Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 14th October 1990

Dilbert//547, first published 36 years ago on Sunday 14th October 1990

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dogbert hurt chiclets reward tripping snatcher purse theft

Official transcript

Dogbert and Dilbert walk through the park humming to themselves. A man steals an old woman's purse. She screams, "Help!! Purse snatcher!!"

Dilbert thinks, "Uh-oh . . . He's running this way."

Dilbert tells Dogbert, "Act like we didn't see it or we might get hurt."

Dogbert trips Dilbert. The thief trips over Dilbert's body and drops the purse into Dogbert's paws. Dogbert hands the pocketbook to the woman. He says, "I assume there's some sort of reward for this."

The thief fights with Dilbert. Dogbert says, "Look! I got Chiclets!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HELP!!

PURSE SNATCHER!!

UH-OH.

.. HES RUNNING THIS ACT LIKE WE DIDN'T SEE IT OR WE MIGHT GET HURT.

AAAAGH!

- FUME I ASSUME THERE'S SOME SORT OF REWARD FOR THIS RRRRR LOOK!

I GOT CHICLETS!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Purse Snatcher"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1990, features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and Dogbert, his cynical dog. The story unfolds as follows:

• A man is seen running away with a purse, prompting Dilbert to shout "HELP!! PURSE SNATCHER!!"
• Dilbert chases after the thief, tripping and falling in the process.
• Upon regaining his footing, Dilbert assumes there will be a reward for his bravery.
• However, Dogbert reveals that he got the purse, implying that Dilbert's actions were unnecessary.
• The comic strip concludes with Dilbert's disappointment and Dogbert's sarcastic remark, "Look, I got chiclets!" (a humorous way of saying he got the purse).

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