Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 9th January 1996

Dilbert//2460, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 9th January 1996

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new boss is posessed evil force one solution drive stake heart be cruel borrow pen wimpy retractable

Official transcript

Dilbert and Alice approach Dogbert who is sitting on a desk. Dilbert says, "My new boss is possessed by an evil force. We need your advice, Dogbert."

Dogbert responds, "There is only one solution. You must drive a stake through his heart."

Dilbert says, "There's no way we could be so cruel!!"

Alice holds up a pen and says, "Can I borrow your pen? All I have is this wimpy retractable."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY NEW BOSS IS POSSESSED BY AN EVIL FORCE. WE NEED YOUR ADVICE, DOGBERT.

THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION. YOU MUST DRIVE A STAKE THROUGH HIS HEART.

THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD BE SO CRUEL!!

CAN I BORROW YOUR PEN?

ALL I HAVE IS THIS WIMPY RETRACTABLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Wimpy Retractable"

Summary:

This 'Dilbert' comic strip, originally published in 1996, features Dilbert and his boss Dogbert in a humorous exchange. The scene unfolds as follows:

• Dogbert presents Dilbert with a challenge: find a solution to a problem that requires a "stake through the heart."
• Dilbert is frustrated, unable to think of a solution.
• Dogbert offers to lend him a pen, which Dilbert accepts, but with a sarcastic remark about its "wimpy retractable" nature.

The comic strip showcases the typical dynamic between Dilbert and Dogbert, with Dilbert's deadpan humor and Dogbert's eccentric behavior. The exchange highlights the absurdity of the situation and the characters' personalities.

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