Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 8th April 2011

Dilbert//8028, first published fifteen years ago on Friday 8th April 2011

Tags

cartoonists ventriloquism writing hand puppet data overload ridiculous poorly written story case closed

Official transcript

Police says, "We have a report of a pointy-haired boss being stunned by data overload, stuffed, and used as a hand puppet."

Alice says, "That's ridiculous. It sounds like the plot of a poorly written story arc."

Police says, "It sounds poorly drawn too."

Alice says, "Case closed, right?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE HAVE A REPORT OF A POINTY-HAIRED BOSS BEING STUNNED BY DATA OVERLOAD, STUFFED, AND USED AS A HAND PUPPET.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PLOT OF A POORLY WRITTEN STORY ARC.

IT SOUNDS POORLY DRAWN TOO.

CASE CLOSED, RIGHT?

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