Back to today

Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st November 1998

Dilbert//3507, first published 28 years ago on Saturday 21st November 1998


Tags

unicornitis cell normalizer dna sample genius garbageman


Official transcript

The Garbage man throws garbage into his truck. The garbage man sees Dilbert who is wearing a coat and has a unicorn horn growing out of his forehead. The Grabage Man says, "Looks like someone has a bad case of unicornitis."

The Grabage Man says, "I've got a pre-horn sample of your DNA in the truck. I could fix you up with my cell normalizer."

Dilbert says, "Why do you have my DNA in your truck?"

The Garbage man wears goggles and holds a ray gun. The Grabage Man says, "It's for exactly this sort of situation."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE HAS A BAD CASE OF UNICORNITIS.

I'VE GOT A PRE-HORN SAMPLE OF YOUR DNA IN THE TRUCK. I COULD FIX YOU UP WITH MY CELL NORMALIZER.

WHY DO YOU HAVE MY DNA IN YOUR TRUCK?

IT'S FOR EXACTLY THIS SORT OF SITUATION.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Unicornitis"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a man and a unicorn, with the man expressing concerns about having a bad case of "unicornitis." The unicorn responds by offering to provide a pre-horn sample of the man's DNA, which the unicorn claims to be able to fix with its cell normalizer. The man is skeptical, but the unicorn insists that it's for exactly this sort of situation.

Key Elements:

  • The man is concerned about having a bad case of "unicornitis."
  • The unicorn offers to provide a pre-horn sample of the man's DNA.
  • The unicorn claims to be able to fix the man's DNA with its cell normalizer.
  • The man is skeptical, but the unicorn is insistent.

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous take on the idea of a unicorn being able to diagnose and treat a fictional illness. It features a lighthearted exchange between the man and the unicorn, with the unicorn's claims being somewhat absurd and humorous.

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.

Jokes and Humour