Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 20th November 1997

Dilbert//3141, first published 29 years ago on Thursday 20th November 1997

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dogbert research small dog with glasses bureau of dogs 50 dollars file complaint

Official transcript

Dogbert Research Co. Dogbert says, "First question: What would you losers do if a small dog with glasses took advantage of you?"

A man shakes his fist and says, "We would complain to the... um... whoever handles that sort of thing!"

The woman says, "Yeah!"

The man shows up at the "Bureau of Dogs."

He says to Dogbert, who sits behind a desk earing a turban, "It costs fifty bucks to file a complaint?"

Dogbert says, "And ten bucks to borrow a pen."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT RESEARCH CO.

FIRST QUESTION: WHAT WOULD YOU LOSERS DO IF A SMALL DOG WITH GLASSES TOOK ADVANTAGE OF YOU?

WE WOULD COMPLAIN TO THE ... UM... WHOEVER HANDLES THAT SORT OF THING!

YEAH!

IT COSTS FIFTY BUCKS TO FILE A COMPLAINT?

BUREAU OF DOGS AND TEN BUCKS TO BORROW A PEN.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Bureau of Dogs"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a man and a woman in an office setting. The woman asks the man, "What would you do if a small dog with glasses took advantage of you?" The man responds, "We would complain to the... um... whoever handles that sort of thing!" The woman then says, "Yeah!"

In the next panel, the man is shown at a desk, holding a pen and paper, and saying, "It costs fifty bucks to file a complaint?" A sign on the wall reads, "Bureau of Dogs." The man then asks, "And ten bucks to borrow a pen." The woman is shown sitting across from him, looking puzzled.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a bureaucratic system and the absurdity of filing complaints and paying fees for simple tasks. It also highlights the humor in the situation, where a person is willing to pay a significant amount of money to complain about a small dog with glasses.

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