Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 9th January 1990

Dilbert//269, first published 36 years ago on Tuesday 9th January 1990

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dilbert dogbert static electricity building thor dog thunder call

Official transcript

Dogbert shuffles down the hallway thinking, "I can feel the static electricity building . . ."

Dogbert shuffles back and forth and his fur begins to stand up. Dilbert says to Dogbert, "I most certainly will NOT call you 'Thor, Dog of Thunder.'"

Dogbert says, "Prepare to die."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN FEEL THE STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILDING SHUFFLE SHUFFLE SHUFFLE SHUFFLE SHUFFLE I MOST CERTAINLY WILL NOT CALL YOU "THOR, DOG OF THUNDER." PREPARE TO DIE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Electric Shock Therapy"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man, and Dogbert, his cynical and manipulative dog.
• Dogbert has convinced Dilbert to participate in an "electric shock therapy" session, which is actually a scam to make money from unsuspecting clients.
• The therapy session is presented as a serious and scientific treatment, but it is actually just a way for Dogbert to collect payment from Dilbert.
• The comic strip satirizes the idea of pseudoscience and the gullibility of some people in seeking out unconventional treatments.

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