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

Comic Strip Title: "Snide Comments"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, sitting at his desk.
• He is engaged in a conversation with a colleague, who mentions having an imaginary friend as a child.
• Dilbert responds by saying that he had an imaginary friend when he was a kid, but it was boring and ran away.
• The colleague then notes that there are times when no snide comment seems adequate, implying that Dilbert's response is not enough to express his frustration or annoyance.
• The comic strip uses humor to poke fun at the idea of having imaginary friends and the challenges of dealing with difficult colleagues.

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