeth fall out

Official transcript

"Ted, what's the budget for Research and Development?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TED, WHAT'S THE BUDGET FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT?

IT'S CONFIDENTIAL I COULD TELL YOU, BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU. I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT ONE. IT'S VERY WITTY.

ALLOW ME TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION WITH THE FOLLOWING FAKE LAUGH.

HEE HEE!

' HA!!!

HA HA HA HA HA!!

THOSE ARE MY REAL TEETH. I NEED THEM BACK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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