Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 22nd September 1989

Dilbert//160, first published 37 years ago on Friday 22nd September 1989

Tags

dogbert dilbert camping bugs radio garage

Official transcript

Dogbert sits on a pillow listening to the radio. Dilbert asks, "Hey, Dogbert, you want to go camping this weekend?"

Dogbert replies, "Why don't we just sleep in the garage, eat bugs and not take showers."

Dilbert puts his hands on his hips and says, "That is COMPLETELY different from camping, for reasons which will come to me."

Dogbert asks, "Because we might not get lost?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HEY, DOGBERT, YOU WANT TO GO CAMPING THIS WEEKEND?

WHY DON'T WE JUST SLEEP IN THE GARAGE, EAT BUGS AND NOT TAKE SHOWERS.

THAT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM CAMPING, FOR REASONS WHICH WILL COME TO ME.

BECAUSE WE MIGHT NOT GET LOST?

TT

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Camping: A Dog's Perspective"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1989, features Dogbert and Dilbert in a humorous exchange about camping. The conversation begins with Dogbert asking Dilbert if he wants to go camping, to which Dilbert responds with a series of reasons why he doesn't camp:

• He doesn't sleep in the garage.
• He eats bugs.
• He doesn't take showers.

Dogbert then explains that these reasons are completely different from camping, and that they will come to him. The punchline of the comic is that Dogbert is implying that he will bring the camping experience to Dilbert, rather than the other way around. The comic strip is a lighthearted commentary on the differences between humans and dogs, and the unique perspectives they bring to everyday activities like camping.

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