Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th January 1999

Dilbert//3571, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 24th January 1999

Tags

red white shirt spilled women party drink in face salt lighter fluid set on fire burned not happy not popular

Official transcript

Dilbert is at a cocktail party. A woman says, "You spilled red wine on your shirt."

The woman says, "You should dilute it with white wine."

A woman throws a glass of wine in Dilberts face and says, "You'll thank me for this later."

The woman says, "I think that helped."

Another woman approaches. Woman 2 says, "You need salt to absorb it."

Woman 2 throws a drink in Dilbert's face and says, "Try my margarita."

Women 1 says, "Salt didn't work. Let's try pepper spray."

Woman 2 says, "Perhaps lighter fluid..."

Woman one sprays pepper spray and says, "No harm in trying."

Woman 2 says, "I have one more idea."

Dilbert walks into his living room with his shirt burned. dilbert says, "Just once, I'd like to got to a party and not be set on fire."

Dogbert says, "There is a stain on your rug."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU SPILLED RED WINE ON YOUR SHIRT.

YOU SHOULD DILUTE IT WITH WHITE WINE.

YOU'LL THANK ME FOR THIS LATER.

I THINK THAT HELPED.

YOU NEED SALT TO ABSORB TRY MY MARGARITA.

SALT DIDNT WORK LET'S TRY PEPPER SPRAY.

PERHAPS LIGHTER FLUID..

NO HARM IN TRYING I HAVE ONE MORE IDEA.

JUST ONCE, I'D LIKE TO GO TO A PARTY AND NOT BE SET ON FIRE.

THERE'S A STAIN ON YOUR RAG.

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