Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th June 2008

Dilbert//7001, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 15th June 2008

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80thousand forboding funny story paper print long document printer paper

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Ted, I have a funny story for you!"

Ted says,"Why am I filled with a sense of foreboding?"

The Boss says, "So I was trying to print a long document, hee-hee!"

The Boss says, "But when I went to the printer, the document wasn't there!"

The Boss says, "For the next three days I kept trying and trying, but the document never showed up at the printer!"

The Boss says, "It turns out I was checking the wrong printer. The right printer used $80,000 worth of paper that week."

Ted says, "And how does this affect me?"

The Boss says, "You and paper just became an either-or situation."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TED, I HAVE A FUNNY STORY FOR YOU!

WHY AM I FILLED WITH A SENSE OF FOREBODING?

SO I WAS TRYING TO PRINT A LONG DOCUMENT, HEE- HEE!

BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE PRINTER, THE DOCUMENT WASN'T THERE!

FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS I KEPT TRYING AND TRYING, BUT THE DOCUMENT NEVER SHOWED UP AT THE PRINTER!

IT TURNS OUT I WAS CHECKING THE WRONG PRINTER. THE RIGHT PRINTER USED $80,000 WORTH OF PAPER THAT WEEK.

AND HOW DOES THIS AFFECT ME?

YOU AND PAPER JUST BECAME AN EITHER-OR SITUATION.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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