Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 14th July 1990

Dilbert//455, first published 36 years ago on Saturday 14th July 1990

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dilbert auto service question change oil new oil second option

Official transcript

Dilbert enters an auto service store and says to an auto mechanic, "Just a quick question: is is necessary to change my oil . . ."

Dilbert continues, ". . . Or can I just keep letting it run dry and then add new oil?"

The car mechanic looks shocked. The mechanic screams and falls to the ground. Dilbert looks at the reader and says, "I think the answer is going to be 'no' to that second option."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

JUST A QUICK QUESTION: IS IT NECESSARY TO CHANGE MY OIL 1...

AUTO SERVICE ... OR CAN 1 JUST KEEP LETTING IT RUN DRY AND THEN ADD NEW OIL ?

I THINK THE ANSWER IS GOING TO BE "NO" TO THAT SECOND OPTION.

AAALEE E

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Auto Service"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1990, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, in a humorous situation at an auto service shop. The strip consists of three panels:

• Panel 1: Dilbert asks the mechanic if it is necessary to change his oil. The mechanic responds with a simple "yes."
• Panel 2: Dilbert inquires if he can keep letting it run dry and then add new oil. The mechanic's response is a resounding "no."
• Panel 3: Dilbert is shown being thrown out of the auto service shop, with the mechanic shouting "AAAEEEEOO" in the background.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common experience of dealing with auto mechanics and the sometimes confusing or contradictory advice they provide.

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