Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 22nd April 1998

Dilbert//3294, first published 28 years ago on Wednesday 22nd April 1998

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tech conference attractive woman brush hand key concierge hotel check in men dominated

Official transcript

Dilbert goes up to the airline desk at the airport. Woman behind the counter says, "Before I check you in, let me explain something.."

Woman says, "You're here for a technology conference. I am the only attractive woman who will talk to you for days. I am not free for coffee later."

Dilbert asks, "Can I brush your hand when you give me the key?"

Woman says, "I'll toss it to you."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BEFORE I CHECK YOU IN, LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING ...

YOU'RE HERE FOR A TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE.

I AM THE ONLY ATTRACTIVE WOMAN WHO WILL TALK TO YOU FOR DAYS. I AM NOT FREE FOR COFFEE LATER.

CAN I BRUSH YOUR HAND WHEN YOU GIVE ME THE KEY?

I'LL TOSS IT TO YOU.

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "The Key to My Heart."

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green shirt, standing at a counter and speaking to a woman with blonde hair and a blue shirt. The conversation begins with Dilbert asking the woman to explain something before he checks in, and she responds by saying she is the only attractive woman who will talk to him for days, but she is not free for coffee later. Dilbert then asks if he can brush her hand when she gives him the key, and she agrees, saying she will toss it to him.

The comic strip is humorous because it depicts a man trying to flirt with a woman at a conference, and the woman is willing to engage with him as long as he doesn't ask for anything too much. The punchline of the comic strip is that Dilbert is able to get the woman to give him the key to her heart by asking for a small favor, and she agrees to toss it to him. The comic strip is a lighthearted and playful take on the challenges of social interactions and the power of small gestures in building relationships.

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