Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 3rd March 1999

Dilbert//3609, first published 27 years ago on Wednesday 3rd March 1999

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people fear public speaking fear death kill a guy scheduled to speak sleep threats dogcart threatens dilbert hints at death health

Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert sit at the breakfast table. Dilbert has his lap top in front of him. Dogbert says, "They say people fear public speaking more than they fear death."

Dogbert says, "So technically, if you kill a guy who's scheduled to speak, you're doing him a favor."

Dogbert says, "When are you going to sleep."

Dilbert says, "Never."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THEY SAY PEOPLE FEAR PUBLIC SPEAKING MORE THAN THEY FEAR DEATH.

SO TECHNICALLY, IF YOU KILL A GUY WHO'S SCHEDULED TO SPEAK, YOU'RE DOING HIM A FAVOR.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO SLEEP?

NEVER

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Death and Public Speaking" and features Dilbert, Dogbert, and Wally discussing their fears.

Panel 1: Dilbert: They say people fear public speaking more than they fear death. Wally: So technically, if you kill a guy who's scheduled to speak, you're doing him a favor.

Panel 2: Dogbert: When are you going to sleep?

Summary: The comic strip humorously explores the idea that public speaking is a greater fear than death, and that killing someone who is scheduled to speak could be seen as doing them a favor. The punchline about Dogbert asking when Wally is going to sleep adds to the comedic effect, implying that Wally is so anxious about public speaking that he can't even sleep. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the common fear of public speaking and the absurdity of taking drastic measures to avoid it.

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