Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 10th December 2002

Dilbert//4987, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 10th December 2002

Tags

cruel invention disposible evil fossil fuel lackey life no prupose no purpose

Official transcript

Dogbert is sitting in front of Dilbert's magnetic cancellation wheel. Bob the Dinosaur approaches and says, "My dream was to someday decompose and become fossil fuel."

Bob continues, "But Dilbert's cruel invention will make fuel unnecessary. Now my life has no purpose!' Dogbert replies, "You can be my disposable evil lackey."

Bob responds, "I-I-I can?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY DREAM WAS TO SOMEDAY DECOMPOSE AND BECOME FOSSIL FUEL.

BUT DILBERT'S CRUEL INVENTION WILL MAKE FUEL UNNECESSARY. NOW MY LIFE HAS NO PURPOSE!

YOU CAN BE MY DISPOSABLE EVIL LACKEY.

I - I- I CAN?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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