Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th July 1993

Dilbert//1548, first published 33 years ago on Sunday 11th July 1993

Tags

dilbert dogbert dating intimidation

Official transcript

Dilbert bends over tying his shoelace. He tells Dogbert, "Maybe I'm unlucky in love because I'm so knowledgeable about science that I intimidate people."

Dilbert continues, "Their intimiidation becomes low self-esteem, then they reject me to protect their egos."

Dogbert says, "Occam's razor."

They walk through the park. Dilbert asks, "What is 'Occam's razor'?"

Dogbert answers, "A guy named Occam had a rule about the world."

Dogbert continues, "Basically, he said that when there are multiple explanations for something, the simplest explanation is usually correct."

They sit down on some rocks. Dogbert continues, "The simplest explanation for your poor love life is that you're immensely unattractive."

Dilbert says, "Maybe Occam had another rule that specifically exempted this situation, but his house burned down with all his notes. Then he forgot."

Dogbert says, "Occam's razor."

Dilbert asks, "I'm an idiot?"

Dogbert replies, "I don't think we can rule it out at this point."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MAYBE I'M UNLUCKY IN LOVE BECAUSE I'M SO KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT SCIENCE THAT I INTIMIDATE PEOPLE.

THEIR INTIMIDATION BECOMES LOW SELF- ESTEEM, THEN THEY REJECT ME TO PROTECT THEIR EGOS OCCAM'S RAZOR.

WHAT IS "OCCAM'S RAZOR"?

A GUY NAMED OCCAM HAD A RULE ABOUT THE WORLD.

BASICALLY, HE SAID THAT WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE EXPLANATIONS FOR SOMETHING, THE SIMPLEST EXPLANATION 15 USUALLY CORRECT.

THE SIMPLEST EXPLANATION FOR YOUR POOR LOVE LIFE IS THAT YOU'RE IMMENSELY UNATTRACTIVE MAYBE OCCAM HAD ANOTHER RULE THAT SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED THIS SITUATION, BUT HIS HOUSE BURNED DOWN WITH ALL HIS NOTES.

THEN HE FORGOT.

OCCAM'S RAZOR.

I'M AN IDIOT?

I DON'T THINK WE CAN RULE IT OUT AT THIS POINT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Occam's Razor"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and pessimistic outlook on life.
• In this strip, Dilbert is introduced to Occam's Razor, a philosophical principle that states that when there are multiple explanations for something, the simplest explanation is usually the correct one.
• Dilbert is skeptical of Occam's Razor and questions its validity, leading to a humorous exchange with Occam himself.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea of oversimplifying complex issues and the tendency to dismiss nuanced explanations in favor of a more straightforward one.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.