Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th December 1993

Dilbert//1716, first published 33 years ago on Sunday 26th December 1993

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restaurant dilbert woman dating waiter ex

Official transcript

Dilbert and a woman sit at a table in a restaurant. The woman says, "You remind me of my old boyfriend Jack."

The woman continues, "You're not as funny or as handsome . . ."

The woman continues, "But you ARE male, and that's just like Jack."

Dilbert thinks, "I can wait this out. She'll stop talking about him eventually."

The woman closes her eyes and says, "Ooooh . . . Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack . . ."

The woman opens her eyes and says, "Oops . . . I slipped into an 'old boyfriend coma' for a minute there."

Dilbert looks at a menu and thinks, "That wasn't too bad."

The waiter asks, "Are you ready to order?"

Dilbert thinks, "It should be clear sailing from here on, with any luck at all."

The woman looks up from her menu and asks the waiter, "Jack?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU REMIND ME OF MY OLD BOYFRIEND JACK.

YOU'RE NOT AS FUNNY OR AS HANDSOME...

BUT YOU ARE MALE, AND THATS JUST LIKE JACK.

I CAN WAIT THIS OUT. SHE'LL STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM EVENTUALLY OOOOOH ... JACK, JACK, JACK, JACK, JACK, JACK...

OOPS... I SLIPPED INTO AN "OLD BOYFRIEND COMA" FOR A MINUTE THERE THAT WASN'T TOO BAD ARE YOU READY TO ORDER?

IT SHOULD BE CLEAR SAILING FROM HERE ON, WITH ANY LUCK AT ALL.

JACK?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dilbert: The Old Boyfriend Coma"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, where Dilbert is reminded of his old boyfriend Jack.
• The boss's comment sparks a series of events, including Dilbert's slip into an "old boyfriend coma" and a subsequent conversation with a colleague.
• The colleague asks if Dilbert is ready to order, and Dilbert responds with a question about sailing from here on, with any luck at all.
• The strip ends with the colleague's response, leaving the reader wondering about the context of the conversation.

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