Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 19th October 2009

Dilbert//7492, first published seventeen years ago on Monday 19th October 2009

Tags

sitting criticism ridicule stupidity ignoring distracted work desk forgetting

Official transcript

the Boss says, "Why didn't you get my input on the vendor selection?"

Dilbert says, "I tried, but?"

Dilbert says, "You're so easily distracted that for all practical purposes you're nothing but furniture with coffee breath."

The Boss says, "Where were we?"

Dilbert says, "You were praising me for my good attitude."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY DIDN'T YOU GET MY INPUT ON THE VENDOR SELECTION?

TRIED BUT.

YOU'RE SO EASILY DISTRACTED THAT FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES YOU'RE NOTHING BUT FURNITURE WITH COFFEE BREATH.

WHERE WERE WE?

YOU WERE PRAISING ME FOR MY GOOD ATTITUDE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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