Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 8th February 2018

Dilbert//10526, first published eight years ago on Thursday 8th February 2018

Someone Stole Phb's Idea

Tags

ideas, patent, copyright, invention, credit

Official transcript

Boss: Hey! Someone stole my product idea! Dilbert: To be fair, your idea would have been obvious to a monkey with a drinking problem. Boss: But a monkey couldn't build this product. Dilbert: Neither can you. Let's call it a tie.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HEY! SOMEONE STOLE MY PRODUCT IDEA!

TO BE FAIR, YOUR IDEA WOULD HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS TO A MONKEY WITH A DRINKING PROBLEM.

BUT A MONKEY COULDN'T BUILD THIS PRODUCT.

NEITHER CAN YOU.

LET'S CALL IT A TIE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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