Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th October 2006

Dilbert//6385, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 8th October 2006

Official transcript

"A business magazine is sending a reporter to interview me."

"You?"

"They want to learn my best management practices."

"That's a little like milking a squirrel because you need butter."

"I don't know what that meant, but I like the way it sounded."

"Describe your typical day."

"Well, let me tell you..."

"Sometimes you milk the squirrel, and sometimes the squirrel milks you."

"'He is like a zen master. His words are peppered with squirrel-related wisdom.'"

THE TIMES

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

A BUSINESS MAGAZINE IS SENDING A REPORTER TO INTERVIEW ME.

THEY WANT TO LEARN MY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

THAT'S A LITTLE LIKE MILKING A SQUIRREL BECAUSE YOU NEED BUTTER.

THAT MEANT, BUAI LIKE THE WAY IT SOUNDED.

YOU?

DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL DAY.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU...

SOMETIMES YOU MILK THE SQUIRREL, AND SOMETIMES THE SQUIRREL MILKS YOU.

"HE IS LIKE A ZEN MASTER. HIS WORDS ARE PEPPERED WITH SQUIRREL-RELATED WISDOM."

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