Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 25th July 1997

Dilbert//3023, first published 29 years ago on Friday 25th July 1997

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dogbert find people laugh nervously smack with flyswatter wouldn't be hobby no reason

Official transcript

Dilbert sits on the couch, pointing the remote control at the tv. Dogbert stands on the arm of the couch wearing a backpack and holding a fly swatter. He says, "Wish me luck."

Dilbert says, "For what?"

Dogbert waves the swatter and says, "I'm going to find people who laugh nervously every time they talk. Then I'll smack them with my flyswatter."

Dogbert walk away. Dilbert says, 'And the reason would be?"

Dogbert says, "It wouldn't be a hobby if it had a reason."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WISH ME LUCK.

FOR WHAT ?

I'M GOING TO FIND PEOPLE WHO LAUGH NERVOUSLY EVERY TIME THEY TALK. THEN I'LL SMACK THEM WITH MY FLYSWATTER.

AND THE REASON WOULD BE?

IT WOULDN'T BE A HOBBY IF IT HAD A REASON.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hobby"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head, sitting in a chair. He is engaged in a conversation with a woman, who asks him what he wishes for. Dilbert responds by expressing his desire to find people who laugh nervously every time they talk, which he plans to "smack them with my flyswatter."

The woman appears perplexed by Dilbert's response, and he explains that it wouldn't be a hobby if it had a reason. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of some people's desires and behaviors.

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