Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th March 2017

Dilbert//10207, first published nine years ago on Sunday 26th March 2017

Tags

conversation, delay, frustration, interpersonal communication

Official transcript

Dilbert: Do you know how to clean up line noise on an XLR connection? Man: No but I can show you how to do something different. Dilbert: Why would I want to see something different? Man: Because it reminds me of what you want to do. Dilbert: I don't need to see that. Man It will only take ten minutes. Dilbert: I don't have ten minutes. It never takes only ten minutes, and it isn't relevant to my situation. Man: I'm going to show you anyway because you're too polite to walk away while I'm talking. Narrator: Thirty minutes later. Dilbert: Something is wrong with you. Man: Now watch me do it left-handed!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CLEAN UP LINE NOISE ON AN XLR CONNECTION?

NO, BUT I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WHY WOULD I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

I DON'T NEED TO SEE THAT.

IT WILL ONLY TAKE TEN MINUTES.

I DON'T HAVE TEN MINUTES, IT NEVER TAKES ONLY TEN MINUTES, AND IT ISN'T RELEVANT TO MY SITUATION.

IM GOING TO SHOW YOU ANYWAY BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO POLITE TO WALK AWAY WHILE I'M TALKING.

THIRTY MINUTES LATER SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOU.

NOW WATCH ME DO IT LEFT - HANDED!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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