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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 5th January 1990

Dilbert//265, first published 36 years ago on Friday 5th January 1990


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dilbert dogbert salad bar joint table window bathe towellettes


Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk assembling a gadget. Dogbert says, "Good news: the 'all-you-can-eat"

salad joint just decided to stay open twenty-four hours a day!"

Dogbert continues, "We can get a table by the window and live there for the rest of our lives - for only $5.95 apiece!"

Dilbert asks, "How would we bathe?"

Dogbert replies, "They have little 'moist towelettes.'"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

GOOD NEWS: THE "ALL- YOU-CAN-EAT" SALAD BAR JOINT JUST DECIDED TO STAY OPEN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY!

WE CAN GET A TABLE BY THE WINDOW AND LIVE THERE FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES - FOR ONLY $5.95 APIECE !

HOW WOULD WE BATHE ?

THEY HAVE LITTLE "MOIST TOWELETTES."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Towelette Twist"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a character from the popular "Dilbert" comic strip, in a humorous situation.
  • The scene begins with an announcement from the "All-You-Can-Eat" Salad Bar Joint, stating that they will remain open 24 hours a day.
  • Dilbert is shown sitting at a table, looking concerned, and asking how they would bathe the salad bar's patrons, who are all towelettes.
  • The punchline of the joke is that the towelettes have moist towelettes, implying that they need to be bathed as well.
  • The comic strip uses wordplay and absurdity to create humor, making it a lighthearted and entertaining read.

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