Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 8th May 1993

Dilbert//1484, first published 33 years ago on Saturday 8th May 1993

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dilbert hideous shopping experience pants card reported stolen strangled minutes aisle six floor chalk outline

Official transcript

Dilbert stands in line at a cash register thinking, "It was another hideous shopping experience, but I found exactly the pants I want."

The clerk says to the man in front of Dilbert, "I'm sorry . . ."

The salesclerk says, "This card was reported stolen. The real owner was strangled with his own pants just minutes ago on aisle six . . ."

Dilbert looks at the pants he is holding and thinks, "That would explain why these were on the floor by the chalk outline."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT WAS ANOTHER HIDEOUS SHOPPING EXPERIENCE, BUT I FOUND EXACTLY THE PANTS I WANT.

I'M SORRY..

THIS CARD WAS REPORTED STOLEN. THE REAL OWNER WAS STRANGLED WITH HIS OWN PANTS JUST MINUTES AGO ON AISLE SIX...

THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THESE WERE ON THE FLOOR BY THE CHALK OUTLINE.

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AI Analysis

Title: "The Pants Incident"

Summary:

The comic strip follows a man who is accosted by a stranger on the street, who demands to know why he is wearing pants with a chalk outline on the floor. The man explains that he found the pants in a shopping mall and is simply trying to return them. The stranger becomes increasingly agitated, eventually leading to a physical altercation. The man escapes unharmed, but not before the stranger threatens to report him to the authorities.

Key Elements:

• The man's innocent explanation for wearing the pants with a chalk outline
• The stranger's escalating aggression and refusal to listen to reason
• The physical altercation that ensues
• The man's escape and the stranger's threat to report him to the authorities

Themes:

• The absurdity of the situation and the stranger's irrational behavior
• The importance of listening to others and considering their perspectives
• The consequences of letting emotions get the better of us

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