Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 27th May 2008

Dilbert//6982, first published eighteen years ago on Tuesday 27th May 2008

Tags

request broken computer borrow one selfish tools coffee stirres

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I didn't work on your request this week because my computer is broken and my company is too cheap to replace it."

Dilbert says, "I tried to borrow one, but the people I work with are a bunch of selfish tools."

A man says, "Maybe I shouldn't take you on sales calls."

Dilbert says, "So I built a tiny fort out of coffee stirrers."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DIDN T WORK ON YOUR REQUEST THIS WEEK BECAUSE MY COMPUTER IS BROKEN AND MY COMPANY IS TOO CHEAP TO REPLACE IT I TRIED TO BORROW ONE, BUT THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH ARE A BUNCH OF SELFISH TOOLS.

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T TAKE YOU ON SALES CALLS.

SO I BUILT A TINY FORT OUT OF COFFEE STIRRERS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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