Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th December 1993

Dilbert//1709, first published 33 years ago on Sunday 19th December 1993

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time machine dilbert dogbert recycling trash

Official transcript

Dilbert kneels in front of a machine. He tells Dogbert, "My time machine is complete."

Dogbert says, "I guess you'll be off to explore exotic and fascinating civilizations."

Dilbert asks, "Why would anybody want to do that?"

Dogbert replies, "Beats me."

Dilbert says, "My plan is to send all of our trash to ourselves twenty years from now. We'll have much better recycling methods by then."

Dilbert puts a bag of trash into the time machine and says, "I wonder what elegant methods we'll have for recycling in the future."

Dilbert continues, "I bet we'll have a way that's quick and efficient and . . ."

Dogbert asks, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Dilbert says, "Uh-oh."

They hear a "ping."

Dilbert and Dogbert stand among several bags of trash. Dilbert says, "We would send it back in time and wait for it to decompose."

Dogbert says, "I hate us."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY TIME MACHINE 15 COMPLETE.

I GUESS YOU'LL BE OFF TO EXPLORE EXOTIC AND FASCINATING CIVILIZATIONS WHY WOULD ANYBODY WANT TO DO THAT?

BEATS ME.

MY PLAN IS TO SEND ALL OF OUR TRASH TO OURSELVES TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW.

WE'LL HAVE MUCH BETTER RECYCLING METHODS BY THEN WONDER WHAT ELEGANT METHODS WE'LL HAVE FOR RECYCLING IN THE FUTURE.

I BET WE'LL HAVE A WAY THAT'S QUICK AND EFFICIENT AND -.

ARE YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING?

WE WOULD SEND IT BACK IN TIME AND AIT FOR IT TO DECOMPOSE.

I HATE

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Recycling Methods"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, and his dog Dogbert. The strip is divided into eight panels, each containing a conversation between Dilbert and Dogbert.

Panel 1: Dilbert says, "My time machine is complete." Dogbert responds, "I guess you'll be off to explore exotic and fascinating civilizations."

Panel 2: Dilbert explains, "I wonder what elegant methods we'll have for recycling in the future." Dogbert suggests, "I bet we'll have a way that's quick and efficient and... beats me."

Panel 3: Dilbert asks, "Why would anybody want to do that?" Dogbert replies, "Beats me."

Panel 4: Dilbert says, "My plan is to send all of our trash to ourselves twenty years from now. We'll have much better recycling methods by then." Dogbert responds, "Uh-oh."

Panel 5: Dilbert asks, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Dogbert replies, "We would send it back in time and wait for it to decompose."

Panel 6: Dilbert says, "I hate us."

Panel 7: Dilbert and Dogbert are surrounded by trash, with Dilbert saying, "We would send it back in time and wait for it to decompose."

Panel 8: Dilbert and Dogbert are shown with a pile of trash, with Dilbert saying, "I hate us."

The comic strip humorously explores the idea of recycling and the potential consequences of sending trash back in time.

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