Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 9th October 2006

Dilbert//6386, first published twenty years ago on Monday 9th October 2006

Official transcript

Why did you attach the plunger of blame to me? "The short answer is 'Because I can.'"

"What's the long answer?"

"Because I-I-I-I ca-a-a-n."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY DID YOU ATTACH THE PLUNGER OF BLAME TO ME?

THE SHORT ANSWER IS "BECAUSE I CAN." WHAT'S THE LONG ANSWER?

BECAUSE I-I-I-I CA-A-AN

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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