Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th May 2008

Dilbert//6961, first published eighteen years ago on Tuesday 6th May 2008

Tags

musky scent of failure acquired successful garbageman advice

Official transcript

"I acquired the musky scent of failure. Do you have anything that can get rid of it?"

"Try being successful at something important."

"I work in a fabric-covered box."

"Okay, then try rubbing this behind both ears."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I ACQUIRED THE MUSKY SCENT OF FAILURE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT CAN GET RID OF 1858 IT?

TRY BEING SUCCESSFUL AT SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

I WORK IN A FABRIC- COVERED BOX 3888 OKAY, THEN TRY RUBBING THIS BEHIND BOTH EARS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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