Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 13th April 2010

Dilbert//7668, first published sixteen years ago on Tuesday 13th April 2010

Tags

nose job health insurance surgery dog nose veterinarian lunch time eat engineer function rationalize medical engineering

Official transcript

Asok says, "I probably shouldn't have gone to a veterinarian for my nose job."

Asok says, "But as an engineer, I value function over form, and the airflow is actually quite good."

Dilbert says, "You might be rationalizing a little."

Asok says, "I pity you with your inefficient nostrils."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE TO A VETERINARIAN FOR MY NOSE JOB.

BUT AS AN ENGINEER, I VALUE FUNCTION OVER FORM, AND THE AIRFLOW IS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD.

YOU MIGHT BE RATIONALIZING A LITTLE.

I PITY YOU WITH YOUR INEFFICIENT NOSTRILS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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