Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th October 1992
Dilbert//1270, first published 34 years ago on Tuesday 6th October 1992
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dilbert abducted aliens hypnotized dark room row seats popcorn substance feet disgusted dollars enter ship suppressed memory
Official transcript
Dilbert sits at a table with Dogbert and says, "I didn't remember being abducted by aliens until you hypnotized me. But now I remember they looked like 'E.T.'"
Dilbert looks at a drawing and continues, "I remember being in a dark room with rows of seats. They fed us a popcorn-like substance. My feet were stuck to the floor."
Dilbert continues, "I recall being disgusted that they charged me six dollars to enter the ship."
Dogbert says, "That's why you suppressed the memory."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I DIDN'T REMEMBER BEING ABDUCTED BY ALIENS UNTIL YOU HYPNOTIZED ME. BUT NOW I REMEMBER THEY LOOKED LIKE "E.T." I REMEMBER BEING IN A DARK ROOM WITH ROWS OF SEATS. THEY FED US A POPCORN-LIKE SUBSTANCE. MY FEET WERE STUCK TO THE FLOOR.
I RECALL BEING DISGUSTED THAT THEY CHARGED ME SIX DOLLARS TO ENTER THE SHIP.
THAT'S WHY YOU SUPPRESSED THE MEMORY.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The title of this comic strip is "Alien Abduction Hypnosis".
This comic strip depicts a man who is being hypnotized by an alien. The alien is using hypnosis to suppress the man's memory of being abducted, but the man is able to recall the event through a series of flashbacks.
In the first panel, the man is shown sitting in a dark room with rows of seats, where he was allegedly abducted by aliens. He remembers being fed a popcorn-like substance and having his feet stuck to the floor.
In the second panel, the man is shown being hypnotized by the alien, who is using a device to suppress his memory. The man is able to recall the event despite the hypnosis.
In the third panel, the man is shown being charged $6 to enter the ship, which is where he was abducted. He is upset that his memory was suppressed and demands to know why.
Overall, the comic strip is a humorous take on the idea of alien abduction and the use of hypnosis to suppress memories. It pokes fun at the idea that aliens might be interested in humans and the methods they might use to study them.
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