Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 8th September 2012

Dilbert//8547, first published fourteen years ago on Saturday 8th September 2012

Tags

amphibians honesty inefficient design aquarium owner turtle filtration system

Official transcript

Dilbert: This design would be inefficient. Coworker: How do you know that? Dilbert: Sometimes it's better if the aquarium owner doesn't explain to the turtle how the filtration system works.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS DESIGN WOULD BE INEFFICIENT.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER IF THE AQUARIUM OWNER DOESN'T EXPLAIN TO THE TURTLE HOW THE FILTRATION SYSTEM WORKS.

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