2003 Comic Strips - Page 25
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Friday August 29,
2003
Tags magic management, doubted powers, single employee, hard at work
Transcript
Wally: Tinkle tinkle tinkle. "Boss approaching." The Boss: "Thanks for the magic management necklace! I have to admit that I doubted its powers." The Boss: "But since I've been wearing it, I haven't seen a single employee who wasn't hard at work."
Saturday August 30,
2003
Tags key board, not unique, carol adjusts, making no sense
Transcript
The Boss: My keyboard looks exactly like everyone else's. The Boss: I need more of a management key board with special keys and that sort of thing. Carol: And the "{" becomes the newly discovered letter.
Sunday August 31,
2003
Tags reamin annoynomous, blank card, just like family, my card, business card
Transcript
Matt: "Hi, I'm Matt. It's my first day here." Dilbert: "I'm Dilbert." "And this is..." Wally: "I'd rather not say." "I prefer to remain anonymous, so you won't feel comfortable asking me for anything later on." Wally: "Here's my card. It's blank." Dilbert: "The phrase that you're least likely to hear today is, 'We're just like family.'" "Are you worried that he'll turn over the card and see your name?" Wally: "No." Dilbert: "Was that MY card?" Wally: "I've been handing them out for years."
Monday September 01,
2003
Tags times are tough, optimism, find good in bad, wild pigs, pigs are cute
Transcript
The boss: "Alice, I know that times are tough. But you need to show more optimism." The Boss: "Try to find the good thing in any bad situation." "Our entire sales force has been eaten by wild pigs." Alice: "Pigs are cute!"
Tuesday September 02,
2003
Tags tech solution, simple, cost fortune, internal approvals, vast herds, management dolts
Transcript
Dilbert: "The technical solution is simple and inexpensive." "But it would cost a fortune to get internal approvals because vast herds of management dolts would get involved." "So I should just do it, right?" The Boss: "Did you just call me a vast herd?"
Wednesday September 03,
2003
Tags can't eat anything, fifty choices, joined lunch, mike the vegan, no meat, people suffer, vegan, hunger
Transcript
Dilbert: "Where do you want to eat?" Alice: "Anyplace." Suddenly, Mike, the vegan pounced. "Do you mind if I join you?" Soon, hunger started to set in. "No, I can't eat at any of those fifty choices. What else do you have?"
Thursday September 04,
2003
Tags make exceptions, created on seeing machines, dead dinosaurs, animal prodcuts, naked, electricity from oil
Transcript
Mike the Vegan. Mike: I use no animal products whatsoever! Dilbert: Your clothes were created on sewing machines that used electricity from coal and oil, and those come from dead dinosaurs. Mike: I need to start making exceptions.
Friday September 05,
2003
Tags stalled career, psychological pressure, reach stars, hopeless, burn your hand
Transcript
Asok: "Wally, how do I handle the psychological pressure of a stalled career?" Wally: "Remember that when you reach for the stars, they're too far away, so it's hopeless." Asok: "But sometimes you can reach a star.. can't you?" Wally: "That would burn your hand clean off."
Saturday September 06,
2003
Tags top priority, smoldering mound, rubble, career, didn't like, desk
Transcript
The Boss: "Dilbert, take care of this. It's our top priority." Dilbert: "Sure. I'll just let m other priorities slip until my career is a smoldering mound of rubble." dilbert: "So what is it?" The Boss: "I don't know.. I just didn't like it on my desk."
Sunday September 07,
2003
Tags blame game, back and fourth, forgotten, no time, didn't look, tattoo on chest, no time torso, read torso, stickin chest
Transcript
Man: You never responded to my urgent request for engineering resources. The Boss: "What?" Man: "I told Alice to ask you!" The Boss: "She must have forgotten." Alice: "I sent you three e-mail messages." The Boss: "You know I don't have time to read my e-mail." Alice: "And I sent you a voicemail." The Boss: "You know I don't have time for voice-mails." Alice: "That's why I also.." "Tatooed it on your stinkin' chest!!!" The Boss: "As if I have time to read my torso."

