Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th October 2000

Dilbert//4201, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 15th October 2000

Tags

old computer give to school hard drive tax accounting night mare school playground old refrigerator better idea

Official transcript

Dilbert is standing in the boss's office. Dilbert says, "How do I get rid of my old computer?"

The boss says, "Why don't you give it to a school?"

Dilbert says, "Well, it would take me a week to find someone to take it."

Dilbert continues, "The hard drive is broken and it has no software."

Dilbert says, "And it would cause a tax accounting nightmare."

The boss says, "Maybe you could leave it on the school playground at night."

The boss continues, "That's what I did with my old refrigerator."

Dilbert is standing by the playground swings, putting his computer on top of a refrigerator. Dilbert, standing by Dogbert, says, "What I hate most is that I didn't have a better idea."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW DO I GET RID OF MY OLD COMPUTER?

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT TO A SCHOOL?

WELL, IT WOULD TAKE ME A WEEK TO FIND SOMEONE TO TAKE IT.

THE HARD DRIVE IS BROKEN AND IT HAS NO SOFTWARE.

AND IT WOULD CAUSE A TAX ACCOUNTING NIGHTMARE.

MAYBE YOU COULD LEAVE IT ON THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND AT NIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT I DID WITH MY OLD REFRIGERATOR.

WHAT I HATE MOST IS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A BETTER IDEA.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in the United States. The comic strip is about a man named Dilbert who is trying to get rid of his old computer. He takes it to school, but the principal refuses to accept it, citing tax accounting nightmares. Dilbert then tries to leave the computer on the school playground at night, but is stopped by the school's old refrigerator, which has a better idea. The refrigerator suggests that Dilbert take the computer to the dump, where it will be crushed and recycled. Dilbert is unhappy with this idea, but ultimately agrees to take the computer to the dump.

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