Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 26th February 1998

Dilbert//3239, first published 28 years ago on Thursday 26th February 1998

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dogbert curse sends chain letter die if didnt worlds smartest garbageman send chain letters

Official transcript

Dilbert has been struck by the Curse of Dogbert. He has Dogbert's ears and nose. Dilbert says to the garbage man, "...And the Dogbert Curse strikes anyone who sends a chain letter. But the letter said I'd die if I didn't."

Dilbert continues, "You're the world's smartest garbage man. How would you handle this?"

The garbage man shoves a bag of trash into the garbage truck. Dilbert walks up to Dogbert dressed as a garbage man, but still looking like Dogbert. He says, "Did you know there's also a Garbage Man's Curse for people who send chain letters?"

Swami Dogbert wears his turban and wags his tail.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

...AND THE "DOGBERT CURSE STRIKES ANYONE WHO SENDS A CHAIN LETTER. BUT THE LETTER SAID I'D DIE IF I DIDN'T.

YOU'RE THE WORLD'S SMARTEST GARBAGE MAN; HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THIS?

DID YOU KNOW THERE'S ALSO A "GARBAGE MAN'S CURSE" FOR PEOPLE WHO SEND CHAIN LETTERS?

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