Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 25th December 1990

Dilbert//619, first published 36 years ago on Tuesday 25th December 1990

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dilbert lab model automatic dentures program eat meat loaf asleep boss johnson

Official transcript

Dilbert and the Boss stand in the laboratory. Dilbert says, "This is the first lab model of automatic dentures."

Dilbert explains, "You can program them to eat a meat loaf for you while you sleep . . . Quite a little time saver."

Inside the lab, the Boss asks, "Weren't you working with Johnson?"

Dilbert replies, "Ooh . . . Bad news about Johnson, sir."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS THE FIRST LAB MODEL OF AUTOMATIC DENTURES.

000 YOU CAN PROGRAM THEM TO EAT A MEAT LOAF FOR YOU WHILE YOU SLEEP ... QUITE A LITTLE TIME SAVER.

LAB WEREN'T YOU WORKING WITH JOHNSON?

... BAD NEWS ABOUT JOHNSON, SIR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Lab Model of Automatic Dentures"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1990, features a humorous exchange between a man and a lab technician. The man, who has automatic dentures, asks the technician to program them to eat a meatloaf for him while he sleeps. The technician is surprised by the request and asks if the man is working with Johnson, implying that the man's request is unusual or unorthodox. The man responds that he isn't working with Johnson, but the technician remains skeptical.

Key Elements:

• Automatic dentures
• Programming dentures to eat a meatloaf
• Skepticism from the lab technician
• Implication of working with Johnson

Tone:

The comic strip has a lighthearted and humorous tone, poking fun at the idea of automatic dentures and the man's unusual request. The exchange between the man and the technician adds to the comedic effect, with the technician's skepticism and the man's nonchalant response creating a playful dynamic.

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