Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st July 1991

Dilbert//827, first published 35 years ago on Sunday 21st July 1991

Tags

dilbert cop ticket u-turn murderers thugs taxes mustache police brutality police sobreity test

Official transcript

Dilbert drives his car. He hears a siren behind him and thinks, "Police?"

The officer stands at Dilbert's window and says, "You made an illegal U-turn."

Dilbert says, "You're giving me a ticket for THAT?! A measly U-turn?!"

Dilbert says angrily, "I can't believe it! The world is full of murderers and thugs, but you stop ME?"

Dilbert says, "I'm wasting my taxes on your salary!"

Dilbert continues, "And frankly, those mustaches you guys all grow don't make you look any smarter."

The policeman says, "Please step out of your car for the sobriety test."

Dilbert arrives at home wearing dirty and torn clothing. He tells Dogbert, ". . . So, it turns out that the sobriety test involves flinging yourself down a muddy embankment."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

W0000000000 POLICE?

YOU MADE AN ILLEGAL U-TURN YOU'RE GIVING ME A TICKET FOR THAT?!

A MEASLY U-TURN ?!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

THE WORLD IS FULL OF MURDERERS AND THUGS, BUT YOU STOP ME?

I'M WASTING MY TAXES ON YOUR SALARY!

AND FRANKLY, THOSE MUSTACHES YOU GUYS ALL GROW DON'T MAKE YOU LOOK ANY SMARTER.

PLEASE STEP OUT OF YOUR CAR FOR THE SOBRIETY TEST.

.. SO, IT TURNS OUT THAT THE SOBRIETY TEST INVOLVES FLINGING YOURSELF DOWN A MUDDY EMBANKMENT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Sobriety Test"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustration with bureaucracy.
• In this strip, Dilbert is pulled over by a police officer who claims he made an "illegal U-turn".
• Dilbert is skeptical of the officer's reasoning and refuses to step out of his car for a sobriety test.
• The officer becomes increasingly aggressive and irrational, eventually flinging Dilbert down a muddy embankment.
• The strip pokes fun at the absurdity of traffic stops and the sometimes arbitrary nature of law enforcement.

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