Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 10th May 1992

Dilbert//1121, first published 34 years ago on Sunday 10th May 1992

Tags

dilbert dogbert spaghetti cooked answer question chef wall stick strand hat wearing

Official transcript

Dilbert stands at the stove wearing an apron and looking into a pot. Dilbert asks Dogbert, "How can I tell when spaghetti is cooked?"

Dogbert replies, "I'll have to wear the hat to answer that question."

Dogbert walks back into the room wearing a chef's hat. Dogbert answers, "The spaghetti is done when you can throw it at the wall and make it stick."

Dilbert thinks, "Seems odd . . . But he was wearing the hat."

Dogbert hears, "Whap! Splash!"

Dogbert says, "Preferably, one strand at a time."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW CAN I TELL WHEN SPAGHETTI IS COOKED?

I'LL HAVE TO WEAR THE HAT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

THE SPAGHETTI IS DONE WHEN YOU CAN THROW IT AT THE WALL AND MAKE IT STICK.

SEEMS ODD... BUT HE WAS WEARING THE HAT.

PREFERABLY, ONE STRAND AT A TIME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Spaghetti Conundrum"

Summary:

• A man is cooking spaghetti and asks how he can tell when it's done.
• He is advised to wear a hat to answer the question.
• The man puts on a hat and stands at attention, expecting to be asked the question.
• However, the chef is distracted by the man's hat and forgets to ask the question.
• The man is left standing, waiting for an answer that never comes.

Key Elements:

• The comic strip features a humorous exchange between the man and the chef.
• The use of a hat as a prop adds to the comedic effect.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea of taking oneself too seriously.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.