Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 27th April 1992

Dilbert//1108, first published 34 years ago on Monday 27th April 1992

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dilbert physical pleasure cosmic joy must shave rub stubble munk

Official transcript

Dilbert sits on the floor across from a man in a robe. The ascetic says, "You must renounce all physical pleasure before you can achieve true cosmic joy."

Dilbert replies, "Renounce it?! Heck, I don't think I've ever HAD a physical pleasure!"

The spiritual advisor says, "And you must shave your head . . ."

Dilbert says, "Oh, I get it; then you can rub the little stubble as it grows in!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU MUST RENOUNCE ALL PHYSICAL PLEASURE BEFORE YOU CAN ACHIEVE TRUE COSMIC JOY.

RENOUNCE IT?! HECK, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD A PHYSICAL PLEASURE!

AND YOU MUST SHAVE YOUR HEAD...

OH, I GET IT; THEN YOU CAN RUB THE LITTLE STUBBLE AS IT GROWS IN!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Renouncing Physical Pleasure"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, in a humorous exchange with a monk. The conversation begins with the monk's advice to renounce all physical pleasure to achieve true cosmic joy. Dilbert responds by asking if he has ever had physical pleasure, to which the monk replies that he must shave his head. Dilbert then asks how he can rub the little stubble as it grows in, leading to a series of absurd and humorous interactions between the two characters. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of spiritual enlightenment and the challenges of achieving it through physical means.

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