Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 18th November 1997

Dilbert//3139, first published 29 years ago on Tuesday 18th November 1997

Tags

losers bad ideas test a new idea research science

Official transcript

Dilbert is dressed in shorts and a t-shirt and carries a Frisbee. He says, "All great ideas look like bad ideas to people who are losers."

Dilbert throws the Frisbee while Dogbert watches it float away. Dilbert says, "It's always a good to test a new idea with known losers to make sure they don't like it."

Dogbert's Research Co. A man says to a woman, 'What a coincidence. We both lost three homes in flood zones."

The woman is in love. Dogbert says, "Let's begin."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALL GREAT IDEAS LOOK LIKE BAD IDEAS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE LOSERS.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO TEST A NEW IDEA WITH KNOWN LOSERS TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T LIKE IT.

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DOGBERT'S RESEARCH CO.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

WE BOTH LOST THREE HOMES IN FLOOD ZONES LET'S BEGIN.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Coincidence"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, Dogbert, and a group of people in a flood zone.
• Dogbert's Research Co. has lost three homes in the flood zone, prompting Dilbert to comment on the coincidence.
• Dogbert responds by saying that they both lost homes in flood zones, implying that it's not a coincidence.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of coincidences and the tendency to find patterns in random events.
• The punchline is a humorous take on the concept of coincidence and the human tendency to seek meaning in unexpected events.

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