Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st June 1992

Dilbert//1163, first published 34 years ago on Sunday 21st June 1992

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dogbert masterpiece dilbert discovered art form brilliant considered abstract expression inner feelings gullible morons

Official transcript

Dogbert sits at the table drawing on a piece of paper. He thinks, "Another masterpiece."

Dilbert asks, "What are you doing, Dogbert?"

Dogbert replies, "I discovered a highly efficient art form."

Dogbert explains, "I've brilliantly combined the simplicity of charcoal with the simplicity of abstract expression."

Dogbert continues, "The secret is to let your deepest inner feelings guide the charcoal."

Dilbert looks at a drawing and says, "Inner feelings?! What inner feelings? These are scribbles."

Dilbert continues, "All I see here is that a cynical dog thinks art buyers are a bunch of gullible morons."

Dogbert says, "Wow! I nailed that one!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ANOTHER MASTERPIECE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DOGBERT?

I DISCOVERED A HIGHLY EFFICIENT ART FORM.

I'VE BRILLIANTLY COMBINED THE SIMPLICITY OF CHARCOAL WITH THE SIMPLICITY OF ABSTRACT EXPRESSION.

THE SECRET IS TO LET YOUR DEEPEST INNER FEELINGS GUIDE THE CHARCOAL.

INNER FEELINGS?!

WHAT INNER FEELINGS?

THESE ARE SCRIBBLES.

ALL I SEE HERE IS THAT A CYNICAL DOG THINKS ART BUYERS ARE A BUNCH OF GULLIBLE MORONS.

WOW! I NAILED THAT ONE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "The Secret to Inner Feelings" and features Dilbert, a white dog with glasses, sitting at a desk in an office. The conversation begins with Dogbert asking Dilbert about his latest masterpiece, which is a charcoal drawing. Dilbert explains that he discovered a highly efficient art form, which is simply combining the simplicity of charcoal with the simplicity of abstract expression.

Dogbert is skeptical and asks what inner feelings these are scribbles. Dilbert responds that they are all he sees, and that a cynical dog thinks art buyers are a bunch of gullible morons. Dogbert is impressed and declares that he nailed that one.

The comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the art world and the idea that some people are willing to pay large sums of money for abstract art. It also highlights the contrast between Dogbert's cynicism and Dilbert's naivety. Overall, the comic strip is a lighthearted and entertaining commentary on the art world and the people who create and buy it.

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