Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 12th August 1989

Dilbert//119, first published 37 years ago on Saturday 12th August 1989

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dilbert newspaper thief machine money eating

Official transcript

Dilbert puts a coin in a newspaper machine and thinks, "Sometimes I get this wicked urge to take two newspapers and only pay for one."

Dilbert looks behind him and thinks, "What's the worst that can happen? Besides, this machine ate my money last time."

Dilbert looks at a newspaper. On the front page is a picture of him stealing the newspaper and the headline says, "Thief!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SOMETIMES I GET THIS WICKED URGE TO TAKE TWO NEWSPAPERS AND ONLY PAY FOR ONE.

WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN?

BESIDES, THIS MACHINE ATE MY MONEY LAST TIME.

25% NEWS THIEF

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Newspaper Thief"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a man's frustration with the high cost of newspapers.
• He expresses his desire to take two newspapers and only pay for one, but is deterred by the potential consequences of doing so.
• The man ultimately decides to steal a newspaper, but is caught by a machine that eats his money.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation and the man's desperation to get his hands on a newspaper.

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