Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 10th August 2016

Dilbert//9979, first published ten years ago on Wednesday 10th August 2016

God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Tags

help, assistance, sayings, adage, divine intervention, laziness

Official transcript

Man: Can you get me that data by Friday? Wally: They say "God helps those who help themselves."

Man: So... you won't help? Wally: I'm waiting for you to go first. Man: And then you'll help? Wally: No, the order is you, then God, then me.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU GET ME THAT DATA BY FRIDAY?

THEY SAY "GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES." SO. ..

YOU WON'T HELP?

IM WAITING FOR YOU TO GO FIRST.

AND THEN YOULL HELP?

NO, THE ORDER IS YOU, THEN GOD, THEN .

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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