Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 7th November 1989

Dilbert//206, first published 37 years ago on Tuesday 7th November 1989

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dilbert lunch money data diskettes school bully aging

Official transcript

A large man enters Dilbert's cubicle and says, "Yo, Dilbert, give me your lunch money or I'll erase your data diskettes."

Dilbert replies, "Touch my data and I'll erase any mention of you from the main payroll computer."

Beads of sweat flies from the man's head and he says, "No . . . Please, I'm sorry."

Dilbert turns toward the reader and says, "Nothing is more pathetic than an aging school bully."

The man says, "I took shop; I can make you some nice bookends."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YO, DILBERT, GIVE ME YOUR LUNCH MONEY OR I'LL ERASE YOUR DATA DISKETTES.

TOUCH MY DATA AND I'LL ERASE ANY MENTION OF YOU FROM THE MAIN PAYROLL COMPUTER.

NO...

PLEASE, I'M SORRY.

NOTHING IS MORE PATHETIC THAN AN AGING SCHOOL BULLY.

I TOOK SHOP; I CAN MAKE YOU SOME NICE BOOKENDS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Payroll Bully"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, interacting with his boss, the Payroll Computer.
• The boss, who appears to be a large, imposing figure, is depicted as being overly aggressive and bullying towards Dilbert.
• The conversation between the two characters is presented in a humorous and exaggerated manner, with the boss using aggressive language and making unreasonable demands.
• The strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where employees are often subjected to unfair treatment by their superiors.
• The use of humor and satire allows the comic strip to comment on the absurdity of workplace politics and the power dynamics between employees and management.

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