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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 22nd October 1997

Dilbert//3112, first published 29 years ago on Wednesday 22nd October 1997


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autographed by jesus footbal stitches healed oink


Official transcript

Dilbert holds a football. A baseball and bat lie on the table. Dilbert says, "You say this football was autographed by Jesus..."

Dilbert holds the ball up and says, "But I'm no fool. This isn't a football. It has no stiches."

Dogbert says, "They healed."

Dilbert says, "Wow!"

Dogbert says, "And I think I heard it oink."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU SAY THIS FOOTBALL WAS AUTOGRAPHED BY JESUS ...

BUT I'M NO FOOL.

THIS ISN'T A FOOTBALL. IT HAS NO STITCHES.

THEY HEALED.

WOW!

AND I THINK I HEARD IT OINK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "The Autographed Football" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled character, holding a football and discussing its authenticity with his coworker.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert's coworker claims the football was autographed by Jesus.
  • Dilbert is skeptical, but his coworker insists it has no stitches.
  • The coworker then exclaims, "Wow, and I think I heard it oink."
  • The humor in the comic strip lies in the absurdity of the situation and the coworker's unexpected twist at the end.

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