Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 13th June 2003

Dilbert//5172, first published 23 years ago on Friday 13th June 2003

Tags

homemaking skills marry a man garbageman present value cash flow comparison trained monkeys monkey surplus bobby upset

Official transcript

Alice is walking outside, she approaches The Garbageman and asks, "Would it be wrong to marry a man for his homemaking skills?"

The Garbageman replies, "Do a present-value cash-flow comparison of marriage versus the equivalent service from trained monkeys."

Bobby is sobbing. Alice consoles him, "It's not you.. it's me... and a world wide oversupply of monkeys."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WOULD IT BE WRONG TO MARRY A MAN FOR HIS HOMEMAKING SKILLS?

DO A PRESENT -VALUE CASHFLOW COMPARISON OF MARRIAGE VERSUS THE EQUIVALENT SERVICE FROM TRAINED MONKEYS.

IT'S NOT YOU... IT'S ME...AND A WORLDWIDE OVERSUPPLY OF MONKEYS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Monkey Business"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a skeptical expression, and his coworker, Wally, who is dressed in a green shirt and hat. The conversation revolves around the value of marriage versus the equivalent service from trained monkeys.

• Dilbert asks Wally if it would be wrong to marry a man for his homemaking skills.
• Wally responds that a present-value cash-flow comparison of marriage versus the equivalent service from trained monkeys would be more appropriate.
• Dilbert is shocked by Wally's response, exclaiming, "It's not you... it's me... and a worldwide oversupply of monkeys."

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