Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th June 1997

Dilbert//2973, first published 29 years ago on Thursday 5th June 1997

Tags

dogbert bearer bad news doctor six months to live nose job mix up hospital medical

Official transcript

A man lies in a hospital bed with a bandage on his nose. Dogbert stands on the bed and says, "Your doctor asked me to tell you that you have six months to live."

The patient says, "There must be a mistake. I'm here for a nose job."

Dogbert checks a document and says, "Oh, you're right . . . I wondered why that last guy was so happy when I told him he'd have one huge nostril for the next forty years."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT: PROFESSIONAL BEARER OF BAD NEWS YOUR DOCTOR ASKED ME TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS TO LIVE.

THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE. I'M HERE FOR A NOSE JOB.

OH, YOU'RE RIGHT... I WONDERED WHY THAT LAST GUY WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I TOLD HIM HE'D HAVE ONE HUGE NOSTRIL FOR THE NEXT FORTY YEARS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Nose Job"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around Dogbert, a professional bearer of bad news, visiting a patient in the hospital.
• Dogbert informs the patient that he has six months to live.
• The patient is initially distraught but then becomes excited when Dogbert mentions a nose job.
• The patient asks Dogbert to arrange for the procedure, which would give him one huge nostril for the next forty years.
• The comic strip humorously portrays the patient's priorities and Dogbert's deadpan delivery of bad news.

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