Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 27th October 2010

Dilbert//7865, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 27th October 2010

Tags

date restaurant drink martini olive choke shake hand vortex of failure

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Maybe I can't offer as much as other guys."

Dilbert says, "I spend my days clinging to the walls of my fabric-covered box while being consumed by a vortext of failure."

Woman says, "But long term?"

Dilbert says, "Probably choke to death on an olive."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MAYBE I CANT OFFER AS MUCH AS OTHER GUYS.

I SPEND MY DAYS CLINGING TO THE WALLS OF MY FABRIC- COVERED BOX WHILE BEING CONSUMED BY A VORTEX OF FAILURE.

BUT LONG TERM.

PROBABLY CHOKE TO DEATH ON AN OLIVE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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