Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd March 2008

Dilbert//6896, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 2nd March 2008

Tags

dismissive and insulting eduction experience needed insulting answer snake mittens rejected idea

Official transcript

What do you think of my idea? "It won't work."

"Why not?"

"Do you want the long answer that you won't understand because you possess neither the experience nor the education needed?"

"Or the dismissive and insulting answer that has the advantage of being quick?"

"Another advantage of the insulting answer is that you can tell people I rejected your idea because I didn't think of it myself."

"I guess I'll take the insulting answer."

"Fine. Your idea is dummber than snake mittens."

"What do you have against snake mittens?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY IDEA?

WONT WORK.

WHY NOT?

DO YOU WANT THE LONG ANSWER THAT YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YOU POSSESS NEITHER THE EXPERIENCE NOR THE EDUCATION NEEDED?

OR THE DISMISSIVE AND INSULTING ANSWER THAT HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING QUICK?

ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF THE INSULTING ANSWER IS THAT YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE I REJECTED YOUR IDEA BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK OF IT MYSELF.

I GUESS I'LL TAKE THE INSULTING ANSWER.

FINE. YOUR IDEA IS DUMBER THAN SNAKE MITTENS.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST SNAKE MITTENS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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