Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th August 1989

Dilbert//134, first published 37 years ago on Sunday 27th August 1989

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dilbert dream hillbillies lint lint farm stranger than fiction

Official transcript

Dilbert joins Dogbert at the breakfast table. He says, "I had the weirdest dream last night . . ."

Dogbert replies, "You probably think I want to hear all about it."

Dilbert says, "I was kidnapped by hillbillies and forced to produce pocket lint on their illegal lint farm."

Dilbert pictures himself hanging from the ceiling with tubes connected to his pockets. Dilbert continues, "They fed me only flannel and water, and mined my pockets twice a day."

Dilbert is hooked up to a machine. Dilbert says, "Thank God it was only a dream . . ."

Dogbert says, "Only a dream? Maybe you should check your pockets."

Dilbert puts his hands in his pockets and screams, "Lint!!"

Dogbert looks at the reader and says, "Stranger than fiction."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAD THE WEIRDEST DREAM LAST NIGHT..

YOU PROBABLY THINK I WANT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT.

I WAS KIDNAPPED BY HILLBILLIES AND FORCED TO PRODUCE POCKET LINT ON THEIR ILLEGAL LINT FARM.

Heh..

THEY FED ME ONLY FLANNEL MY POCKETS TWICE ADA TWICE A DAY.

CHUG CHUC THANK GOD IT WAS ONLY A DREAM...

ONLY A DREAM?

MAYBE YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR POCKETS.

AAAGHH!!

LINT!

STRANGER THAN FICTION.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dreams of Lint"

Summary:

The comic strip follows Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, as he navigates a series of surreal and absurd dream sequences.

• Scene 1: Dilbert is shown sitting at his desk, looking at a piece of paper with a speech bubble saying, "I had the weirdest dream last night..." He then describes his dream, which features him being kidnapped by hillbillies and forced to produce pocket lint on their illegal lint farm.
• Scene 2: In this scene, Dilbert is shown in a dream sequence, where he is fed flannel and water and forced to mine his pockets twice a day. He expresses gratitude for being only a dream, but the scene takes a dark turn when he is shown being held captive by the hillbillies.
• Scene 3: In the final scene, Dilbert wakes up and checks his pockets, only to find lint inside. He is shocked and amused by the absurdity of his dream, and the comic strip ends with him laughing and saying, "Stranger than fiction."

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of dreams and the human experience. It uses satire and absurdity to poke fun at the idea of being kidnapped and forced to produce lint, and the ridiculousness of the situation is amplified by the fact that it is just a dream. The comic strip's use of humor and satire makes it an entertaining and thought-provoking read.

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