Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 14th April 2009

Dilbert//7304, first published seventeen years ago on Tuesday 14th April 2009

Tags

dreams aspiration angry scared yelling economy screaming

Official transcript

Asok says, "I'm recalibrating my hopes and dreams to be consistent with the state of the economy."

Asok says, "My new goal is to not be smothered to death by an old mattress that falls off a salvage truck."

Asok says, "And I am saving money by drinking nothing but mugs of stale air."

Wally says, "You're scaring my coffee!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M RECALIBRATING MY HOPES AND DREAMS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY.

MY NEW GOAL IS TO NOT BE SMOTHERED TO DEATH BY AN OLD MATTRESS THAT FALLS OFF A SALVAGE TRUCK.

AND I AM SAVING MONEY BY DRINKING NOTHING BUT MUGS OF STALE AIR.

YOU RE SCARING MY COFFEE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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