Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 22nd May 2005

Dilbert//5881, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 22nd May 2005

Tags

personal items can't be higher cucblicl wall aesthetic reasons doll einstein doll try this concept stock plunge

Official transcript

"Alice, company policy says that personal items can not be higher than the cubicle wall."

"Just out of curiousity, what is the logic behind that bizarre policy?"

"We want to maintain a smooth line-of-sight for aesthetic reasons."

"Let me see if I understand your point of view."

"My Einstein doll makes the cubicle so hideous that our stock will plunge"

"Now if I take it down..."

"Gasp! It's so beautiful now! My soul is filled with music! My life has meaning!"

"Yea! I just noticed that when I look at this doll and you at the same time, you look hideous."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, COMPANY POLICY SAYS THAT PERSONAL ITEMS CAN NOT BE HIGHER THAN THE CUBICLE WALL.

JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHAT IS THE LOGIC BEHIND THAT BIZARRE POLICY?

WE WANT TO MAINTAIN A SMOOTH LINE-OF-SIGHT FOR AESTHETIC REASONS.

LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

MY EINSTEIN DOLL MAKES THE CUBICLE SO HIDEOUS THAT OUR STOCK PRICE WILL PLUNGE.

NOW IF I TAKE IT DOWN...

GASP! IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL NOW!

MY SOUL IS FILLED WITH MUSICI MY LIFE HAS MEANING!

HEY! I JUST NOTICED THAT WHEN I LOOK AT THIS DOLL AND YOU AT THE SAME TIME, YOU LOOK HIDEOUS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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