Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th November 2012

Dilbert//8618, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 18th November 2012

Tags

crimes engineers engineering question holiday lights homeless guy catapult satellite map fell off roof flight oath neighbors pool broken leg heartless

Official transcript

Boss: Do you have a minute to answer an engineering question? My wife is out of town visiting her sister. She asked me to put up the holiday lights while she was gone. I hired a homeless guy to do it and he fell off the roof. What's the easiest way to get rid of the body before my wife comes home? Dilbert: Your question is disturbing, but I'm intrigued by the engineering part. Here's a design for a catapult you can build at home. And here's a satellite map showing the best flight path to a neighbor's pool. Did he die right away? Boss: No, just a broken leg.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE TO ANSWER AN ENGINEERING QUESTION?

MY WIFE IS OUT OF TOWN VISITING HER SISTER.

SHE ASKED ME TO PUT UP THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS WHILE SHE WAS GONE.

I HIRED A HOMELESS GUY TO DO IT AND HE FELL OFF THE ROOF.

WHAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO GET RID OF THE BODY BEFORE MY WIFE COMES HOME?

YOUR QUESTION IS DISTURBING, BUT IM INTRIGUED BY THE ENGINEERING PART.

HERE'S A DESIGN FOR A CATAPULT YOU CAN BUILD AT HOME.

AND HERE'S A SATELLITE MAP SHOWING THE BEST FLIGHT PATH TO A NEIGHBOR'S POOL.

DID HE DIE RIGHT AWAY?

NO, JUST A BROKEN LEG.

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