Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd November 2008

Dilbert//7141, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 2nd November 2008

Tags

fish microwave stink offcie impossible microwave things that smell bad job performance slippery slope socioathy liberating feeling felt bad extra fish animals

Official transcript

Carol says, "Where are you going with that fish?"

Wally says, "I'm going to microwave it."

Carol says, "That will stink up the office and make it impossible for anyone else to enjoy life."

Carol says, "Isn't there something else you could eat?"

Wally says, "I'm not going to eat it. I just like to microwave things that smell bad."

Wally says, "After I stopped caring about my job performance, it was a slippery slope to complete sociopathy."

Wally says, "It's a liberating feeling. I can't remember the last time I felt bad."

Carol says, "Do you have an extra fish?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH THAT FISH?

I'M GOING TO MICROWAVE IT.

THAT WILL STINK UP THE OFFICE AND MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE ELSE TO ENJOY LIFE.

ISN'T THERE SOMETHING ELSE YOU COULD EAT?

I'M NOT GOING TO EAT IT. I JUST LIKE TO MICROWAVE THINGS THAT SMELL BAD.

AFTER I STOPPED CARING ABOUT MY JOB PERFORMANCE, IT WAS A SLIPPERY SLOPE TO COMPLETE SOCIOPATHY.

IT'S A LIBERATING FEELING. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I FELT BAD.

DO YOU HAVE AN EXTRA FISH?

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