Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 29th October 1993

Dilbert//1658, first published 33 years ago on Friday 29th October 1993

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garbageman dilbert spelling grammar writing technologists

Official transcript

The garbage man looks in Dilbert's trash can and says, "Hoo-boy! I hope you're not going to show this to anybody."

The garbage man reads a document and says, "Oh, it's obviously a first draft. By now you've run it though the spelling checker."

Dilbert says, "Technologists are concerned with IDEAS, not spelling."

The garbage man says, "Well, since you brought it up . . ."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOO-BOY! I HOPE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SHOW THIS TO ANYBODY.

OH, IT'S OBVIOUSLY A FIRST DRAFT. BY NOW YOU'VE RUN IT THROUGH THE SPELLING CHECKER.

TECHNOLOGISTS ARE CONCERNED WITH IDEAS, NOT SPELLING.

WELL, SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP..

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Spelling Checker"

Summary:

The comic strip follows the story of a man named Dilbert, who is working on a first draft of a document. He is concerned that the document may contain spelling errors, so he runs it through a spelling checker. However, the spelling checker returns the document with no errors found, despite Dilbert's belief that there are mistakes.

Key Points:

• Dilbert is working on a first draft of a document.
• He is concerned about spelling errors in the document.
• He runs the document through a spelling checker.
• The spelling checker returns the document with no errors found.
• Dilbert is disappointed and frustrated by the results.

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip comes from the unexpected twist at the end, where the spelling checker returns the document with no errors found despite Dilbert's confidence in his own abilities. The punchline is a clever play on the common experience of relying on technology to catch mistakes, only to be surprised by its limitations.

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