Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st November 1993
Dilbert//1681, first published 33 years ago on Sunday 21st November 1993
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basketball dogbert dilbert michael jordan virtual reality
Official transcript
Dilbert and Dogbert stand under a basketball hoop. Dilbert says, "You might as well admit I'm a better basketball player, Dogbert."
Dogbert replies, "Never!"
Dogbert jumps into the air holding the ball. Dogbert flies over Dilbert's head. Dilbert shouts, "No fair! You're hovering!"
Dogbert replies, "It's just the illusion of 'hang time.' I learned it from Michael Jordan."
Dogbert floats toward the rim and says, "It's a combination of great leaping skill plus the way I move my legs."
Dogbert dunks the ball. Dilbert points to Dogbert, who hovers in midair. Dilbert says, "There! Right there! That's definitely hovering!!!"
Dilbert and Dogbert sit on the couch wearing goggles and gloves. Dilbert says, "I think you tampered with the virtual reality program!"
Dogbert says, "Play the game."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
YOU MIGHT AS WELL ADMIT I'M A BETTER BASKETBALL PLAYER, DOGBERT NEVER!
NO FAIR!
YOU'RE HOVERING!
IT'S JUST THE ILLUSION OF "HANG TIME." LEARNED IT FROM MICHAEL JORDAN.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF GREAT LEAPING SKILL PLUS THE WAY I MOVE MY LEGS.
THERE! RIGHT THERE! THAT'S DEFINITELY HOVERING!!!
I THINK YOU TAMPERED WITH THE VIRTUAL REALITY PROGRAM!
PLAY THE GAME
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Dunk" and features Dilbert, a white dog, attempting to dunk a basketball into a hoop. The strip consists of eight panels, each showcasing Dilbert's failed attempts at dunking, accompanied by humorous commentary from Dogbert, a bespectacled, balding man wearing a red shirt.
Panel 1: Dilbert is shown attempting to dunk the ball, but it falls short of the hoop.
Panel 2: Dogbert comments, "You might as well admit I'm a better basketball player, Dogbert. Never!"
Panel 3: Dilbert tries again, but the ball still misses the hoop.
Panel 4: Dogbert says, "No fair, you're hovering!"
Panel 5: Dilbert attempts to dunk again, but the ball hits the rim and bounces back out.
Panel 6: Dogbert remarks, "It's just the illusion of 'hang time.' I learned it from Michael Jordan."
Panel 7: Dilbert tries one more time, but the ball again falls short of the hoop.
Panel 8: Dogbert suggests that Dilbert play a virtual reality game, implying that it might be easier to dunk in a simulated environment.
Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at Dilbert's lack of basketball skills and his tendency to make excuses for his failures.
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