Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 24th July 2012

Dilbert//8501, first published fourteen years ago on Tuesday 24th July 2012

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death & dying funerals ashes cremation scattered outer space elbonian general intercontinental missile burden on living

Official transcript

Dilbert: When I die, I want my ashes scattered in outer space. Dogbert: Cool! I'll bribe an Elbonian general to strap you to their intercontinental missile when we test it next week. Dilbert: It's better if the dying and the ash scattering are separate events. Dogbert: Don't be a burden on the living.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHEN I DIE, I WANT MY ASHES SCATTERED IN OUTER SPACE.

COOL! I'LL BRIBE AN ELBONIAN GENERAL TO STRAP YOU TO THEIR INTERCONTINENTAL MISSILE WHEN THEY TEST IT NEXT WEEK.

IT'S BETTER IF THE DYING AND THE ASH SCATTERING ARE SEPARATE EVENTS.

DON'T BE A BURDEN ON THE LIVING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Ashes to Ashes"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a red shirt and black pants, standing over a white dog with a bone in its mouth. The dog is wearing a red shirt and has a bone in its mouth.

• Dilbert says, "When I die, I want my ashes scattered in outer space."
• The dog responds, "Cool, I'll bribe an Albanian general to strap you to their intercontinental missile when they test it next week."
• Dilbert replies, "It's better if the dying and the ash scattering are separate events. Don't be a burden on the living."

The comic strip humorously explores the idea of death and the afterlife, with Dilbert's desire to be scattered in outer space and the dog's offer to help him achieve this goal. The punchline about not being a burden on the living adds a lighthearted touch to the conversation.

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