Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th January 1995

Dilbert//2115, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 29th January 1995

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lake push people need a hobby pretty one flopping around lower form big one weigh

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk. Dogbert says, "I'll be down at the lake, pushing people in."

Dilbert says, "You need a new hobby, Dogbert."

Dogbert replies, "It's a SPORT!"

Dilbert stands on the lakeshore behind a man holding a fishing pole. Dogbert asks, "Having any luck today?"

The man replies, "Yeah, I got me a pretty one. You should have seen it flopping around. Beautiful!"

Dogbert says, "Beautiful?? Are you saying there's beauty in causing a lower form of life to suffer?"

The man holds a fish and says, "Only if it's a big one."

Dogbert asks, "How much do you weigh?"

The man replies, "Oh, about 210 pounds, I reckon."

Dogbert has pushed the man into the water. Dogbert asks, "Would you mind flopping around some more?"

A fish swims near the fisherman and says, "It's beautiful."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'LL BE DOWN AT THE LAKE, PUSHING PEOPLE IN.

YOU NEED A NEW HOBBY, DOGBERT.

IT'S A SPORT!

HAVING ANY LUCK TODAY?

YEAH, I GOT ME A PRETTY ONE. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT FLOPPING AROUND. BEAUTIFUL!

BEAUTIFUL?? ARE YOU SAYING THERE'S BEAUTY IN CAUSING A LOWER FORM OF LIFETO SUFFER?

ONLY IF IT'S A BIG ONE HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH?

OH, ABOUT 210 POUNDS, I RECKON WOULD YOU MIND FLOPPING AROUND SOME MORE?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL

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AI Analysis

Title: "Fishing for Compliments"

Summary:

This comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, engaging in a conversation with Dogbert, his sarcastic and manipulative cat. The conversation begins with Dogbert suggesting that Dilbert needs a new hobby, to which Dilbert responds that he is interested in fishing.

Dogbert asks how much Dilbert weighs, and when Dilbert replies that he weighs 210 pounds, Dogbert comments that it's a "big one." Dilbert is confused, thinking that Dogbert is referring to a fish, but Dogbert reveals that he was actually commenting on Dilbert's weight.

The conversation continues with Dogbert asking Dilbert if he would mind flopping around some more, implying that Dilbert's weight is causing him to suffer. Dilbert is taken aback by Dogbert's comment and asks if there is beauty in causing a lower form of life to suffer. Dogbert responds that it is beautiful, leaving Dilbert perplexed.

Overall, the comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of human relationships and the way that people can be manipulated by others. It highlights the quirks of Dilbert's personality and the sarcastic nature of Dogbert's comments.

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