Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 19th November 1992

Dilbert//1314, first published 34 years ago on Thursday 19th November 1992

Tags

dilbert elbonians leader rebel diplomat peace mission rock pig varnish clams break

Official transcript

An Elbonian lies face down in the mud. Another Elbonian man says to Dilbert, "You crushed our leader. Now YOU must be the new rebel leader."

Dilbert replies, "I'm a diplomat, on a peace mission."

The Elbonian says, "A wise Elbonian once said 'In a race between a rock and a pig, don't varnish your clams.'"

Dilbert says, "That's stupid."

The Elbonian crosses his arms and asks, "What kind of diplomat are you??"

Dilbert replies, "First day on the job . . . Gimme a break."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU CRUSHED OUR LEADER.

NOW YOU MUST BE THE NEW REBEL I'M A DIPLOMAT, LEADER.

ON A PEACE MISSION A WISE ELBONIAN ONCE SAID "IN A RACE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A PIG, DON'T VARNISH YOUR CLAMS." WHAT KIND OF DIPLOMAT ARE YOU??

THAT'S STUPID.

FIRST DAY ON THE JOB GIMME A BREAK

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in 1992. The contents of the comic strip are as follows:

Panel 1:

• A group of people, including Dilbert, are shown standing in a desert setting.
• One of the people says, "You crushed our leader. Now you must be the new rebel leader."
• Another person responds, "I'm a diplomat, on a peace mission."

Panel 2:

• A wise Elbonian says, "A wise Elbonian once said 'In a race between a rock and a pig, don't varnish your clams.'"
• Dilbert responds, "That's stupid."

Panel 3:

• Dilbert asks, "What kind of diplomat are you?"
• The diplomat responds, "First day on the job... gimme a break."

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a humorous situation where Dilbert is appointed as the new rebel leader after crushing the previous leader. However, he is not interested in the role and instead tries to pass it off to a diplomat who is on a peace mission. The diplomat is unqualified for the job and is struggling to cope with the situation. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of diplomacy and the challenges of being a leader in a chaotic environment.

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