Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd January 2009

Dilbert//7202, first published seventeen years ago on Friday 2nd January 2009

Tags

fear honesty panic reality worried first recession hopes and dreams dashed yank band aid

Official transcript

Asok says, "This is my first recession. How worried should I be?"

Wally says, "You'll be fine as long as you don't have any hopes and dreams."

Asok says, "But I still have them."

Wally says, "It's time to yank off that band-aid."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS MY FIRST RECESSION. HOW WORRIED SHOULD I BE?

YOULL BE FINE AS LONG AS YOU DON'T HAVE ANY HOPES AND DREAMS.

BUT I STILL HAVE THEM.

IT'S TIME TO YANK OFF THAT BANDAID

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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