Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 29th June 1994

Dilbert//1901, first published 32 years ago on Wednesday 29th June 1994

Tags

dogbert the publisher book minor changes purple dinosaur detective eliminate the murder murder mystery

Official transcript

"Dogbert the Publisher"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT THE PUBLISHER I'D LIKE TO PUBLISH YOUR BOOK. ALL IT NEEDS ARE A FEW MINOR CHANGES.

MAKE THE MAIN CHARACTER A PURPLE DINOSAUR INSTEAD OF A DETECTIVE. ADD SOME UPBEAT SONGS AND ELIMINATE THE MURDER.

IT'S A MURDER MYSTERY!!

OH, THAT'S ORIGINAL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Murder Mystery"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dogbert, a clever and manipulative character from the "Dilbert" series, as the publisher of a book. He instructs the author to make the main character a purple dinosaur instead of a detective, adding upbeat songs and eliminating the murder plot. The author is perplexed by this request, but Dogbert insists it's a "murder mystery." The punchline is that the book is now a nonsensical, upbeat story with no crime or suspense, leaving the reader confused.

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