Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 3rd January 1998

Dilbert//3185, first published 28 years ago on Saturday 3rd January 1998

Tags

nobel prize garbage industry miss the smells paper plate

Official transcript

Ratbert sits on a trash can and says to the garbage man, "Now that you've won the Nobel prize, I guess you'll leave the garbage industry."

The garbage man says, "No."

He says, "I'd miss the action. I'd miss the smells... the sights... the people..."

Ratbert adds, "The rats."

A woman in a bathrobe comes outside and says, "I accidentally threw out a paper plate last week. Would you look for it?"

The garbage man whispers, "I'm kidding about the people part."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NOW THAT YOU'VE WON THE NOBEL PRIZE, I GUESS YOU'LL LEAVE THE GARBAGE INDUSTRY.

NO.

I'D MISS THE ACTION.

I'D MISS THE SMELLS...

THE SIGHTS... THE PEOPLE...

... THE RATS.

I ACCIDENTALLY THREW OUT A PAPER PLATE LAST WEEK.

WOULD YOU LOOK FOR IT?

I'M KIDDING ABOUT THE PEOPLE PART.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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