Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th February 1995

Dilbert//2143, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 26th February 1995

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chocolate cake engineer railroad big corproation fix typrwriters debugged tcp driver aplication isdn bonding cuts down to size dilmom cake to packing foam insulted cake engineering

Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert sit on a couch. Dilbert's mom hands him a plate and says, "Here's some nice chocolate cake for you and Dogbert."

Dilbert says, "Thank, Mom."

Dogbert also says, "Thanks, Mom."

Dilbert's mother says, "Tell me all about your job at the railroad."

Dilbert replies, "It's not a railroad. I'm an engineer at a big corporation."

Dilbert's mom asks, "Do you fix the typewriters when they break?"

Dilbert replies, "No . . . Today I debugged a TCP/IP driver for an application that runs over ISDN with bonding."

Dilbert's mom asks, "You mean, all you do is slap a BRI analyzer on a circuit and look for bad packets?"

Dilbert says, "Well . . . Yeah. But it's really hard."

Dilbert and Dogbert walk outdoors. Dilbert says, "I was doing okay until she offered to pay my tuition to typewriter repair school."

Dogbert says, "You shouldn't have compared her cake to packing foam."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S SOME NICE CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR YOU AND DOGBERT.

THANKS,

THANKS,

TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOUR JOB AT THE RAILROAD.

IT'S NOT A RAILROAD I'M AN ENGINEER AT A BIG CORPORATION DO YOU FIX THE TYPEWRITERS WHEN THEY BREAK?

NO... TODAY I DEBUGGED A TCP/IP DRIVER FOR AN APPLICATION THAT RUNS OVER ISDN WITH BONDING.

YOU MEAN, ALL YOU DO IS SLAP A BRI ANALYZER ON A CIRCUIT AND LOOK FOR BAD PACKETS?

WELL..

YEAH.

BUT IT'S REALLY HARD.

I WAS DOING OKAY UNTIL SHE OFFERED TO PAY MY TUITION TO TYPEWRITER REPAIR SCHOOL YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE COMPARED HER CAKE TO PACKING FOAM

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AI Analysis

Title: "A Day in the Life of Dilbert"

Summary:

This comic strip follows the daily life of Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a distinctive appearance. The story begins with Dilbert's mother offering him and his dog, Dogbert, chocolate cake. Dilbert declines, citing his job at the railroad, which he claims is not a railroad but an engineering corporation. His mother is skeptical, asking if he fixes typewriters when they break.

Dilbert responds that he was doing okay until he offered to pay his tuition to Typewriter Repair School, which his mother finds hard to believe. The conversation takes a turn when Dilbert's mother asks about his job at the railroad, and he explains that he is a TCP/IP driver for an application that runs over ISDN with bonding. She is confused and asks if he is a bri analyzer on a circuit, looking for bad packets.

Dilbert becomes frustrated and asks his mother to stop comparing him to packing foam. The comic strip ends with Dilbert's mother continuing to compare him to packing foam, despite his protests.

Overall, the comic strip showcases Dilbert's quirky personality and his interactions with his mother, highlighting their humorous and often absurd conversations.

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