Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 22nd December 1992

Dilbert//1347, first published 34 years ago on Tuesday 22nd December 1992

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christmas presents couch holidays shopping support dilbert stressed eliminated flabmaster socks commercials christmas muscle

Official transcript

A frazzled man says to Dilbert, "Normally I'm all stressed out during the holidays, but not this year."

The man continues, "I eliminated my shopping stress by getting everybody the 'Flabmaster Thigh-Toning Support Socks.'"

Dilbert replies, "Their commercials sound better the closer you get to Christmas."

The man says, "You can build muscle just lying on the couch!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NORMALLY I'M ALL STRESSED OUT DURING THE HOLIDAYS, BUT NOT THIS YEAR.

I ELIMINATED MY SHOPPING STRESS BY GETTING EVERYBODY THE "FLABMASTER THIGH-TONING SUPPORT SOCKS." 2-22 THEIR COMMERCIALS SOUND BETTER THE CLOSER YOU GET TO CHRISTMAS.

YOU CAN BUILD MUSCLE JUST LYING ON THE COUCH!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Thigh-Toning Support Socks"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic humor and workplace struggles.
• In this strip, Dilbert is shown to be stressed out during the holiday season, but not in a typical way.
• Instead of the usual stressors like family gatherings or gift shopping, Dilbert's stress is caused by the commercials for thigh-toning support socks.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea that people are so desperate for a quick fix to their body image concerns that they would resort to buying special socks to tone their thighs.
• The humor comes from the absurdity of the situation and the fact that Dilbert is more concerned about the stress caused by these commercials than the actual stress of the holiday season.

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