Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th May 1997

Dilbert//2955, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 18th May 1997

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restaurant tipping waitress 14 % tip service was excellent cheap lying unscrupulous weasel bad sevice

Official transcript

Wally, Alice and Dilbert sit at a table in a restaurant. The waitress hands them the check and says, "Thank you. Please come again."

The waitress thinks, "After I'm dead."

Dilbert says, "If we each put in twelve dollars, that will give her a healthy fourteen percent tip."

Wally says, "The service was excellent. I'll put in a little extra."

Dilbert and Alice say, "Me too."

Dilbert counts the money and says, "That gives us . . . Um . . . Only thirty-four dollars."

Dilbert says, "One of us is a cheap, lying, unscrupulous weasel."

They look at each other. Dilbert says, "Or maybe the service was bad."

Wally says, "She didn't smile enough."

Alice says, "Same as last week."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THANK YOU.

PLEASE COME AGAIN.

AFTER I'M DEAD.

IF WE EACH PUT IN TWELVE DOLLARS, THAT WILL GIVE HER A HEALTHY FOURTEEN PERCENT TIP.

THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT. I'LL PUT IN A LITTLE EXTRA.

TOO ME TOO.

THAT GIVES US...UM...

ONLY THIRTY-FOUR DOLLARS.

ONE OF US IS A CHEAP, LYING, UNSCRUPULOUS WEASEL.

OR MAYBE THE SERVICE WAS BAD.

SHE DIDNT SMILE ENOUGH SAME AS LAST WEEK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Service Was Excellent"

Summary:

• A customer is dissatisfied with the service at a restaurant and decides to leave a small tip.
• The waiter, unaware of the customer's intentions, asks for a larger tip.
• The customer explains that they are leaving a small tip because the service was excellent, but they are unhappy with the food.
• The waiter is confused and asks for clarification.
• The customer reveals that they are leaving a small tip because they are dead and will not be returning to the restaurant.
• The waiter is shocked and apologizes for the poor service.
• The customer leaves a small tip and exits the restaurant.

Key Points:

• The customer is dissatisfied with the food but thinks the service was excellent.
• The waiter is confused by the customer's request for a small tip.
• The customer reveals that they are dead and will not be returning to the restaurant.
• The waiter apologizes for the poor service and the customer leaves a small tip.

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