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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 28th April 1990

Dilbert//378, first published 36 years ago on Saturday 28th April 1990


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dilbert uncle tim lost froze death camping compass jammed north south directions


Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert sit at the desk looking at family photographs. Dilbert says, "Here's a picture of Uncle Tim before he got lost and froze to death camping."

Dogbert asks, "Didn't he have a compass?"

Dilbert replies, "His diary said it got jammed."

Uncle Tim walks through a blizzard. Tim looks at his compass and thinks, "Just great . . . I need south and all I get is north, north, north."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

HERE'S A PICTURE OF UNCLE TIM BEFORE HE GOT LOST AND FROZE TO DEATH CAMPING.

DIDN'T HE HAVE A COMPASS ?

HIS DIARY SAID IT GOT JAMMED.

JUST GREAT.

I NEED SOUTH AND ALLIGET IS NORTH, NORTH, NORTH

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Lost in the Wilderness"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a puzzled expression, sitting at a conference table.
  • A colleague, Uncle Tim, is seated across from him, holding a compass.
  • The conversation begins with Uncle Tim asking if Dilbert has a compass, to which Dilbert replies that he didn't, but his diary said it got jammed.
  • The scene shifts to a wilderness setting, where Uncle Tim is shown holding a compass and attempting to navigate.
  • He exclaims, "Just great... I need south and all I get is north, north, north!"
  • The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of navigating in the wilderness and the importance of having the right tools for the job.

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