Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 20th May 1991

Dilbert//765, first published 35 years ago on Monday 20th May 1991

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dilbert dogbert turtle pet teach tricks roll back die

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his chair reading the newspaper. Dogbert asks, "Do you mind if I get a turtle for a pet?"

Dilbert replies, "That sounds cute. Maybe you can teach it to do tricks."

Dogbert asks a giant turtle, "Can you do any tricks?"

The turtle replies, "I can roll on my back and die."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU MIND IF I GET A TURTLE FOR A ?

THAI SOUNDS CUTE. MAYBE YOU CAN TEACH IT TO DO TRICKS.

CAN YOU DO ANY TRICKS?

I CAN ROLL ON MY BACK AND DIE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Turtle Tricks"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a man and his dog, who is interested in learning tricks. The dog asks if the man can teach it to do tricks, and the man responds that he can teach it to do tricks. The dog then asks if it can do any tricks, and the man says yes, it can roll on its back and die. The dog is confused by this response and asks if it can do anything else, but the man simply replies that it can do tricks.

Key Points:

• The comic strip features a conversation between a man and his dog.
• The dog asks if the man can teach it to do tricks.
• The man responds that he can teach it to do tricks.
• The dog asks if it can do any tricks, and the man says yes, it can roll on its back and die.
• The dog is confused by this response and asks if it can do anything else.
• The man simply replies that it can do tricks.

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