Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th March 1990

Dilbert//325, first published 36 years ago on Tuesday 6th March 1990

Tags

dogbert garbage cataloupe rinds newspaper sprinkled coffee grounds blue collar work romantic

Official transcript

Dogbert asks the garbage man, "Mister Garbage Man, what is life?"

The garbage man replies, "Well, Dogbert . . ."

The garbage man continues, "Life is like old cantaloupe rinds wrapped in a faded newspaper and sprinkled with wet coffee grounds."

Dogbert asks, "Life is garbage?"

The garbage man replies, "Call me a romantic."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MISTER GARBAGE MAN, WHAT IS LIFE ?

WELL, DOGBERT...

LIFE IS LIKE OLD CANTALOUPE RINDS WRAPPED IN A FADED NEWSPAPER AND SPRINKLED WITH WET COFFEE GROUNDS.

LIFE 15 GARBAGE?

CALL ME A ROMANTIC.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Life is Garbage"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Mister Garbage Man, who is asked by Dogbert what life is.
• Mister Garbage Man responds that life is like old cantaloupe rinds wrapped in a faded newspaper and sprinkled with wet coffee grounds.
• Dogbert asks if life is garbage, and Mister Garbage Man replies, "Call me a romantic."
• The comic strip humorously portrays life as being as unappealing as garbage, with Mister Garbage Man's poetic description adding a touch of whimsy.

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