STRIP FOR Feb 22, 2009

Oh, and I just realised that of all the arguments I have ever had about the environmental issue (not that I have had many), this one in the context of a Dilbert comic strip has to be the single most bizarre. :-D

This behaviour here is in the name of "reducing carbon emissions" (frame 3), using "less soap and water on laundry day (frame 5), and the ability "to mouse more efficiently" (frame 6). Those are the motivations. Efficient use of a mouse does not significantly benefit the environmental movement, that is true. But are you saying that the behaviour exhibited here is NOT ridiculous for the purported benefits it will bring?

If that is your truth then you're right, I CAN'T handle it, and I don't want to! It's true that it doesn't harm me if other people do this, so anyone is welcome to follow Dilbert's example if they wish. But don't expect me to follow (birthday) suit.

It's really annoying to see people acting like this strip has some sort of anti-environment agenda.

It's been my experience that people who deride Al Gore and environmentalism do so with a nervous laugh. Indeed, why would they be so hostile to people who aren't hurting them at all unless they simply couldn't handle the truth?

Has Dilbert gone into a strict diet through the years? I remember he was morbidly obese on the first strips!!