Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 5th February 1994

Dilbert//1757, first published 32 years ago on Saturday 5th February 1994

Tags

3d stereo life like sound high def video life yet

Official transcript

"I've got my 3-D stereo for life-like sound..."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'VE GOT MY 3-D STEREO FOR LIFELIKE SOUND

I'VE GOT HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION FOR LIFELIKE VIDEO...

DO YOU HAVE A LIFE YET ?

IM, BARN DARN CLOSE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "High Definition Life"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a receding hairline, sitting in a chair and holding a 3-D stereo device. He exclaims, "I've got my 3-D stereo for life-like sound..." as he turns on the TV, which displays a message: "I've got high definition television for life-like video..."

Dilbert then asks, "Do you have a life yet?" and the TV responds, "No, but I'm darn close." The punchline is that Dilbert is so focused on his technology that he has forgotten to live his life.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's obsession with technology
• The TV's witty response
• The humor in the comic strip lies in the unexpected twist on the typical use of technology to enhance one's life, rather than replacing it.

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