Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 12th August 1992

Dilbert//1215, first published 34 years ago on Wednesday 12th August 1992

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dilbert nineties puppet puppetitis date disease join hand

Official transcript

Dilbert and a woman sit at a table in a restaurant. The woman says, "I caught the disease puppetitis from somebody I dated."

The woman moves her hand like a puppet and says, "Ha ha! That's right! Now her hand is a puppet!"

Dilbert thinks, "I hate the nineties."

The woman's puppet hand says, "Join us . . . Don't be afraid."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAUGHT THE DISEASE PUPPETITIS FROM SOMEBODY I DATED.

HA HA! THAT'S RIGHT!

NOW HER HAND IS A PUPPET!

I HATE THE NINETIES.

JOIN US...

DON'T BE AFRAID.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1992, is titled "Disease Puppetitis" and features a humorous exchange between a man and a woman at a dinner table.

The Scene

• The man shares that he has caught "Disease Puppetitis" from his date.
• The woman responds by saying, "Ha ha, that's right, now her hand is a puppet!"
• The man then declares, "I hate the nineties" and invites the reader to join him, saying, "Don't be afraid."

The Punchline

The humor in the comic strip comes from the unexpected twist on the typical dating scenario, where the man is not interested in the woman but instead is using her as a puppet to express his dislike for the 1990s. The punchline is a clever play on words, using the phrase "Disease Puppetitis" to create a humorous and absurd situation.

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