Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th January 2009

Dilbert//7218, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 18th January 2009

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Official transcript

Dilbert says, "You're watering a plastic plant."

man says, "yes, I am."

Dilbert says, "Why?"

man says, "Funny story."

Many says, "Your boss replaced the live plants with plastic ones to save money."

man says, "My company has the contract to water your office plants."

Man says, "No one ever cancelled our contract."

Man says, "Now my career is less important than a gnat's toot in a hurricane."

man says, "But it's still way better than sitting in a fabric-covered box all day."

Dilbert thinks, "I need to stop talking to people."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'RE WATERING A PLASTIC PLANT.

YES, I AM.

WHY?

FUNNY STORY.

YOUR BOSS REPLACED THE LIVE PLANTS WITH PLASTIC ONES TO SAVE MONEY.

MY COMPANY HAS THE CONTRACT TO WATER YOUR OFFICE PLANTS.

NO ONE EVER CANCELLED OUR CONTRACT.

NOW MY CAREER IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN A GNAT'S TOOT IN A HURRICANE.

BUT IT'S STILL WAY BETTER THAN SITTING IN A FABRIC-COVERED BOX ALL DAY.

I NEED TO STOP TALKING TO PEOPLE.

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