Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th June 2013

Dilbert//8836, first published thirteen years ago on Monday 24th June 2013

Tags

cruelty era original signature signatures time machine telegraph system

Official transcript

Coworker: You'll need to mail me the original signature page after everyone signs it. Dilbert: No problem. I'll use my time machine to go back to an era in which mailing original signatures made some kind of sense. I wonder if there will ever be a way to send images over the telegraph system.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOULL NEED TO MAIL ME THE ORIGINAL SIGNATURE PAGE AFTER EVERYONE SIGNS IT.

NO PROBLEM. I'LL USE MY TIME MACHINE TO GO BACK TO AN ERA IN WHICH MAILING ORIGINAL SIGNATURES MADE SOME KIND OF SENSE.

I WONDER IF THERE WILL EVER BE A WAY TO SEND IMAGES OVER THE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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