Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th February 1991

Dilbert//680, first published 35 years ago on Sunday 24th February 1991

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dilbert dogbert political city county state federal world leader choice price

Official transcript

Two aliens say to Dogbert, "Take us to your leader."

Dogbert asks, "What kind of leader do you want . . .? Spiritual? Economic? Political? Military?"

One alien asks, "Political?"

The other replies, "Try it."

Dogbert says, "Okay, do you want a city, county, state, federal or world political leader?"

One alien says, "World . . . Definitely world."

The other says, "Multiple choice is so easy."

Dogbert says, "Sorry . . . Trick question. There is no political leader of the world."

Dogbert continues, "But over that hill is a grocery store that claims to be the price leader."

Dilbert arrives at home wearing burned clothes and carrying a bag of groceries. He tells Dogbert, "The strangest thing happened at the grocery store."

Dogbert says, "It's been a strange day."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TAKE US TO YOUR LEADER WHAT KIND OF LEADER DO YOU WANT ..?

SPIRITUAL? ECONOMIC?

POLITICAL? MILITARY?

POLITICAL ?

TRY IT OKAY, DO YOU WANT A CITY, COUNTY, STATE, FEDERAL OR WORLD POLITICAL LEADER?

WORLD..

DEFINITELY WORLD.

MULTIPLE CHOICE IS SO EASY.

SORRY... TRICK QUESTION. THERE IS NO POLITICAL LEADER OF THE WORLD.

BUT OVER THAT HILL IS A GROCERY STORE THAT CLAIMS TO BE THE PRICE LEADER.

THE STRANGEST THING HAPPENED AT THE GROCERY STORE..

IT'S BEEN A STRANGE DAY.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Strange Day"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1994, follows the misadventures of Dogbert, a dog who aspires to become a leader. The story unfolds as follows:

• Dogbert seeks guidance from a group of dogs, asking for their opinion on what kind of leader he should be.
• The dogs provide various suggestions, including spiritual, economic, political, and military leaders.
• Dogbert decides to try out each type of leadership, but ultimately realizes that he is not cut out for any of them.
• He then asks a man at a grocery store if he wants a city, county, state, federal, or world political leader.
• The man responds that it's been a strange day, implying that Dogbert's attempts at leadership have been unsuccessful.

Key Takeaways:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of leadership and the various types of leaders that exist.
• It highlights the challenges of finding one's place in the world and the importance of self-awareness.
• The use of humor and satire adds to the strip's lighthearted and entertaining tone.

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