Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th July 2002

Dilbert//4852, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 28th July 2002

Tags

frequent grocery club memebership card engineer spittle carry card inconvienced junk mail list charge me same

Official transcript

Dilbert is at the checkout line of a supermarket. The cashier asks him, "Are you a member of our frequent grocery club?"

Dilbert responds, "No, what is it?"

The cashier replies, "You get a membership card that entitles you to discounts."

Dilbert says, "Let's see if I have this straight..."

Dilbert continues, "I'll be inconvenienced by having to fill out a form and carry your stupid card around..."

Dilbert continues, "And in return, you'll put me on a junk mail list, and charge me the same as the grocery store across the street?"

Dilbert yells, "AND YOU EXPECT ME TO BE HAPPY ABOUT IT?!!"

The customer in line behind Dilbert says, "But it's free!"

The cashier says into the intercom, "Cleanup on register two.. it's engineer spittle."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF OUR FREQUENT GROCERY CLUB?

NO. WHAT IS IT?

YOU GET A MEMBERSHIP CARD THAT ENTITLES YOU TO DISCOUNTS.

LET'S SEE IF I HAVE THIS STRAIGHT..

I'LL BE INCONVENIENCED BY HAVING TO FILL OUT A FORM AND CARRY YOUR STUPID CARD AROUND...

AND IN RETURN, YOU'LL PUT ME ON A JUNK MAIL LIST, AND CHARGE ME THE SAME AS THE GROCERY STORE ACROSS THE STREET?

AND YOU'LL BE HAPPY ABOUT IT?!!

BUT IT'S FREE!

CLEANUP ON REGISTER TwO... IT'S ENGINEER SPITTLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Membership Card Blues"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a humorous exchange between a grocery store clerk and a customer. The customer inquires about the benefits of a frequent grocery club membership, only to be met with a convoluted and nonsensical explanation from the clerk.

Key Points:

• The customer asks about the advantages of joining the frequent grocery club.
• The clerk responds with a confusing and illogical explanation.
• The customer becomes frustrated and asks to speak to a manager.
• The manager appears and offers a free membership card, which the customer accepts.

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip lies in the absurdity of the clerk's response and the customer's increasing frustration. The use of wordplay and clever dialogue adds to the comedic effect, making it an entertaining and relatable read.

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