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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 31st July 1993

Dilbert//1568, first published 33 years ago on Saturday 31st July 1993


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dilbert dogbert man experiment volunteers laptop


Official transcript

Dilbert sits outside the dome and types on a laptop, "Day one of the Bioworld experiment is off to a rocky start."

Dilbert types, "The volunteers have no edible plants and the oxygen level is dropping."

The volunteers hold signs that say "Help"

and "Let us out."

Dilbert types, "Fortunately, most of the volunteers are ex-car salespeople, so we remain emotionally uninvolved."

Dogbert says, "Look how they spelled 'oxygen.'"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

"DAY ONE OF THE BIOWORLD EXPERIMENT IS OFF TO A ROCKY START." "THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE NO EDIBLE PLANTS AND THE OXYGEN LEVEL 15 DROPPING." LETUS OUT HELP.

FORTUNATELY, MOST OFTHE VOLUNTEERS ARE EX-CAR SALESPEOPLE, SO WE REMAIN EMOTIONALLY UNINVOLVED.

LOOK HOW THEY SPELLED "OXYGEN."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Oxygen"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a group of volunteers participating in a bioworld experiment. The scene unfolds with the following key elements:

  • A man sitting at a desk, holding a red object and wearing a white shirt, is shown.
  • The caption above him reads: "DAY ONE OF THE BIOWORLD EXPERIMENT IS OFF TO A ROCKY START."
  • A second panel reveals that the volunteers have no edible plants and the oxygen level is dropping.
  • A third panel shows the volunteers holding signs that read "LET US OUT" and "HELP," with one of them exclaiming: "FORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE VOLUNTEERS ARE EX-CAR SALESPEOPLE, SO WE REMAIN EMOTIONALLY UNINVOLVED."
  • The final panel features a volunteer spelling out "OXYGEN" with their fingers.

Overall, the comic strip humorously depicts the challenges and absurdities faced by the volunteers in the bioworld experiment.

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