Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 22nd December 1989

Dilbert//251, first published 37 years ago on Friday 22nd December 1989

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dilbert dogbert sleep grape jelly remedies

Official transcript

Dilbert, who is wearing his bathrobe, says, "Dogbert, I can't sleep . . . Do you know any folk remedies?"

Dogbert replies, "I recommend spreading grape jelly on your torso and slapping your forehead against an overripe cantaloupe."

Dogbert sits on the hassock watching television. He hears slapping in the other room and thinks, "This must be how all folk remedies get started."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT, I CAN'T SLEEP... DO YOU KNOW ANY FOLK- REMEDIES ?

I RECOMMEND SPREADING GRAPE JELLY ON YOUR TORSO AND SLAPPING YOUR FOREHEAD AGAINST AN OVERRIPE CANTALOUPE.

THIS MUST BE HOW ALL FOLK REMEDIES GET STARTED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Folk Remedies"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dogbert, a character known for his mischievous and sarcastic nature, offering unconventional advice to a man named Dogbert who is seeking remedies for his inability to sleep.
• Dogbert recommends spreading grape jelly on the man's torso and slapping his forehead against an overripe cantaloupe, which is an absurd and nonsensical remedy.
• The man is skeptical of the advice, but Dogbert insists that it is a tried-and-true folk remedy.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of folk remedies and the tendency for people to believe in unconventional and unproven treatments for various ailments.

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