Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 16th April 1991

Dilbert//731, first published 35 years ago on Tuesday 16th April 1991

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dilbert cost sending budgeting married kid price living modern society cave hunt bison

Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert sit at the table. Dilbert says, "The cost of sending a child to college is rising so quickly . . ."

Dilbert continues, ". . . We need to start budgeting now, in case I ever get married and have a kid."

Dogbert says, "I guess that's the price for living in a modern society."

Dilbert says, "In the meantime, we'll have to live in a cave and hunt bison."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE COST OF SENDING A CHILD TO COLLEGE IS RISING SO QUICKLY...

... WE NEED TO START BUDGETING NOW, IN CASE I EVER GET MARRIED AND HAVE A KID.

I GUESS THAT'S THE PRICE FOR LIVING IN A MODERN SOCIETY.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL HAVE TO LIVE IN A CAVE AND HUNT BISON.

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "The Cost of Sending a Child to College is Rising So Quickly...".

This comic strip, originally published in 1991, depicts a conversation between a father and his boss. The father is discussing the rising cost of sending a child to college with his boss, who is a middle-aged man with a receding hairline and a white shirt. The father mentions that they need to start budgeting now, in case they ever get married and have a kid. The boss responds by saying that they'll have to live in a cave and hunt bison in the mean time, as the price for living in a modern society is too high.

The comic strip is humorous because it exaggerates the cost of raising a child and the difficulties of affording modern living. The punchline about living in a cave and hunting bison is an absurd and unexpected twist on the typical conversation about budgeting and financial planning. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of raising a family and the high cost of living in contemporary society.

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