Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 25th November 1990

Dilbert//589, first published 36 years ago on Sunday 25th November 1990

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dilbert dogbert dogs neighbor global warming acid rain mad dog national debt carnivore ozone garbage crisis

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his chair reading the paper. Dogbert says, "I'm bored. I'm going to scare strangers."

Dilbert replies, "Enjoy."

Dogbert walks out of the house thinking, "Luckily, lots of people are afraid of dogs."

Dogbert stands on the sidewalk and says to a passer by, "Hey mister, I've got rabies!!"

The man replies, "I'm only afraid of global warming."

Dogbert stands in front of a woman and shouts, "Pit bull! Pit bull!"

The woman says, "Save it . . . I'm only afraid of acid rain."

Dogbert shouts at a man, "Mad dog! Mad dog!"

The man says, "Sorry, I only fear the national debt."

Dogbert shouts at a boy carrying a skateboard, "Wild carnivore!"

The boy replies, "Chill out, dog dude. I'm only scared of the hole in the ozone layer."

Another man says, ". . . Garbage crisis."

Dogbert says, "People scare me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M BORED.

I'M GOING TO GO SCARE STRANGERS.

ENJOY.

LUCKILY, LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF DOGS HEY MISTER, I'VE GOT RABIES !!

I'M ONLY AFRAID OF GLOBAL WARMING.

PIT BULL!

PIT BULL!

SAVE IT...I'M ONLY AFRAID OF ACID RAIN.

MAD DOG!

MAD DOG!

SORRY, I ONLY FEAR THE NATIONAL DEBT.

WILD CARNIVORE!

CHILL OUT, DOG DUDE. I'M ONLY SCARED OF THE HOLE IN THE OZONE LAYER.

... GARBAGE CRISIS PEOPLE SCARE ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Fear of the Unknown"

This 'Dilbert' comic strip, originally published in 1999, is a humorous commentary on the irrational fears that people have. The strip features a series of panels depicting various characters expressing their fears, which are often unrelated to reality.

Panel Breakdown:

• Panel 1: A man is shown sitting at his desk, saying, "I'm bored. I'm going to go scare strangers."
• Panel 2: The man is seen approaching a stranger and saying, "Enjoy."
• Panel 3: A dog is shown saying, "Luckily, lots of people are afraid of dogs."
• Panel 4: A man is shown saying, "Hey Mister, I've got rabies!!"
• Panel 5: A woman is shown saying, "Pit Bull!"
• Panel 6: A man is shown saying, "I'm only afraid of global warming."
• Panel 7: A man is shown saying, "Save it... I'm only afraid of acid rain."
• Panel 8: A man is shown saying, "Mad Dog!"
• Panel 9: A man is shown saying, "Sorry, I only fear the national debt."
• Panel 10: A man is shown saying, "Wild Carnivore!"
• Panel 11: A man is shown saying, "Chill out, dog dude. I'm only scared of the hole in the ozone layer."
• Panel 12: A man is shown saying, "...Garbage Crisis."
• Panel 13: A man is shown saying, "People scare me."

Summary:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that people often fear things that are not necessarily rational or logical. The characters in the strip express their fears in a humorous and exaggerated way, highlighting the absurdity of some of the things that people are afraid of. Overall, the comic strip is a lighthearted commentary on the human psyche and our tendency to fear things that may not be worth fearing.

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