Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 9th June 1990

Dilbert//420, first published 36 years ago on Saturday 9th June 1990

Tags

dilbert dinosaurs dawn bob mesmerized oratorical skill evil cult

Official transcript

Bob the Dinosaur asks Dawn, "How did we ever allow ourselves to be drawn into Dogbert's evil cult?"

Bob continues, "Maybe he has strange hypnotic powers. Maybe we were mesmerized by his oratorical skill."

Dilbert says, "It says here you have brains the size of a walnut."

Bob asks, "What's your point?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW DID WE EVER ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE DRAWN INTO DOGBERT'S EVIL CULT?

MAYBE HE HAS STRANGE HYPNOTIC POWERS.

MAYBE WE WERE MESMERIZED BY HIS ORATORICAL SKILL.

IT SAYS HERE YOU HAVE BRAINS THE SIZE OF A WALNUT.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT ?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dilbert's Evil Cult"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character, engaging in a conversation with a group of anthropomorphic animals. The animals inquire about Dilbert's involvement in Dogbert's evil cult, and Dilbert responds by asking how they would allow themselves to be drawn into such a cult. One of the animals reveals that they were mesmerized by Dogbert's hypnotic powers, which were further enhanced by his oratorical skills. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when another animal claims that Dilbert has brains the size of a walnut, prompting Dilbert to ask what their point is. The comic strip humorously explores the theme of cults and mind control, using satire to comment on the human tendency to follow charismatic leaders without questioning their motives.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.