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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 7th June 1996

Dilbert//2610, first published thirty years ago on Friday 7th June 1996


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filbert's mother all you can eat mall got a booth


Official transcript

Dilbert's mother sits in a chair and says into the phone, "Dilbert, I found your father. He's been at the 'all you can eat' restaurant in the mall since 1989."

Dilbert sits in his cubicle and says into the phone, "He's so literal - he didn't want to leave until it was 'all he could eat.'"

Dilbert asks, "When's he coming home?"

Dilbert's mother answers, "I'm thinking of joining him. He got a booth."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

, I FOUND YOUR FATHER. HE'S BEEN AT THE "ALL YOU CAN EAT" RESTAURANT IN THE MALL SINCE 1989.

HE'S SO LITERAL - HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE UNTIL IT WAS "ALL HE COULD EAT." WHEN'S HE COMING ?

I'M THINKING OF JOINING HIM. HE GOT A BOOTH.

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "All You Can Eat".

Summary: The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a character who has been searching for his father at an "All You Can Eat" restaurant since 1989. In the first panel, Dilbert's mother informs him that his father has finally been found, and he is coming home. However, when Dilbert asks when his father will arrive, his mother responds that he is thinking of joining him at the booth.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert's father has been at the "All You Can Eat" restaurant since 1989.
  • Dilbert's mother informs him that his father is coming home.
  • Dilbert asks when his father will arrive, but his mother responds that he is thinking of joining him at the booth.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of an "All You Can Eat" restaurant and the concept of a person being at a restaurant for 33 years.

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