Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th October 2016

Dilbert//10039, first published ten years ago on Sunday 9th October 2016

Tags

insult, meeting, tardiness, punctual, badmouth, business

Official transcript

Dilbert: It seems that everyone but Ted made it to this meeting. If we proceed without Ted, our decisions will be underinformed. If we try to reschedule a meeting with all of us, we will miss the critical deadline. Thanks to Ted, we have two ways to lose and no way to win. I say we use this time to say bad things about Ted to make ourselves feel better. I'll start. Ted is a lazy, selfish loser, If I could travel through time, I would prevent Ted's parents from meeting. Don't look at me like I'm the one who came late.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE BUT TED MADE IT TO THIS MEETING.

IF WE PROCEED WITHOUT TED, OUR DECISIONS WILL BE UNDERINFORMED.

IF WE TRY TO RESCHEDULE A MEETING WITH ALL OF US, WE WILL MISS THE CRITICAL DEADLINE.

THANKS TO TED, WE HAVE TWO WAYS TO LOSE AND NO WAY TO WIN.

I SAY WE USE THIS TIME TO SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT TED TO MAKE OURSELVES FEEL BETTER.

I'LL START.

TED IS A LAZY, SELFISH LOSER.

IF I COULD TRAVEL THROUGH TIME, I WOULD PREVENT TED'S PARENTS FROM MEETING.

DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M THE ONE WHO CAME LATE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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