Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 8th April 1998

Dilbert//3280, first published 28 years ago on Wednesday 8th April 1998

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request denied information servvces non standard computers replacement discard the old one trash declined no computers

Official transcript

Man tells Wally, "Request denied. The information services department does not upgrade non-standard computers."

Wally says, "It's not an upgrade. It's a replacement."

Man says, "Our policy is that it's an upgrade unless you discard the old one."

Trash man tells Wally, "Your trash is declined. Our policy is 'no computers'."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

REQUEST DENIED. THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT DOES NOT UPGRADE NONSTANDARD COMPUTERS.

IT'S NOT AN UPGRADE.

IT'S A REPLACEMENT.

OUR POLICY IS THAT IT'S AN UPGRADE UNLESS YOU DISCARD THE OLD ONE.

YOUR TRASH IS DECLINED. OUR POLICY IS "NO COMPUTERS."

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