Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th July 1990

Dilbert//470, first published 36 years ago on Sunday 29th July 1990

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dogbert dilbert god of thunder thor athpirin god of velcro god of mayonaise greek roman mythology

Official transcript

Dogbert sits on the hassock humming to himself. A man wearing a Viking helmet approaches Dogbert and says, "Greetings, Dogbert, I am the God of Thunder."

Dogbert looks startled and says, "Yip!"

The man repeats, "I am Thor!!"

Dogbert says, "Take some athpirin."

Thor reads a list and says, "We're looking for some new Norse gods to update our image. Your name came up."

Thor continues, "It's the same way I got started. I worked my way up from God of Static Cling."

Dogbert reads the list and says, "Hmm . . . 'God of Velcro' looks interesting."

Dilbert sits in his chair and Dogbert stands on the hassock with a towel wrapped around him. Dogbert says, "Don't laugh. I put your name in for God of Mayonnaise."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GREETINGS, DOGBERT, I AM THE GOD OF THUNDER.

I AM THOR !!

TAKE SOME ATHPIRIN WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME NEW NORSE GODS TO UPDATE OUR IMAGE. YOUR NAME CAME UP.

IT'S THE SAME WAY I GOT STARTED. I WORKED MY WAY UP FROM GOD OF STATIC CLING.

...

"GOD OF VELCRO" LOOKS INTERESTING.

DON'T LAUGH.

I PUT YOUR NAME IN FOR GOD OF MAYONNAISE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "God of Velcro"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dogbert, a character who claims to be the "God of Thunder." He is approached by a group of Norse gods seeking to update their image. Dogbert proposes that they change their names to something more modern, such as "God of Velcro" or "God of Mayonnaise." The gods are initially hesitant but eventually agree to the changes.

Key Elements:

• Dogbert's claim to be the "God of Thunder"
• The Norse gods' desire to update their image
• Dogbert's suggestions for new names
• The gods' eventual agreement to the changes

Humor:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of gods needing to update their image and the absurdity of Dogbert's suggestions. The use of Velcro and mayonnaise as names for gods adds to the humor, highlighting the ridiculousness of the situation.

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