Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 23rd May 1989

Dilbert//38, first published 37 years ago on Tuesday 23rd May 1989

Tags

boring friend imagination relationships

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his chair and Dogbert sits on Dilbert's legs. Dilbert says, "I had an imaginary friend when I was a kid."

Dilbert continues, "But he told me I was boring and he ran away."

Dogbert says, "There are times when no snide comment seems adequate."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAD AN IMAGINARY FRIEND WHEN I WAS A KID.

BUT HE TOLD ME I WAS BORING AND HE RAN AWAY.

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN NO SNIDE COMMENT SEEMS ADEQUATE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The image presents a three-panel comic strip featuring the character Dilbert, accompanied by a snake and a man in a chair. The comic strip is attributed to Scott Adams and was originally published in 1999.

Panel 1:

• A man is seated in a chair, with a snake lying across his lap.
• The man exclaims, "I had an imaginary friend when I was a kid."

Panel 2:

• The man continues, "But he told me I was boring and he ran away."

Panel 3:

• The man states, "There are times when no snide comment seems adequate."

The comic strip humorously explores the theme of childhood imaginary friends and the lingering effects of their critiques on our self-perception as adults.

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