Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th January 2005

Dilbert//5748, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 9th January 2005

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upgrade computer non standard equipment cubicle den non stardard onitor healing clense upgraded computer abacus

Official transcript

I asked the I.T. department to upgrade my computer. "They're coming here??!"

"We must hide our non-standard equipment!"

"Uh-oh."

"So-o-o... this den of non-standardization must be your cubicle."

"This non-standard printer is coming with me. And I don't remember that monitor on our list."

"I must cleanse your cubicle of non-conformancce so the healing can begin."

"Surely my upgraded computer will arrive soon."

Months later "Abacus?"

"Please shut up."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I ASKED THE I.T.

DEPARTMENT TO UPGRADE MY COMPUTER.

THEY'RE WE MUST COMING HIDE OUR HERE??!

NONSTANDARD EOUTPMENTIUH-OH.

SO-0-0..

THIS DEN OF NONSTANDARD- IZATION MUST BE YOUR CUBICLE.

THIS NONSTANDARD PRINTER IS COMING WITH ME. AND I DON'T REMEMBER THAT MONITOR ON OUR LIST.

I MUST CLEANSE YOUR CUBICLE OF NONCONFORMANCE SO THE HEALING CAN BEGIN.

ZIP!!

SURELY MY UPGRADED COMPUTER WILL ARRIVE SOON.

MONTHS LATER ABACUS?

PLEASE SHUT UP

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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