Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th March 1995
Dilbert//2150, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 5th March 1995
Tags
security guards in space need badge search lunch box watch lunch cart to car space travel safe for animals ratbert security guard dogbert
Official transcript
Dilbert sits on the couch reading a magazine with his feet on the coffee table. Dogbert and Ratbert stand on the table. Dogbert says, "We're going downtown to play 'security guards in space.'"
Dilbert says, "I don't want to know."
Dogbert and Ratbert walk down the sidewalk pulling a lunch box shaped like a space rocket. Ratbert says, "Let's try that building."
The security guard says to Dogbert, "I'll need to see your I.D. badge, sir."
Dogbert shows him something and says, "Look fast!! There it is!! Not a pack of matches!!"
The security guard says, "Okay."
The guard says, "I'll have to search your lunch box."
The guard looks inside the rocket and says, "It's just a bunch of wires and gizmos."
Dogbert says, "You're making me SO hungry."
Dogbert asks, "Could you watch my lunch while I take the cart back to my car?"
The guard sits on the rocket. Dogbert tells Ratbert, "I feel bad, but it's the only way to test if space travel is safe for us animals."
Ratbert says, "I feel safer already "
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WE'RE GOING DOWNTOWN TO PLAY "SECURITY GUARDS IN SPACE. " I DON'T WANT TO KNOW LUNCH LET'S TRY THAT BUILDING.
I'LL NEED TO SEE YOUR ID BADGE, SIR LOOK FAST!!
THERE IT IS!! NOT A PACK OF MATCHES!!
I'LL HAVE TO SEARCH YOUR LUNCH BOX.
IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF WIRES AND GIZMOS YOU'RE MAKING ME SO HUNGRY.
LUNCH COULD YOU WATCH MY LUNCH WHILE I TAKE THE CART BACK TO MY CAR?
I FEEL BAD, BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO TEST IF SPACE TRAVEL IS SAFE FOR US ANIMALS I FEEL SAFER ALREADY.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Security Guards in Space" and features a man, Dilbert, and his dog Dogbert. The story begins with the man announcing that they are going downtown to play "security guards in space." However, Dogbert is not interested and wants to know what they will be doing. The man explains that they will be searching for a lunch box, which contains wires and gizmos. Dogbert is skeptical but agrees to go along.
As they arrive at the location, Dogbert is disappointed to find that it is just a bunch of wires and gizmos. The man tries to make him more excited by offering to take the cart back to his car, but Dogbert is still unimpressed. Despite his initial reluctance, Dogbert eventually warms up to the idea of playing security guards in space and begins to enjoy himself.
The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of taking a mundane task like searching for a lunch box and turning it into an exciting adventure. It also highlights the humorous dynamic between the man and Dogbert, who often find themselves in absurd situations. Overall, the comic strip is a lighthearted and entertaining take on the concept of security guards in space.
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