Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th January 2009

Dilbert//7217, first published seventeen years ago on Saturday 17th January 2009

Tags

help advice fear thinking role model

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I have no project. Do you need any help with yours?"

Asok says, "No. If I finish my project too soon, I might become like you."

Dilbert says, "Can you make a different face when you imagine being like me?"

Asok says, "I'm trying but I can't."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE NO PROJECT.

DO YOU NEED ANY HELP WITH YOURS?

NO. IF I FINISH MY PROJECT TOO S00N, I MIGHT BECOME LIKE YOU.

CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENT FACE WHEN YOU IMAGINE BEING LIKE ME?

I'M TRYING, BUT I CANT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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