Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 26th June 1993

Dilbert//1533, first published 33 years ago on Saturday 26th June 1993

Tags

alice the boss coffee squeeze

Official transcript

The Boss lifts the coffee pot and Alice stands behind him waiting to get some coffee. Alice squeezes one side of the Boss's hair. The Boss's hair stands straight up. Alice says, "In retrospect, that was exactly the kind of temptation I should just ignore."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SQUEEZE SQUEEZE SQUEEZE IN RETROSPECT, THAT WAS EXACTLY THE KIND OF TEMPTATION I SHOULD JUST IGNORE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "In Retrospect, That Was Exactly the Kind of Temptation I Should Just Ignore."

Panel 1: The Setup

• A man at a water cooler is pouring coffee for a woman.
• The woman is holding a cup and looking at the man with interest.

Panel 2: The Temptation

• The man is squeezing a stress ball, which is making a "squeezing" sound effect.
• The woman is watching the man with a mixture of fascination and concern.

Panel 3: The Retrospect

• The man is saying, "In retrospect, that was exactly the kind of temptation I should just ignore."
• The woman is looking at him with a surprised expression.

The Joke

• The humor comes from the fact that the man is now realizing that he should have resisted the temptation of squeezing the stress ball, but he didn't.
• The punchline is a play on the idea that sometimes we regret our actions after the fact, but it's too late to change them.

Overall

• The comic strip is a lighthearted commentary on the human tendency to indulge in tempting behaviors, even when we know better.

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