Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th March 1999

Dilbert//3634, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 28th March 1999

Tags

little experiment stupid opinion aggressively mock passing fad internet is fad internet is everywhere back up plan attribute opinon

Official transcript

Dilbert is sitting on the couch, eating, watching TV. Dogbert says to him, "I'm trying a little experiment tonight."

Dobert continues, "I'll attribute a stupid opinion to you..."

"Then I"ll aggressively mock you while you sit there saying nothing."

Dogbert says, "So, according to you, the internet is a passing fad."

Dogbert screams, "You moron! Look around you! The internet is everywhere!"

Then, "And there's nothing you can do about it! Nothing!"

Dilbert, who has turned back to the TV, asks, "How did that feel?"

Dogbert replies, "Quite satisfying."

Dilbert offers Dogbert some of what he's eating. Dogbert then adds, "I needed a backup plan in case you every get laryngitis."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M TRYING A LITTLE EXPERIMENT TONIGHT.

I'LL ATTRIBUTE A STUPID OPINION TO YOU..

THEN I'LL AGGRESSIVELY MOCK YOU WHILE YOU SIT THERE SAYING NOTHING.

SO, ACCORDING TO YOU, THE INTERNET IS PASSING FAD.

YOU MORON! LOOK AROUND YOU! THE INTERNET IS EVERYWHERE!

AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT! NOTHING!!

HOW DID THAT FEEL?

QUITE SATISFYING.

I NEEDED A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE YOU EVER GET LARYNGITIS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Internet Fad."

Strip Summary

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man, and Dogbert, his cynical dog, discussing the internet.

• Dilbert is trying to conduct an experiment to attribute a stupid opinion to him.
• He asks Dogbert to mock him while he sits there saying nothing.
• Dogbert responds by saying the internet is a passing fad.
• Dilbert is frustrated and asks how he felt.
• Dogbert replies that he felt quite satisfying.

Overall

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that the internet is a passing fad and that people are quick to jump on and off bandwagons. It also highlights the absurdity of trying to conduct an experiment to attribute a stupid opinion to someone.

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