Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th December 2008

Dilbert//7197, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 28th December 2008

Tags

advice buzzing of flies channel irrational impulse coffe machine broken confusion ignoring intern nervousness talking thirst for coffeee vp of engineering

Official transcript

Asok thinks, "It's our vice president of engineering."

Asok says, "Hello. I am Asok the intern, may I tell you about an idea I have?"

Wally says, "Vice presidents can't hear us, Asok. To them, our voices sound like the faint buzzing of flies."

Wally says, "If you want to give him your idea you have to do it indirectly."

Wally says, "Tell someone who knows someone, who know's someone else, who knows the vice president."

Wally says, "Or do what I do and channel your irrational impulse to be useful into an unquenchable thirst for coffee."

Asok says, "So...What are you helping me?"

Wally says, "The coffee machine is broken."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING.

HELLO. I AM ASOK THE INTERN. MAY I TELL YOU ABOUT AN IDEA I HAVE?

VICE PRESIDENTS CAN'T HEAR US, ASOK, TO THEM, OUR VOICES SOUND LIKE THE FAINT BUZZING OF FLIES.

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM YOUR IDEA, YOU HAVE TO DO IT INDIRECTLY.

TELL SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SOMEONE, WHO KNOWS SOMEONE ELSE, WHO KNOWS THE VICE PRESIDENT.

OR DO WHAT I DO AND CHANNEL YOUR IRRATIONAL IMPULSE TO BE USEFUL INTO AN UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR COFFEE.

WHY ARE YOU HELPING ?

THE COFFEE MACHINE IS BROKEN.

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