Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 30th July 1990

Dilbert//471, first published 36 years ago on Monday 30th July 1990

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dogbert dilbert rat plague-carrying vermin household personality television

Official transcript

Dogbert says, "Dilbert, this is a rat. Rat, this is Dilbert."

The rat says, "I've come to live here!"

Dilbert says, "How lucky for us. We were just saying how much we needed a plague-carrying vermin to round out the household."

The rat says to Dogbert, "He doesn't have much of a personality . . ."

Dogbert replies, I usually drown him out with the television."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, THIS IS A RAT. RAT, THIS IS DILBERT.

I'VE COME TO LIVE HERE!

HOW LUCKY FOR US.

WE WERE JUST SAYING HOW MUCH WE NEEDED A PLAGUE- CARRYING VERMIN TO ROUND OUT THE HOUSEHOLD.

HE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF A PERSONALITY...

I USUALLY DROWN HIM OUT WITH THE TELEVISION.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dilbert: A Plague-Carrying Vermin"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a rat who has recently moved into a house with his owner, who is unaware of Dilbert's true nature. The owner is oblivious to the fact that Dilbert is a rat, thinking he is a dog named Dilbert. The owner expresses gratitude for Dilbert's presence, citing the need for a plague-carrying vermin to round out the household. Dilbert's owner is amused by his own lack of personality and compares himself to a television, implying that he is dull and uninteresting. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a person being so unaware of their surroundings that they mistake a rat for a dog.

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