Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 2nd May 1989

Dilbert//17, first published 37 years ago on Tuesday 2nd May 1989

Tags

heck shame minor

Official transcript

Dilbert says to Phil the Ruler of Heck, "Gosh, I thought 'Heck' was just a figure of speech."

Phil replies, "Yeah. A lot of people think they can get away with minor infractions."

Phil says, "According to my records, last month you deliberately asked for THREE little ketchups at McDonald's when you KNEW you only needed TWO."

Dilbert says, "I knew that would come back to haunt me. Look, I still have the extra one. I'll give it back!"

Phil shakes his spoon at Dilbert and says, "Shame shame . . ."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GOSH. I THOUGHT "HECK" WAS JUST A FIGURE OF SPEECH.

YEAH. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH MINOR INFRACTIONS.

ACCORDING TO MY RECORDS, LAST MONTH YOU DELIBERATELY ASKED FOR THREE LITTLE KETCHUPS AT McDONALD'S WHEN YOU KNEW YOU ONLY NEEDED TWO.

I KNEW THAT WOULD COME BACK TO HAUNT ME. LOOK, I STILL HAVE THE EXTRA ONE.

I'LL GIVE IT BACK!

SHAME SHAME...

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Ketchup" and features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustration with his office job.

The Story

• The comic strip begins with a man asking Dilbert for three little ketchups at McDonald's.
• Dilbert is surprised and asks if the man means to say "heck" instead of "hecks".
• The man confirms that he meant to say "hecks", but Dilbert is still confused.
• The man explains that he thought "heck" was just a figure of speech, but Dilbert is unimpressed.
• The man becomes increasingly frustrated and asks for the ketchups again, but Dilbert refuses to give them to him.

The Punchline

• The comic strip ends with the man leaving in a huff, and Dilbert looking on with a mixture of amusement and annoyance.
• The final panel shows Dilbert thinking to himself, "Shame shame...".

The Humor

• The comic strip relies on wordplay and absurdity to create humor.
• The use of "heck" instead of "ketchups" adds to the confusion and frustration of the situation.
• The character of Dilbert is well-suited to the comic strip's tone, as he is known for his dry wit and sarcasm.

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