Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 29th October 1990

Dilbert//562, first published 36 years ago on Monday 29th October 1990

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dilbert dogbert mildew flamethrower punk punk rock

Official transcript

Dilbert tells Dogbert, "I hired a cleaning person to come in once a week."

Dilbert continues, "Starting today."

The doorbell rings. A man with a mohawk haircut and an eyepatch stands in the doorway. Dilbert says, "Hi . . . Uh . . . Leave the flame-thrower outside."

The man replies, "Fine. Let's just surrender to the mildew . . ."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED A CLEANING PERSON TO COME IN ONCE A WEEK.

STARTING TODAY.

DING DONG HL...UN LEAVE THE FLAMETHROWER OUTSIDE.

FINE. LET'S JUST SURRENDER TO THE MILDEW...

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Cleaning Person"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows the daily routine of a man who hires a cleaning person to visit once a week.
• The man is initially pleased with the arrangement but soon becomes frustrated with the cleaning person's lack of attention to detail and tendency to leave the flame-thrower outside.
• The man's attempts to communicate with the cleaning person are met with resistance, and he eventually surrenders to the mildew.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of working with others and the importance of effective communication.

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