Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th April 2013

Dilbert//8758, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 7th April 2013

Tags

accusations anxiety continuous barrage firewall inevitable villager pessimism villagers with torches

Official transcript

Boss: Dilbert, I want you to install the new firewall. Dilbert: Noooo!!!! Why me? Why me? The firewall guy gets blamed for every problem. People will say "Everything worked until you changed the firewall."

There will be no rest for me. I will have to defend myself against a continuous barrage of accusations. It's always the firewall! Everyone blames the stinkin' firewall! I surrender to the inevitable! Villagers, grab your pitchforks and torches! Boss: How did he get that way? Wally: I blame the firewall.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DILBERT, I WANT YOU TO INSTALL THE NEW FIREWALL.

NOOOO!!!!!

WHY ME?

WHY ME?

THE FIREWALL GUY GETS BLAMED FOR EVERY PROBLEM.

PEOPLE WILL SAY, "EVERYTHING WORKED UNTIL YOU CHANGED THE FIREWALL." THERE WILL BE NO REST FOR ME. I WILL HAVE TO DEFEND MYSELF AGAINST A CONTINUOUS BARRAGE OF ACCUSATIONS.

IT'S ALWAYS THE FIREWALL! EVERYONE BLAMES THE STINKIN' FIREWALL!

I SURRENDER TO THE INEVITABLE!

VILLAGERS, GRAB YOUR PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES!

HOW DID HE GET THAT WAY?

I BLAME THE FIREWALL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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