Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th June 1993

Dilbert//1527, first published 33 years ago on Sunday 20th June 1993

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dilbert woman dogs dogbert dating tweeting

Official transcript

Dilbert and a woman sit at a table. The woman says, "We always used to go to the . . ."

Someone blows a whistle. Dogbert approaches Dilbert from behind shouting, "Stop the action!"

Dogbert points at the woman and says, "That's a penalty for talking about an old boyfriend!"

Dogbert points at Dilbert and says, "The opposing date gets one minute to talk about a sports event!"

Dilbert says, "Then Mullin hits the jump shot . . ."

Dogbert blows the whistle. Dogbert says, "Penalty! Staring at the waitress for no legitimate reason!!"

The woman thinks, "Yes!"

Dogbert says, "The visiting team gets one minute to discuss 'feelings.'"

The woman says, "I think of you in the 'friend' category."

Dogbert waves his paws and shouts, "Score!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE ALWAYS USED TO GO THE..

TWEBET STOP THE ACTION!

THAT'S A PENALTY FOR TALKING ABOUT AN OLD BOYFRIEND!

THE OPPOSING DATE GETS ONE MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT A SPORTS EVENT !

THEN MULLIN HITS THE JUMP SHOT..

TWEEET!

PENALTY!

STARING AT THE WAITRESS FOR NO LEGITIMATE REASON !!

THE VISITING TEAM GETS ONE MINUTE TO DISCUSS "FEELINGS."

I THINK OF YOU IN THE "FRIEND" CATEGORY.

SCORE!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Opposing Date Gets One Minute to Talk About a Sports Event"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows Dilbert, a man in a white shirt and red tie, as he attends a date with a woman.
• The date is going poorly, with Dilbert's attempts to engage in conversation falling flat.
• The woman suggests that they discuss "feelings," but Dilbert is uninterested.
• The opposing date gets one minute to talk about a sports event, and Dilbert uses this opportunity to discuss his own feelings about the date.
• The woman is impressed by Dilbert's honesty, and the date ends on a positive note.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the challenges of dating and the importance of being honest and authentic.
• Dilbert's deadpan humor and sarcastic comments add to the comedic effect of the strip.
• The strip pokes fun at the common dating experience of feeling uncomfortable or unsure of how to proceed.

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