Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 1st August 1989

Dilbert//108, first published 37 years ago on Tuesday 1st August 1989

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dilbert dogbert neal kneel eatachair

Official transcript

Dilbert sits on the doorstep with his head in his hands. Dogbert says, "So when your new boss said his name was 'Neal,' you thought he meant K-N-E-E-L . . . So you . . ."

Dilbert replies, "Yes . . ."

Dogbert rolls on the ground laughing. Dilbert says as they enter the house, "Thank you for understanding."

Dogbert says, "Boy, it's a good thing his name isn't something like 'Eatachair.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SO WHEN YOUR NEW B055 SAID HIS NAME WAS "NEAL", YOU THOUGHT HE MEANT K-N-E-E-L SO YOU...

YES.

Al..

!!

!!

!!

!!

THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.

BOY, IT'S A GOOD THING HIS NAME ISN'T SOMETHING LIKE "EATACHAIR."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Name Game"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a white oval character, and his boss, a man with a square head.
• The boss asks Dilbert to repeat his name, which Dilbert spells out as "Neal."
• However, the boss thinks he said "K-n-e-e-l," which sounds like "kneel."
• Dilbert corrects him, explaining that his name is actually "Neal."
• The boss apologizes for the misunderstanding and thanks Dilbert for understanding.
• The punchline is that the boss's name is "Eatachair," which sounds like "eat a chair."

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