Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th August 1989

Dilbert//120, first published 37 years ago on Sunday 13th August 1989

Tags

dogbert dilbert garbage construction trash compactor brick sylvester stallone socks

Official transcript

Dilbert stands outside his lab. He tells Dogbert, "Well, Dogbert, I believe I have solved the world's garbage problem."

Dogbert says, "I didn't know garbage had any problems."

Dilbert and Dogbert walk down the stairs to the lab. Dilbert says, "I've invented the most efficient trash compactor ever."

Dilbert kneels in front of a device and says, "This baby can squash two tons of garbage into a little brick!"

Dogbert says, "No doubt you've considered the valuable uses for the brick itself."

Dilbert asks, "Uh . . . Right . . . For home construction?"

Dogbert says, "Or just as an immovable object that smells like Sylvester Stallone's socks."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WELL, DOGBERT, I BELIEVE I HAVE SOLVED THE WORLD'S GARBAGE PROBLEM.

DILBERT'S LAB I DIDN'T KNOW GARBAGE HAD ANY PROBLEMS.

I'VE INVENTED THE MOST EFFICIENT TRASH COMPACTOR EVER.

THIS BABY CAN SQUASH TWO TONS OF GARBAGE INTO A LITTLE BRICK!

NO DOUBT YOU'VE CONSIDERED THE VALUABLE USES FOR THE BRICK ITSELF.

UH... RIGHT...

FOR HOME CONSTRUCTION?

OR JUST AS AN IMMOVABLE OBJECT THAT SMELLS LIKE SYLVESTER STALLONE'S SOCKS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Garbage Compactor"

Summary:

• Dogbert, a genius cat, claims to have solved the world's garbage problem by inventing a trash compactor.
• The device is demonstrated to be effective in squashing garbage into a small brick.
• However, the inventor's motivation for creating the device is revealed to be for home construction purposes, rather than addressing the global garbage issue.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a single solution to a complex problem like garbage disposal, highlighting the absurdity of Dogbert's approach.

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