Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th June 2005

Dilbert//5902, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 12th June 2005

Tags

tuesday off kids tonsils not suregon rare blood type donate blood moral supprt real winner immoral and sick cold on tuesday

Official transcript

"I need Tuesday off because my son is having his tonsils removed."

"Since when do you know how to remove tonsils?"

"Um...I won't be performing the surgery myself."

"Do you have a rare blood type that you need to donate?"

"No. Actually, I was planning on sitting in the waiting room to give him moral support."

"So your kid is immoral and sick? He sounds like a real winner."

"What I mean is that I plan to have a cold on Tuesday."

"Well, I can see where your kid gets it from."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED TUESDAY OFF BECAUSE MY SON IS HAVING HIS TONSILS REMOVED.

SINCE WHEN DO YOU KNOW HOW TO REMOVE TONSILS?

PERFORMING THE SURGERY MYSELF.

DO YOU HAVE A RARE BLOOD TYPE THAT YOU NEED TO DONATE?

NO. ACTUALLY, I WAS PLANNING ON SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM TO GIVE HIM MORAL SUPPORT.

SO YOUR KID IS IMMORAL AND SICK?

HE SOUNDS LIKE A REAL WINNER.

WHAT I MEAN IS THAT I PLAN TO HAVE A COLD ON TUESDAY.

WELL, I CAN SEE WHERE YOUR KID GETS IT FROM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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