Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 16th June 1998

Dilbert//3349, first published 28 years ago on Tuesday 16th June 1998

Tags

drug treatment program admit problem proactive pointy hored hallucinations with drawl ink blotch test

Official transcript

Caption: Drug Treatment Program Counselor and Alice, whose arms are folded, sitting. Counselor says, "The first step is to admit you have a drug problem."

Alice replies, "I don't."

Alice continues, "My pointy-haired boss forced me to be here because he thinks it makes him look proactive."

Counselor holds up an inkblotch card and says, "Hallucinations are common during withdrawal. Let's do an inkblotch test."

Alice cries out, "AAAGH!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM THE FIRST STEP IS TO ADMIT YOU HAVE A DRUG PROBLEM.

I DON'T MY POINTY-HAIRED BOSS FORCED ME TO BE HERE BECAUSE HE THINKS IT MAKES HIM LOOK PROACTIVE.

HALLUCINATIONS ARE COMMON DURING WITHDRAWAL. LET'S DO AN INKBLOTCH TEST.

AAAGH!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The First Step is to Admit You Have a Drug Problem"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit, in a humorous take on a drug treatment program. The conversation begins with the therapist saying, "The first step is to admit you have a drug problem." Dilbert responds with a dismissive "I don't," followed by a series of absurd excuses for his behavior.

• Dilbert's Excuses:
  • He claims his pointy-haired boss forced him to be there because he thinks it makes him look proactive.
  • He suggests that hallucinations are common during withdrawal and proposes an "inkblotch test" to prove it.
  • He also mentions that his cat is trying to communicate with him through a Ouija board.

Throughout the conversation, Dilbert's responses become increasingly absurd and unrelated to the topic at hand, highlighting his resistance to acknowledging any drug problem. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of drug treatment programs and the challenges of getting individuals to admit they have a problem.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.