Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 7th December 1989

Dilbert//236, first published 37 years ago on Thursday 7th December 1989

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dogbert dilbert strange post office wall stick tongue

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his chair reading the newspaper and Dogbert stands on the hassock. Dogbert asks, "Do you ever feel like doing something really strange?"

Dogbert continues, "Sometimes I get the urge to break into the post office at night and lick all the stamps."

Dilbert says, "Well . . . That's not TOO strange."

Dogbert continues, "Then I would see how long I can stick to the wall by my tongue."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE DOING SOMETHING REALLY STRANGE ?

NEWS SOMETIMES I GET THE URGE TO BREAK INTO THE POST OFFICE AT NIGHT AND LICK ALL THE STAMPS.

WELL... THAT'S NOT TOO STRANGE.

THEN I WOULD SEE HOW LONG I CAN STICK TO THE WALL BY MY TONGUE. (

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "The Post Office" and features a conversation between two characters, one of whom is a dog.

Characters:

• A man sitting in a chair
• A dog sitting next to him

The Conversation:

• The man asks the dog if he ever feels like doing something strange.
• The dog responds that he sometimes gets the urge to break into the post office at night and lick all the stamps.
• The man is surprised and asks how long the dog can stick to the wall by his tongue.
• The dog replies that it's not too strange, implying that he has done it before.

Humor:

• The humor in the comic strip comes from the absurdity of the situation and the dog's nonchalant attitude towards breaking into the post office and licking stamps.
• The punchline about sticking to the wall by his tongue adds to the humor, implying that the dog has a unique way of getting into tight spaces.

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