Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th February 1990

Dilbert//303, first published 36 years ago on Monday 12th February 1990

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dilbert dogbert napping again famous people functioned sleep jackie gleason ben franklin attractive

Official transcript

Dogbert lies on his pillow. Dilbert says, "Dogbert . . . Napping again?"

Dilbert says, "Don't you know that many famous people functioned with very little sleep . . .? There were Jackie Gleason, Ben Franklin, Napoleon . . ."

Dogbert says, "I like to think I'm more attractive than any of those guys."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT...

NAPPING AGAIN?

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE FUNCTIONED WITH VERY LITTLE SLEEP ...

THERE WERE JACKIE GLEASON, BEN FRANKLIN, NAPOLEON ...

I LIKE TO THINK I'M MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN ANY OF THOSE GUYS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Sleepy Time"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding, and bespectacled man, who is lying in bed. He is engaged in a conversation with Dogbert, a small, white dog with a black nose and ears. Dogbert asks Dilbert if he is napping again, to which Dilbert responds that he is not sleeping, but rather thinking about how attractive he is compared to famous people who sleep little, such as Jackie Gleason, Ben Franklin, and Napoleon. Dogbert agrees that Dilbert is more attractive than these individuals. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the human tendency to overestimate one's attractiveness and the absurdity of comparing oneself to famous historical figures.

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