Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 20th May 1992

Dilbert//1131, first published 34 years ago on Wednesday 20th May 1992

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dilbert dogbert approve buying lenin body desk listening nostrils pencil holder

Official transcript

Dilbert says to Dogbert, "I didn't approve of you buying Lenin's body to begin with . . ."

The body lies across milk crates. Dilbert continues, "And I certainly don't approve of you making a desk out of it."

Dilbert asks, "Are you listening to me?"

Dogbert says, "Hey, if I flip him over I can use his nostrils as a pencil holder!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DIDN'T APPROVE OF YOU BUYING LENIN'S BODY TO BEGIN WITH...

AND I CERTAINLY DON'T APPROVE OF YOU MAKING A DESK OUT OF IT.

ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?

HEY, IF I FLIP HIM OVER I CAN USE HIS NOSTRILS AS A PENCIL HOLDER!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Pencil Holder"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a white dog, and his owner, a man named Lenin, who is a parody of Lenin.
• The strip begins with Lenin asking Dilbert if he approves of his new body, which is a joke about the Soviet Union's leader Vladimir Lenin.
• Dilbert responds by saying he didn't approve of Lenin's body, but he certainly doesn't approve of him making a desk out of it.
• Lenin then asks Dilbert if he is listening to him, and Dilbert replies that he is.
• Lenin then asks Dilbert if he can use his nostrils as a pencil holder, which is a humorous and absurd request.
• The strip ends with Dilbert looking at Lenin with a confused expression, implying that he is unsure what to make of Lenin's strange request.

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