Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th May 1996

Dilbert//2591, first published thirty years ago on Sunday 19th May 1996

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anti rust bald big field butterfly turned opera singer car dealer data compression dream analysts extended warranty new algorythm running against wind sealant serious money

Official transcript

Someone reaches for a door labeled "Dogbert's Dream Analysis."

Dogbert and a man sit at a conference table. The man says, "I was in a big field full of tofu and carburetors."

Dogbert says, "It means you're a gullible moron. That's $25 please."

A woman tells Dogbert, "Then I was running, running, running against the wind."

Dogbert replies, "That means you're ugly."

Wally tells Dogbert, "Then the butterfly turned into an opera singer."

Dogbert says, "That means you're bald."

Dilbert tells Dogbert, "Suddenly I saw a new algorythm for data compression."

Dogbert replies, "It means you're boring."

The Boss tells Dogbert, "Then I told the car dealer I wanted the anti-rust sealant, the extended warranty and the lease option."

The Boss asks, "What do you think it means?"

Dogbert replies, "It means I'm going to make some serious money today."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT'S DREAM ANALYSIS I WAS IN A BIG FIELD FULL OF TOFU AND CARBURETORS IT MEANS YOU'RE A GULLIBLE MORON.

THAT'S $25 PLEASE.

THEN I WAS RUNNING, RUNNING, RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND THAT MEANS YOU'RE UGLY.

THEN THE BUTTERFLY TURNED INTO AN OPERA SINGER.

THAT MEANS YOU'RE BALD.

SUDDENLY I SAW A NEW ALGORYTHM FOR DATA COMPRESSION.

IT MEANS YOU'RE BORING.

THEN I TOLD THE CAR DEALER I WANTED THE ANTI-RUST SEALANT, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE LEASE OPTION WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?

IT MEANS I'M GOING TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS MONEY TODAY.

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Dogbert's Dream Analysts."

The comic strip is divided into eight panels, each featuring a different character. The first panel shows a man entering a room with a sign that reads "Dogbert's Dream Analysts." In the second panel, the man explains that he was in a big field full of tofu and carburetors. The third panel reveals that the man is a gullible moron, and the fourth panel shows him being told that he is ugly. In the fifth panel, the man is told that the butterfly turned into an opera singer, which means he is bald. The sixth panel shows the man being told that he wants the anti-rust sealant, the extended warranty, and the lease option, implying that he is a car salesman. The seventh panel reveals that the man thinks it means he will make serious money today.

Overall, the comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of dream analysis and the tendency for people to interpret their dreams in overly literal or superficial ways. It pokes fun at the idea that dreams can be used to reveal deep insights into one's personality or desires, and instead suggests that they are often just a jumble of random images and emotions.

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