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Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st May 1989

Dilbert//36, first published 37 years ago on Sunday 21st May 1989


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book dog pet sick animals medical


Official transcript

A woman walking down the sidewalk drops something. Dilbert bends over to pick it up and says, "Excuse me, miss!"

The woman turns around and thinks, "Uh oh . . ."

Dilbert says, "You dropped this little book titled 'Attractive Women's Secret Guide to Avoiding Dilbert.'"

Dilbert says, "Wait a minute! I KNEW there had to be some kind of conspiracy!!"

Dilbert opens the book and says, "If I can break this code, it will cripple their entire operation!"

The woman shouts into a walkie talkie, "Mayday!!! Mayday!!!"

Dilbert points at the woman and says, "Dogbert, sic!!!"

Dogbert replies, "Sick? No, but my nose is a bit dry . . ."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

EXCUSE ME, MISS!

PLOP!

UH OH..

YOU DROPPED THIS LITTLE BOOK TITLED "ATTRACTIVE WOMEN'S SECRET GUIDE TO AVOIDING DILBERT." WAIT A MINUTE! I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE SOME KIND OF CONSPIRACY!!

IF I CAN BREAK THIS CODE, IT WILL CRIPPLE THEIR ENTIRE OPERATION!

MAYDAY !!!

MAYDAY !!!

DOGBERT, SIC!!!

SICK?

NO, BUT MY NOSE IS A BIT DRY...

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Secret to Avoiding Dilbert"

Summary:

  • The comic strip revolves around a man who has discovered a book titled "Attractive Women's Secret Guide to Avoiding Dilbert."
  • He is determined to break the code and prevent Dilbert from getting the better of him.
  • The man's attempts to decipher the code are met with frustration and failure, leading him to become increasingly agitated.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that there may be a secret code or formula for avoiding Dilbert, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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