Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 29th November 1993

Dilbert//1689, first published 33 years ago on Monday 29th November 1993

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bob dilbert ratbert email computer dogbert wedgie

Official transcript

Dogbert stands on the desk chair. He says, "The e-mail votes have been tabulated. The will of the people is that Ratbert shall be spared from getting whacked with a magazine."

Dilbert says to Ratbert, "I guess there's nothing funny about random cruelty."

Bob the Dinosaur gives Dilbert a wedgie and says, "Right! Cruelty is only funny if administered in a proper social context."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE EMAIL VOTES HAVE BEEN TABULATED. THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IS THAT RATBERT SHALL BE SPARED FROM GETTING WHACKED WITH A MAGAZINE.

I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT RANDOM CRUELTY.

AAAII!!

RIGHT! CRUELTY IS ONLY FUNNY IF ADMINISTERED IN A PROPER SOCIAL CONTEXT

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Cruelty is only funny if administered in a proper social context."

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and Ratbert, a rat who works in the same office. In the first panel, the email votes have been tabulated, and the will of the people is that Ratbert shall be spared from getting whacked with a magazine. The second panel shows Dilbert asking if there's nothing funny about random cruelty. In the third panel, Ratbert is seen being administered a proper social context, with Dilbert shouting "AAAIII!" as he does so. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that cruelty can be funny if it's done in a proper social context.

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