Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th April 1998

Dilbert//3284, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 12th April 1998

Tags

criticize coworkers look smart nuts dogbert therapist weekly sessions run out of money vure therapy paid by hour fasle memory aliens psychology

Official transcript

Ed lies in the therapy bed and tells Dogbert, "

I criticize my co-workers to make myself look smart."

Dogbert says, "Apparently it isn't working."

Ed asks, "What do you mean by that?"

Dogbert replies, "Nothing. Oooh. That reminds me to add nuts to my grocery list."

Dogbert says, "I recommend that we have weekly sessions until you run out of money."

Ed asks, "Can you cure me?"

Dogbert replies, "No, I'm paid by the hour. I'll give you problems you've never even heard of."

Dogbert says, "We have a few minutes today. Would you like a false memory?"

Ed replies, "Maybe something with aliens?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CRITICIZE MY COWORKERS TO MAKE MYSELF LOOK SMART.

APPARENTLY IT ISN'T WORKING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

NOTHING OOH, THAT REMINDS ME TO ADD NUTS TO MY GROCERY LIST.

I RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE WEEKLY SESSIONS UNTIL YOU RUN OUT OF MONEY.

CAN YOU CURE ME?

NO, I'M PAID BY THE HOUR. I'LL GIVE YOU PROBLEMS YOU'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD WE HAVE A FEW MINUTES TODAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE A FALSE MEMORY?

MAYBE SOMETHING WITH ALIENS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Alien Intervention"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1998, revolves around Dilbert's coworker, who is convinced that Dilbert's co-workers are attempting to make him appear more intelligent. This leads to a series of humorous exchanges between Dilbert and his coworker, ultimately culminating in the coworker's admission that he has been paid by the hour to provide Dilbert with false memories, including the notion that he has a grocery list with aliens on it. The coworker's motivations are left unclear, leaving the reader to wonder about his true intentions.

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