Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th October 1989

Dilbert//173, first published 37 years ago on Thursday 5th October 1989

Tags

phil dilbert living room dogbert damned darned sitting

Official transcript

Dilbert asks Phil, the Ruler of Heck, "Then . . . I won't be damned?"

Phil replies, "Just 'darned.' It was a misdemeanor."

Phil continues, "You must set your thermostat for 76 degrees and stay in the living room for fifteen minutes."

Dilbert and Dogbert sit on the hassock. Dilbert says, "I'm sorry, Dogbert. I brought this upon us."

Dogbert says, "It's something you'll have to live with."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THEN...

WON'T BE DAMNED ?

JUST "DARNED' IT WAS A MISDEMEANOR.

YOU MUST SET YOUR THERMOSTAT FOR 76 AND STAY IN THE LIVING ROOM FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES.

I'M SORRY, DOGBERT.

I BROUGHT THIS UPON US.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in 1989.

Summary: The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a white shirt and red tie, who is being interrogated by a devil-like figure. The devil is holding a mirror and asks Dilbert if he is "damned." Dilbert responds that he won't be damned, but the devil retorts that just "darned" was a misdemeanor. The devil then orders Dilbert to set his thermostat for 76 degrees and stay in the living room for fifteen minutes. Dilbert apologizes and brings the devil upon him, but the devil simply says it's something he'll have to live with.

Key Points:

• Dilbert is being interrogated by a devil-like figure.
• The devil is holding a mirror and asks Dilbert if he is "damned."
• Dilbert responds that he won't be damned, but the devil retorts that just "darned" was a misdemeanor.
• The devil orders Dilbert to set his thermostat for 76 degrees and stay in the living room for fifteen minutes.
• Dilbert apologizes and brings the devil upon him, but the devil simply says it's something he'll have to live with.

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