Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 4th March 1993

Dilbert//1419, first published 33 years ago on Thursday 4th March 1993

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dilbert wally engaged diamond wrings selling tv shopping channel list price hundred dollars

Official transcript

Linda says to Dilbert, Wally and Ted, "Look everyone, I'm engaged!"

Dilbert says, "Hey, it's one of those 'near diamond' rings they were selling on the tv shopping channel for $29.95."

Linda looks angry. Dilbert says, "Uh . . . Of course it has a list price of over a hundred dollars . . ."

As Linda walks away Wally says to Dilbert, "Ooh, good save."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LOOK EVERYONE, I'M ENGAGED!

HEY, IT'S ONE OF THOSE "NEAR DIAMOND" RINGS THEY WERE SELLING ON THE TV SHOPPING CHANNEL FOR $29.95.

UH... OF COURSE IT HAS A LIST PRICE OF OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS...

OOH, GOOD SAVE .

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Diamond in the Rough"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and his colleagues gathered around a man who has just gotten engaged. The groom-to-be proudly displays his engagement ring, which he claims was sold to him on the TV shopping channel for $29.95.

However, the other characters in the strip are skeptical of the ring's authenticity and value. One of them remarks that it has a list price of over $100, leading to a humorous exchange where Dilbert asks if the man is joking.

The strip pokes fun at the idea of buying expensive items from TV shopping channels and the potential for scams or overpriced products. It also highlights the skepticism and humor that can arise when people are unsure about the authenticity or value of something.

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