Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 24th May 1996

Dilbert//2596, first published thirty years ago on Friday 24th May 1996

Tags

had a cat once two hours beef of cat selfish

Official transcript

Alice, Wally and Dilbert sit at the lunch table. Wally says, "I had a cat once . . ."

Wally continues, "I petted that thing for two hours but I didn't feel any better."

Dilbert says, "Petting is for the benefit of the cat, not your hand."

Wally says, "They're so selfish."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAD A CAT ONCE...

I PETTED THAT THING FOR TWO HOURS BUT I DIDN'T FEEL ANY BETTER.

PETTING IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CAT, NOT YOUR HAND.

THEY'RE SO SELFISH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Petting for the Sake of the Cat"

Summary:

• A comic strip featuring Dilbert and his coworkers at lunch.
• Dilbert shares that he petted a vending machine for two hours, despite feeling no improvement.
• His coworkers are skeptical, with one pointing out the benefits of petting cats.
• The conversation highlights the absurdity of petting a vending machine, while also touching on the benefits of petting cats.

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