Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 3rd August 1992

Dilbert//1206, first published 34 years ago on Monday 3rd August 1992

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god language report dilbert tim monkey incan awful write lucky translate

Official transcript

Dilbert says to Tim, "Gee, Tim, you look awful."

Tim replies, "I've been working for five days without any sleep to finish this report."

Tim's clothes are disheveled and he has circles under his eyes. Tim continues, "At first I had a mental block. But on the fourth day I was visited by an Incan monkey god who told me what to write."

Dilbert replies, "Wow, lucky break."

Tim says, "Now I just have to find somebody who can translate his simple but beautiful language."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GEE, TIM, YOU LOOK AWFUL.

I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR FIVE DAYS WITHOUT ANY SLEEP TO FINISH THIS REPORT.

AT FIRST I HAD A MENTAL BLOCK. BUT ON THE FOURTH DAY I WAS VISITED BY AN INCAN MONKEY GOD WHO TOLD ME WHAT TO WRITE.

WOW, LUCKY BREAK.

NOW I JUST HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO CAN TRANSLATE HIS SIMPLE BUT BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Language of the Gods"

Summary:

The comic strip follows Tim, a bespectacled man with a receding hairline, as he navigates his workday with a mix of humor and frustration.

• Tim is initially enthusiastic about working on a report, but after five days of no sleep, he's struggling to focus.
• He visits an Incan monkey god, who advises him to write simply but beautifully.
• Tim is skeptical but decides to give it a try.
• He writes a single sentence, which he finds to be both simple and beautiful.
• Tim is thrilled with the result and decides to take a break, declaring "Lucky break!"

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