Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 24th November 1992

Dilbert//1319, first published 34 years ago on Tuesday 24th November 1992

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dilbert elbonians futile civil war living animals fighting civilized country slaughter discriminate economically speech solo secretary state

Official transcript

Dilbert stands in the middle of a crowd of Elbonians, spreads his arms and yells, "Elbonians hear me! You must end your futile civil war."

Dilbert gestures toward a pig and continues, "You've been loving your animals and fighting each other. A civilized country should slaughter the animals and simply discriminate economically against each other!"

Dilbert asks an Elbonian, "How did my speech go over?"

The Elbonian points to the pig and says, "I'm sold, but I think the Secretary of State was a bit put off."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ELBONIANS HEAR ME! YOU MUST END YOUR FUTILE CIVIL WAR.

YOU'VE BEEN LOVING YOUR ANIMALS AND FIGHTING EACH OTHER. A CIVILIZED COUNTRY SHOULD SLAUGHTER THE ANIMALS AND SIMPLY DISCRIMINATE ECONOMICALLY AGAINST EACH OTHER!

HOW DID MY SPEECH GO OVER?

I'M SOLD, BUT I THINK THE SECRETARY OF STATE WAS A BIT PUT OFF.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Civil War"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a scene where a man, Dilbert, is standing in front of a group of animals, including a pig, a cow, and a chicken. The animals are dressed in military attire, and the man is addressing them.

• The man says, "Elbonians hear me. You must end your futile civil war."
• The animals respond, "You've been loving your animals and fighting each other. A civilized country should slaughter the animals and simply discriminate economically against each other!"
• The man asks, "How did my speech go over?"
• One of the animals replies, "I'm sold, but I think the secretary of state was a bit put off."

The comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the idea of a civil war between humans and animals. It also touches on the theme of discrimination and economic inequality.

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