Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 27th March 2006

Dilbert//6190, first published twenty years ago on Monday 27th March 2006

Tags

manager mp3 obliviousness outsourcing product quality trade off elbonian factory mp3 player

Official transcript

"Here's our prototype from the Elbonian factory."

"Well, I'm no expert, but this is obviously a good one of these."

"It's an mp3 player."

"We used to call them plumber's helpers!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S OUR PROTOTYPE FROM THE ELBONIAN FACTORY.

WELL, IM NO EXPERT, BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A GOOD ONE OF THESE.

IT'S AN MP3 PLAYER.

WE USED TO CALL THEM PLUMBER'S HELPERS!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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