Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 24th August 1990

Dilbert//496, first published 36 years ago on Friday 24th August 1990

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dilbert wally giggle snort engineer curse dogbert

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk. Wally enters and asks, "Working hard?"

Dilbert replies, "Hardly working!"

Dilbert giggles and snorts. Wally says, "You snorted."

Back at home, Dilbert tells Dogbert, "It was my best line of the day . . . Then I snorted."

Dogbert says, "The curse of the engineer."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WORKING HARD ?

HARDLY WORKING!

GIGGLE GIGGLE SNORT!!

YOU SNORTED IT WAS MY BEST LINE OF THE DAY... THEN I SNORTED.

THE CURSE OF THE ENGINEER.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Curse of the Engineer"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic comments and observations about the workplace.
• In this particular strip, Dilbert is working hard at his desk when his boss approaches him and asks if he's working hard.
• Dilbert responds with a sarcastic comment, saying "Hardly working!" and then proceeds to snort.
• The boss is amused by Dilbert's response and asks him to repeat it, which he does.
• However, the boss then reveals that it was his best line of the day, and he's going to use it to snort at the engineer.
• The comic strip ends with Dilbert looking on in confusion and annoyance, while the boss walks away with a smug expression on his face.

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