Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 25th July 1991

Dilbert//831, first published 35 years ago on Thursday 25th July 1991

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dilbert dogbert comedy competition first joke old people dragged stage third place

Official transcript

Dogbert asks Dilbert, "How did you do in the stand-up comedy competition?"

Dilbert's clothes are tattered and he has bruises on his face. Dilbert replies, "I was halfway through my first joke -- about old people, when an elderly woman dragged me off stage and slapped the bejeezus out of me."

Dilbert holds up a trophy and says, ". . . It was good enough for third place."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW DID YOU DO IN THE STANDUP COMEDY COMPETITION?

I WAS HALFWAY THROUGH MY FIRST JOKE -- ABOUT OLD PEOPLE, WHEN AN ELDERLY WOMAN DRAGGED ME OFF STAGE AND SLAPPED THE BEJEEZUS OUT OF ME.

... IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THIRD PLACE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Stand-up Comedy Competition"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with spiky hair, participating in a stand-up comedy competition.
• He shares a joke about an elderly woman slapping him off stage and dragging him out of the venue by his tie.
• The punchline is that it was good enough for third place, implying that the audience found the joke humorous despite its awkward nature.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that even the most mundane or uncomfortable experiences can be turned into a joke and appreciated by others.

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