Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th July 1993

Dilbert//1549, first published 33 years ago on Monday 12th July 1993

Tags

dilbert dogbert patent ignorance

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his chair and Dogbert stands on the hassock. Dogbert hands Dilbert a book and says, "I thought of another way to profit from the ignorance of humans."

Dogbert explains, "I wrote 'The Dogbert Formula for Health.' I recommend a daily dose of food, sleep and exercise."

Dogbert says, "And for only $19.95 you can buy the patented 'Dogbert Joggerobic Carpet Patch' to help you run in place."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I THOUGHT OF ANOTHER WAY TO PROFIT FROM THE IGNORANCE OF HUMANS.

I WROTE "THE DOGBERT FORMULA FOR HEALTH." I RECOMMEND A DAILY DOSE OF FOOD, SLEEP AND EXERCISE.

AND FOR ONLY $19.95 YOU CAN BUY THE PATENTED "DOGBERT JOGGEROBIC CARPET PATCH" TO HELP YOU RUN IN PLACE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Novel Approach to Health and Wealth"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows Dilbert, a white male, as he discusses his idea to profit from human ignorance with his boss, a white male.
• Dilbert proposes creating a "Dogbert Formula for Health," which recommends a daily dose of food, sleep, and exercise.
• However, he reveals that the formula is actually a patented "Dogbert Joggerobic Carpet Patch" that can be purchased for $19.95.
• The punchline is that the patch is designed to help the user run in place, implying that it is a useless product.
• The comic strip satirizes the idea of profiting from human ignorance and the tendency to create unnecessary products.

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.