Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 1st August 1990

Dilbert//473, first published 36 years ago on Wednesday 1st August 1990

Tags

dinosaurs bob dawn mouse dogbert offense animal behavior

Official transcript

Bob and Dawn the Dinosaurs sit on the floor playing cards. Dogbert says to Ratbert, "Let me introduce you to our dinosaurs, Bob and Dawn."

Dawn screams, "Eeeek!! A mouse!"

and jumps into the air. Ratbert says, "Not a mouse, a rat!!"

Dawn says, "Oops. Sorry. You kinda look like a mouse."

Ratbert replies, "No offense taken."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR DINOSAURS, BOB AND DAWN.

COOL!

EEEEK!!

A MOUSE!

NOT A MOUSE, A RAT!!

OOPS. SORRY. YOU LOOK KINDA LIKE A MOUSE.

NO OFFENSE TAKEN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Mouse, Rat, or Something Else?"

Summary:

The comic strip features a dinosaur, Bob, and a mouse, Dawn. The scene unfolds with:

• Bob introducing himself to Dawn and another dinosaur, with Bob making a humorous comment about looking like a mouse.
• Dawn correcting Bob, pointing out that he is a rat, not a mouse.
• Bob's response, where he claims he looks like a mouse, despite being a rat.

The comic strip playfully explores the idea of self-perception and how it can differ from reality.

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