Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 24th April 1992

Dilbert//1105, first published 34 years ago on Friday 24th April 1992

Tags

dilbert choke death end date early work trick jillion times

Official transcript

Dilbert and a woman sit at a table in a restaurant. The woman grabs her throat and says, "Mphf! Aack! Cough! Hmp! Gurgle!"

As the woman slumps onto the table, Dilbert says, "If you're pretending to choke to death to end our date early, it won't work."

The woman sits up and crosses her arms. Dilbert says, "Like I haven't seen that trick a jillion times."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MPHF! AACK!

COUGH! HMP!

GURGLE!

4-44 IF YOU'RE PRETENDING TO CHOKE TO DEATH TO END OUR DATE EARLY, IT WON'T WORK.

LIKE I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT TRICK A JILLION TIMES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Date to Die For"

Summary:

• A man is on a date with a woman, but his attempts to impress her are foiled by his own ineptitude.
• He pretends to choke to death to end the date early, but it doesn't work.
• The woman is unimpressed and tells him that he hasn't seen trick a jillion times.
• The man is left frustrated and embarrassed, while the woman walks away, seemingly uninterested in him.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of trying to impress someone on a date and the consequences of one's actions.

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