Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd June 1990
Dilbert//414, first published 36 years ago on Sunday 3rd June 1990
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dogbert dilbert valuable collect good ones stamps fulfilling adrenalin rush
Official transcript
Dilbert sits at a table and looks at a stamp through a magnifying glass. Dogbert asks, "Why do people collect stamps?"
Dilbert replies, "Because they're valuable."
Dogbert asks, "Why are they valuable?"
Dilbert replies, "Because people collect up all the good ones."
Dogbert says, "So, you collect stamps because they're valuable, and they're valuable because you collect them."
Dilbert replies, "Right."
Dogbert says, "Sounds pretty fulfilling."
Dilbert replies, "To be honest, I just do it for the adrenalin rush."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WHY DO PEOPLE COLLECT STAMPS?
BECAUSE THEY'RE VALUABLE.
5. Adams WHY ARE THEY VALUABLE?
BECAUSE PEOPLE COLLECT UP ALL THE GOOD ONES.
SO, YOU COLLECT STAMPS BECAUSE THEY'RE VALUABLE, AND THEY'RE VALUABLE BECAUSE YOU COLLECT THEM.
RIGHT SOUNDS PRETTY FULFILLING.
TO BE HONEST, I JUST DO IT FOR THE ADRENALIN RUSH.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Adrenaline Rush of Collecting Stamps"
Summary:
- The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at a desk with a magnifying glass in hand.
- He is engaged in a conversation with a colleague, who asks why people collect stamps.
- Dilbert responds that stamps are valuable because people collect them, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Dilbert reveals that he collects stamps for the "adrenaline rush."
- The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of collecting stamps as a hobby, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.
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