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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 3rd June 1989

Dilbert//49, first published 37 years ago on Saturday 3rd June 1989


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money pet question animals


Official transcript

Dilbert sits at the table reading the newspaper. Dogbert asks, "Which would you prefer: winning a million bucks or getting hit in the lips with a dead mole while you sleep?"

Dilbert replies, "Uh . . . The money."

Dogbert says, "Well, that's too bad, because you didn't win a million bucks."

Dilbert turns toward the reader and says, "That's the kind of hypothetical question that can keep you up all night."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER: WINNING A MILLION BUCKS OR GETTING HIT IN THE LIPS WITH A DEAD MOLE WHILE YOU SLEEP?

UH...THE MONEY.

WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WIN A MILLION BUCKS.

NEWS THAT'S THE KIND OF HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION THAT CAN KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Hypothetical Question"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a white mouse, engaging in a conversation with a man in a white shirt and tie.
  • The man asks Dilbert which he would prefer: winning a million bucks or getting hit in the lips with a dead mole while he sleeps.
  • Dilbert responds that the man's question is "hypothetical," implying that it's unlikely to occur in real life.
  • The man agrees, stating that the question is indeed hypothetical and can keep him up all night.

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