Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 25th August 2019

Dilbert//11089, first published seven years ago on Sunday 25th August 2019

Wally Writes Fiction

Tags

budget, business, managers & supervisors

Official transcript

wally: i decided to try my hand at writing fiction. i like writing fiction because it doesn't require any research. i can literally make up a story out of nothing. i feel sorry for nonfiction writers. they have to get the facts right. but a fiction writer only has to use imagination. i can make any wild assumptions about the future that i want. boss: i asked you here to talk about your budget forecast. wally: that's what i was talking about.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DECIDED TO TRY MY HAND AT WRITING FICTION.

I LIKE WRITING FICTION BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY RESEARCH.

I CAN LITERALLY MAKE UP A STORY OUT OF NOTHING.

I FEEL SORRY FOR NONFICTION WRITERS. THEY HAVE TO GET THE FACTS RIGHT.

BUT A FICTION WRITER ONLY HAS TO USE IMAGINATION.

I CAN MAKE ANY WILD ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE THAT I WANT.

I ASKED YOU HERE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR BUDGET FORECAST.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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