Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th March 1990
Dilbert//323, first published 36 years ago on Sunday 4th March 1990
Tags
dress flattery dilbert dish cloth ordinary fashionable dropped jello shoes wipe up compliment gracefully
Official transcript
Dilbert and a woman sit at a table in a restaurant. Dilbert tells the woman, "I like your dress."
He thinks, "Women love flattery."
Dilbert says, "It reminds me of my favorite dish cloth."
He thinks, "Uh-oh . . . Wrong thing to say."
Dilbert says, "Of course, I'm not talking about an ORDINARY dish cloth."
Dilbert thinks, "Dig, dig . . ."
Dilbert continues, "I'm talking about a truly fashionable dish cloth here . . . In fact, if I dropped Jello on my shoes I'd leave it there all day rather than use your dress to wipe it up."
The woman overturns the table, wraps the tablecloth around Dilbert's head and leaves. Dilbert lies on the floor and says, "Some women just don't know how to accept a compliment gracefully."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I LIKE YOUR DRESS WOMEN LOVE FLATTERY.
IT REMINDS ME OF MY FAVORITE DISH CLOTH.
UH-OH...
WRONG THING TO SAY.
OF COURSE, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT AN ORDINARY DISH CLOTH.
DIG, I'M TALKING ABOUT A TRULY FASHIONABLE DISH CLOTH HERE IN FACT, IF I DROPPED JELLO ON MY SHOES I'D LEAVE IT THERE ALL DAY RATHER THAN USE YOUR DRESS TO WIPE IT UP.
SOME WOMEN JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACCEPT A COMPLIMENT GRACEFULLY.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Flattery"
Summary:
The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, and his interactions with his coworkers. The story begins with Dilbert's date with a woman, where he expresses his admiration for her dress. However, he is met with skepticism when he reveals his fondness for dishcloths, which he finds to be truly fashionable.
The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Dilbert's date drops Jell-O on her shoes, prompting him to suggest that she leave them on all day rather than using her dress to wipe them up. This bizarre suggestion leaves his date perplexed, and she ultimately decides to end the date.
The comic strip concludes with Dilbert lying on the floor, defeated, as his date walks away. The punchline is delivered by a speech bubble, where Dilbert laments that some women simply don't know how to accept a compliment gracefully. The comic strip's humor lies in its absurdity and the unexpected twist in the conversation between Dilbert and his date.
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