Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th October 1993

Dilbert//1653, first published 33 years ago on Sunday 24th October 1993

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dilbert garbageman security guard stealing

Official transcript

A security guard says, "Have a nice night, Dilbert."

The guard continues, "You can rest easy knowing I'll be guarding the building all night."

The security guard continues, "To a criminal, this place must look like a big ol' shopping mall."

The guard continues, "The cubicles are like little stores, each with it's own selection of quality merchandise."

The guard continues, "If you knew where to look, you could get picture frames, postage stamps, clocks, and even footwear."

Dilbert replies, "Oddly enough, you and the janitor are the only ones here at night, and yet my snack drawer keeps getting emptied."

The security guard looks guilty and says, "It's totally inexplicable. Well, good night."

The janitor asks the guard, "Shall we head over to 'Chez Dilbert'?"

The security guard replies, "Later . . . There's a sale at 'Wally's Shoe World.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HAVE A NICE NIGHT, DILBERT YOU CAN REST EASY KNOWING I'LL BE GUARDING THE BUILDING ALL NIGHT.

TO A CRIMINAL, THIS PLACE MUST LOOK LIKE A BIG OL' SHOPPING MALL.

THE CUBICLES ARE LIKE LITTLE STORES, EACH WITH IT'S OWN SELECTION OF QUALITY MERCHANDISE.

IF YOU KNEW WHERE TO LOOK, YOU COULD GET PICTURE FRAMES, POSTAGE STAMPS, CLOCKS, AND EVEN FOOTWEAR ODDLY ENOUGH, YOU AND THE JANITOR ARE THE ONLY ONES HERE AT NIGHT, AND YET MY SNACK DRAWER KEEPS GETTING EMPTIED

IT'S TOTALLY INEXPLICABLE WELL, GOOD NIGHT.

SHALL WE HEAD OVER TO "CHEZ DILBERT"?

LATER..

THERE'S A SALE AT "WALLY'S SHOE WORLD."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Night at the Mall"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous observations, in a humorous scenario.
• Dilbert is on night duty at a shopping mall, where he encounters various security challenges and absurd situations.
• The strip pokes fun at the mundane aspects of working at a mall, including the monotony of patrolling the empty corridors and the quirks of the security personnel.
• The comic strip uses Dilbert's signature deadpan humor to highlight the absurdities of everyday life and the humor that can be found in the mundane.

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