Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th May 2014

Dilbert//9150, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 4th May 2014

Tags

inventions, thinking, product ideas, billion dollar ideas, unwilling, corporation, dumb person idea, pretend, drone that attacks, wooden screen phone

Official transcript

Boss: Does anyone have any billion-dollar product ideas? Dilbert: There's a logical problem with that question. If I had a billion-dollar idea, I would quit this job and start my own company. Only a dumb person would give you his best idea for free. And the best idea from a dumb person is still dumb. But I am willing to give you some ideas that are too lame for my own use. Boss: Can you at least pretend to suggest good ideas? Dilbert: Sure. How about a phone with a wooden screen? Wally: How about a drone that attacks anyone who looks at it?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY BILLION-DOLLAR PRODUCT IDEAS?

THERE'S A LOGICAL PROBLEM WITH THAT QUESTION.

IF I HAD A BILLION DOLLAR IDEA, I WOULD QUIT THIS JOB AND START MY OWN COMPANY.

ONLY A DUMB PERSON WOULD GIVE YOU HIS BEST IDEA FOR FREE.

AND THE BEST IDEA FROM A DUMB PERSON IS STILL DUMB.

BUT I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEAS THAT ARE TOO LAME FOR MY OWN USE.

CAN YOU AT LEAST PRETEND TO SUGGEST GOOD IDEAS?

SURE.

HOW ABOUT A PHONE WITH A WOODEN SCREEN?

HOW ABOUT A DRONE THAT ATTACKS ANYONE WHO LOOKS AT IT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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