Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 22nd November 1996

Dilbert//2778, first published thirty years ago on Friday 22nd November 1996

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new smoking habit teeth turned yellow social outcast going broke house burned down going to quit long term view

Official transcript

Alice asks Wally, "How do you like your new smoking habit?"

Wally replies, "My teeth turned yellow, my breath is putrid, I'm a social outcast, I'm going broke, and my house burned down."

Alice asks, "So you're going to quit?"

Wally replies, "No, I'm trying to take a long term view of it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR NEW SMOKING HABIT?

MY TEETH TURNED YELLOW, MY BREATH IS PUTRID, I'M A SOCIAL OUTCAST, I'M GOING BROKE, AND MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO QUIT?

NO, I'M TRYING TO TAKE A LONG TERM VIEW OF IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "New Smoking Habit"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between an employee and her boss about her new smoking habit. The employee is asked how she likes it, and she responds with a series of negative statements about her life, including:

• Her teeth turning yellow
• Her breath being putrid
• Being a social outcast
• Going broke
• Her house burning down

The boss asks if she's going to quit, and the employee replies that she's trying to take a long-term view of it. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the dangers of smoking and the potential consequences of developing a smoking habit.

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