Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 3rd June 2005

Dilbert//5893, first published 21 years ago on Friday 3rd June 2005

Tags

freeze n expenses freeware version readily available coffee sipping noises

Official transcript

I couldn't buy the software I need to do my job because of your freeze on expenses. "And our I.S. policy says I can't use the freeware version that is readily available."

"So I used the week to develop some new coffee-sipping noises."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I COULDN'T BUY THE SOFTWARE I NEED TO DO MY JOB BECAUSE OF YOUR FREEZE ON EXPENSES.

AND OUR I.S. POLICY SAYS I CAN'T USE THE FREEWARE VERSION THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE.

50 I USED THE WEEK TO DEVELOP SOME NEW COFFEE-SIPPING NOISES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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