Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd May 1992

Dilbert//1114, first published 34 years ago on Sunday 3rd May 1992

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dilbert dogbert clerk deliberately eat plates technically waste lawyer services department

Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert walk out of a restaurant. The sign in the window says, "All you can eat $7.00."

A man yells, "Hey! Stop!"

The waiter says, "You owe us another $14."

The waiter continues, "You deliberately put more than you could eat on your plates."

The man continues, "Technically, our agreement is 'all you can eat,' not 'all you can waste.'"

The man thinks, "Mom wanted me to be a lawyer, but I said, 'No, food services is where I'm needed.'"

Dilbert says, "I believe this is your department, Dogbert."

Dogbert says, "Technically, it's all you CAN eat, not all you DO eat."

The man thinks, "Ooh . . . He's good."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALL YOU CAN EAT $ 7%0 HEY!

STOP!

YOU OWE US ANOTHER $14 YOU DELIBERATELY PUT MORE THAN YOU COULD EAT ON YOUR PLATES.

TECHNICALLY, OUR AGREEMENT IS "ALL YOU CAN EAT," NOT "ALL YOU CAN WASTE." MOM WANTED ME TO BE A LAWYER, BUT I SAID "NO, FOOD SERVICES IS WHERE I'M NEEDED." I BELIEVE THIS IS YOUR DEPARTMENT, DOGBERT.

TECHNICALLY, IT'S ALL YOU CAN EAT, NOT ALL YOU DO EAT.

OOH... HE'S GOOD

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "All You Can Eat"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows the story of a man who tries to take advantage of an "all you can eat" deal at a restaurant.
• Despite being told that he can eat as much as he wants, the man is stopped from doing so by the restaurant owner.
• The owner explains that the agreement is not meant to be taken literally, and that the man is only allowed to eat a reasonable amount.
• The man is frustrated and tries to argue with the owner, but ultimately is forced to leave the restaurant empty-handed.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of taking advantage of deals and the importance of reading the fine print.

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