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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 25th June 1994

Dilbert//1897, first published 32 years ago on Saturday 25th June 1994


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date dilbert nervous date aware hypotheisis hold hands one clammy hand loses ontrol


Official transcript

I can tell that you like me because you don't quite know what to do with your hands.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I CAN TELL THAT YOU LIKE ME BECAUSE YOU DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR HANDS .

TO TEST MY HYPOTHESIS I WILL HOLD THIS HAND AND OBSERVE THE CHANGE.

THE "CONTROL" HAND REMAINS LIMP AND CLAMMY. ITS TWIN LOSES CONTROL.

HYPOTHESIS CONFIRMED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Control Hand"

Summary:

  • The comic strip follows a conversation between a man and a woman about the "control hand."
  • The woman is skeptical of the man's claims, but he insists that he can demonstrate its effectiveness.
  • He holds out his hand, and the woman takes it, but then he reveals that it is actually his twin brother's hand, which has been modified to make it appear limp and clammy.
  • The man's hypothesis is that the woman will lose control of the "control hand" and observe the change.
  • The woman is shocked and amused by the revelation, and the comic strip ends with her laughing and walking away.

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