Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 26th December 1996

Dilbert//2812, first published thirty years ago on Thursday 26th December 1996

Tags

mail sent bag often flier status seat upgrade overhead bin disaster averted colicky baby convention other passengers

Official transcript

Dilbert stands at the Happy Airlines check-in counter. He hands the ticket agent a sack and says, "This bag contains all the mail you've sent me about my 'Often Flier' status."

Dilbert continues, "I'll trade everything in the bag for a seat upgrade. I'm currently assigned to an overhead bin."

The woman looks in the bag and says, "Okay."

Dilbert hands his boarding pass to an agent and thinks, "Whew! Disaster has been averted."

The man standing behind Dilbert holds two infants. He asks the woman behind him, "Are you guys going to the colicky baby convention too?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS BAG CONTAINS ALL THE MAIL YOU'VE SENT ME ABOUT MY "OFTEN FLIER" STATUS.

MARTY AIRLINES I'LL TRADE EVERYTHING IN THE BAG FOR A SEAT UPGRADE. I'M CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO AN OVERHEAD BIN.

OKAY WHEW!

DISASTER HAS BEEN AVERTED ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO THE COLICKY BABY CONVENTION TOO?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Airline Baggage Blues"

Summary:

The comic strip follows Dilbert, a bespectacled man, as he navigates a series of humorous misadventures at an airport.

• Dilbert checks in for a flight and is asked to identify his "often flier" status.
• He requests a seat upgrade and is assigned to an overhead bin.
• As he waits in line, he notices a sign that reads "Happy Airlines" and wonders if it's a joke.
• A woman behind him asks if he's going to the Colicky Baby Convention, and he replies that disaster has been averted.
• The strip ends with Dilbert looking relieved, but still unsure about his flight status.

Key Themes:

• Air travel woes
• Miscommunication
• Humor in unexpected situations

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