Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th April 2007

Dilbert//6567, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 8th April 2007

Official transcript

"If I invented something that would give me unlimited power..."

"...Would you kill me in my sleep so you could steal it?"

"Of course not."

"Good."

"I mean, why would I wait until you were asleep?"

"That's just burning daylight."

"In fact, I'm thinking of killing you right now just in case you already invented it and you're trying to decide whether you should tell me."

"It was a hypothetical question."

"Maybe, but it's not a chance I'm willing to take."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF I INVENTED SOMETHING THAT WOULD GIVE ME UNLIMITED POWER...

.. WOULD YOU KILL ME IN MY SLEEP SO YOU COULD STEAL IT?

OF COURSE NOT.

GOOD.

I MEAN, WHY WOULD I WAIT UNTIL YOU WERE ASLEEP?

THAT'S JUST BURNING DAYLIGHT.

OF KILLING YOU RIGHT NOW JUST IN CASE YOU ALREADY INVENTED IT AND YOU'RE TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU SHOULD TELL ME.

IT WAS A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION.

MAYBE, BUT IT'S NOT A CHANCE I'M WILLING .

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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