Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th October 1990

Dilbert//561, first published 36 years ago on Sunday 28th October 1990

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dilbert sign back wendel employee wall check janitor

Official transcript

A man slaps Dilbert on the back and says, "Hi, Dilbert. How's it going?"

Dilbert thinks, "Uh-oh . . . He might have put a 'kick me' sign on my back."

He says, "Hi, Wendel."

Dilbert thinks, "I'd better stay close to the wall until I can check my back."

Dilbert opens the door to the janitor's closet and thinks, "I'll just slip in here and see."

Dilbert tries to check his back and thinks, "Can't reach."

Dilbert leaves the closet and thinks, "Maybe I should just go home early."

Another man slaps Dilbert on the back and says, "Hi, Dilbert. How's it going?"

Dilbert groans. The man says to Wendel, "I hope they get some paper towels in the men's room soon."

Wendel replies, "Yeah. Dilbert already left for the day."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HI, DILBERT HOW'S IT GOING?

UH-OH... HE MIGHT HAVE PUT A "KICK ME" SIGN ON MY BACK.

WENDEL.

I'D BETTER STAY CLOSE TO THE WALL UNTIL I CAN CHECK MY BACK.

JANITOR I'LL JUST SLIP IN HERE AND SEE.

CAN'T REACH.

TOR MAYBE I SHOULD JUST GO HOME EARLY HI, DILBERT.

HOW'S IT GOING?

GROAN I HOPE THEY GET SOME PAPER TOWELS IN THE MEN'S ROOM SOON.

YEAH. DILBERT ALREADY LEFT FOR THE DAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Sign on My Back"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker with a distinctive appearance, engaging in a conversation with Wendel, another office worker. The exchange begins with Dilbert inquiring about Wendel's well-being, to which Wendel responds by playfully suggesting that Dilbert has a "kick me" sign on his back.

Dilbert takes offense to this remark and requests that Wendel remove the sign, only to discover that it is not present. The conversation continues, with Dilbert expressing frustration at not being able to find the sign and Wendel jokingly suggesting that he might have already removed it.

The comic strip concludes with Dilbert's determination to locate the sign, despite Wendel's attempts to deflect the issue. The exchange is marked by humor and playfulness, with both characters engaging in lighthearted banter.

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