Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 5th December 1989

Dilbert//234, first published 37 years ago on Tuesday 5th December 1989

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garbage man dilbert garbage equations engineer calculations

Official transcript

Dilbert opens his door and the garbage man stands on the doorstep. The garbage man holds up a crumpled piece of paper and says, "Pardon me, sir, but I couldn't help noticing these equations in your garbage."

The garbage man continues, "I took the liberty of correcting a few quantum calculations."

Dilbert asks, "Gosh, why are you a garbage man?"

The garbage man replies, "I think the question is 'why are YOU an engineer?'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PARDON ME,SIR, BUT I COULDN'T HELP NOTICING THESE EQUATIONS IN YOUR GARBAGE .

I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF CORRECTING A FEW QUANTUM CALCULATIONS.

GOSH. WHY ARE YOU A GARBAGE MAN?

I THINK THE QUESTION IS "WHY ARE YOU AN ENGINEER?"

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Quantum Calculations"

Summary:

The comic strip features a scene where a man, dressed in a white shirt and red tie, knocks on the door of a house. The resident, a garbage man, answers the door and is asked to help with noticing equations in the garbage. The man then asks the garbage man to correct a few quantum calculations, to which the garbage man responds, "Why are you an engineer?" The punchline is humorous as it implies that the man's profession is irrelevant to the task at hand, and that the garbage man is capable of handling quantum calculations despite his occupation.

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