Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th June 2007

Dilbert//6644, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 24th June 2007

Tags

run by attorney hi with hammer attention painful process final result hammer is quicker

Official transcript

"Run this by our attorney."

"May I vigorously hit myself with a hammer instead?"

"You have my attention."

"Either way, it's a painful process that won't change the final result."

"But the hammer is quicker and it will still make you feel as if you made me do something."

"Okay. Try the hammer thing."

BAM! "Ouch!"

BAM! "Ouch!"

BAM! "Ouch!"

"Now run it by our attorney so it feels as if I did two things."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

RUN THIS BY OUR ATTORNEY.

MAY I VIGOROUSLY HIT MYSELF WITH A HAMMER INSTEAD?

YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION.

EITHER WAY, IT'S A PAINFUL PROCESS THAT WON'T CHANGE THE FINAL RESULT.

BUT THE HAMMER IS QUICKER AND IT WILL STILL MAKE YOU FEEL AS IF YOU MADE ME DO SOMETHING.

OKAY. TRY THE HAMMER THING.

BAM! OUCH!

BAM! OUCH!

BAM! OUCH!

NOW RUN IT BY OUR ATTORNEY SO IT FEELS AS IF I DID TWO THINGS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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