Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 5th September 1989

Dilbert//143, first published 37 years ago on Tuesday 5th September 1989

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dilbert cashier celebration dance

Official transcript

Dilbert walks through the cafeteria holding a tray of food. Dilbert thinks, "Oh no, not this cashier again. She always hands back my change right over my soda. I just know she's trying to make me drop a dime in my drink."

Dilbert stands at the cashier and waves his hand over his drink saying, "No! No! No!"

The cashier thinks, "Fake left . . ."

Dilbert says as he eats his lunch, "It's not the coins in the soda that get me; it's that darned celebration dance she does."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OH NO, NOT THIS CASHIER AGAIN. SHE ALWAYS HANDS BACK MY CHANGE RIGHT OVER MY SODA. I JUST KNOW SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE ME DROP A DIME IN MY DRINK.

NO! NO!

FAKE LEFT...

IT'S NOT THE COINS IN THE SODA THAT GET ME; IT'S THAT DARNED CELEBRATION DANCE SHE DOES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Celebration Dance" by Scott Adams.

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a man and a cashier at a soda shop. The man asks the cashier to drop a dime in his drink, but the cashier misunderstands him and hands him back his change. The man is frustrated and tries to explain that he wants to drop a dime in his drink, not get change. The cashier is confused and continues to hand him his change, eventually leading to a humorous exchange where the man says he's not the coins in the soda that get him, it's the darned celebration dance she does. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of people trying to make a point or get what they want, but being misunderstood or misinterpreted along the way.

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