Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st February 2009

Dilbert//7252, first published seventeen years ago on Saturday 21st February 2009

Tags

economy ridiculous fear

Official transcript

Tree says, "The economy scared me so badly that I turned into a tree."

Dilbert says, "What?"

Tree says, "It's the same as a blind person developing better hearing."

Tree says, "When you're stealing cat food from convenience stores, I'll be living large on rainwater."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE ECONOMY SCARED ME SO BAD THAT I TURNED INTO A TREE.

WHAT?

IT'S THE SAME PRINCIPLE AS A BLIND PERSON DEVELOPING BETTER HEARING.

WHEN YOU'RE STEALING CAT FOOD FROM CONVENIENCE STORES, I'LL BE LIVING LARGE ON RAINWATER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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