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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 23rd March 2020

Dilbert//11300, first published six years ago on Monday 23rd March 2020

Wise Person Said


Tags

business, wise, person, boil, stick, egg, advice, proverb, threat, overrate


Official transcript

asok: a wise person once said you can't boil an egg with a stick.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

A WISE PERSON ONCE SAID YOU CAN'T BOIL AN EGG WITH A STICK.

NO, BUT I CAN THREATEN YOU WITH A STICK UNLESS YOU BOIL AN EGG FOR ME.

WHY DIDN'T THE WISE PERSON THINK OF THAT?

SOUNDS OVERRATED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


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