Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 22nd July 1989

Dilbert//98, first published 37 years ago on Saturday 22nd July 1989

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dilbert dinosaur carnivore joke bob

Official transcript

Dawn the Dinosaur says to Dilbert, "Let's make a deal. You let us continue hiding in your house, and Bob won't hungrily devour you."

Dilbert replies, "That's fair."

Dilbert continues, "But I'm puzzled . . . I know that Dawn can avoid being seen because she is a Nobodysaurus, but how on earth did Bob go unnoticed all this time?"

Bob points to his sneakers and says, "Tennies."

Dawn says, "Old dinosaur trick."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LET'S MAKE A DEAL. YOU LET US CONTINUE HIDING IN YOUR HOUSE, AND BOB WON'T HUNGRILY DEVOUR YOU.

THAT'S FAIR.

BUT I'M PUZZLED... I KNOW THAT DAWN CAN AVOID BEING SEEN BECAUSE SHE IS A NOBODYSAURUS, BUT HOW ON EARTH DID BOB GO UNNOTICED ALL THIS TIME ?

TENNIES.

OLD DINOSAUR TRICK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dawn's Dilemma"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and humorous interactions with his coworkers.
• In this particular strip, Dilbert is engaged in a conversation with Dawn, a colleague who is struggling to come up with a clever response to a question about how Bob, another colleague, went unnoticed on Earth.
• Dawn's attempt to use a dinosaur pun falls flat, and she is left feeling frustrated and embarrassed.
• The strip pokes fun at the challenges of coming up with creative responses in a work setting, as well as the awkwardness that can result from trying to be clever but failing to deliver.

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