Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th April 2008

Dilbert//6952, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 27th April 2008

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boss takes credit self loathing blame taking credit desparate good idea bad idea

Official transcript

Man says, "Who thought of this idea?"

The Boss says, "I came up with it all by myself."

The Boss says, "My subordinates, who have a healthy fear of losing their jobs, had nothing to do with it. Right?"

Wally says, "We're not worth the oxygen we breathe."

Dilbert says, "I don't even know why I'm here."

Man says, "I asked because it's an awful idea."

The Boss says, "You said I was stealing credit for a good idea, you lying liar!!"

Man says, "Oh, wait. I read it wrong. This is actually a great idea."

The Boss says, "Thanks. I know it was a winner when I thought of it."

Dilbert says, "You gave him a good idea?"

Wally says, "Not intentionally. It must have been a typo."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHO THOUGHT OF THIS IDEA?

I CAME UP WITH IT ALL BY MYSELF.

MY SUBORDINATES, WHO HAVE A HEALTHY FEAR OF LOSING THEIR JOBS, HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

RIGHT?

WE'RE NOT WORTH THE OXYGEN WE BREATHE.

I DONT EVEN KNOW WHY I'M HERE.

I ASKED BECAUSE IT'S AN AWFUL IDEA.

YOU SAID I WAS STEALING CREDIT FOR A GOOD IDEA, YOU LYING LIAR!!!

OH, WAIT. I READ IT WRONG. THIS IS ACTUALLY A GREAT IDEA.

THANKS. I KNEW IT WAS A WINNER WHEN I THOUGHT OF IT.

YOU GAVE GOOD IDEA?

NOT INTENTIONALLY. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A TYPO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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