Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 23rd September 1999

Dilbert//3813, first published 27 years ago on Thursday 23rd September 1999

Tags

mother phone call get joke realizations actual life no joke office life as intern engineers smart kid inidan kid educated smart family

Official transcript

Asok is on the phone at his computer. ASok says, "Hello, mother. I called to tell you I get your joke."

ASok says, "You don't know what I'm talking about? Ha ha! You're really playing this one all the way."

Asok sits at a table as Dilbert and Wally eat lunch. Asok looks shocked and says, "It turns out this is my actual life."

Wally says, "It's the good part."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HELLO, MOTHER.

I CALLED TO TELL YOU I GET YOUR JOKE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? HA HA! YOU'RE REALLY PLAYING THIS ONE ALL THE WAY.

IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS MY ACTUAL LIFE.

IT'S THE GOOD PART

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AI Analysis

Title: "The Good Part"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a man's conversation with his mother, where he is asked to share a joke. However, he becomes confused and decides to share his entire life story instead, claiming that it is the "good part." The punchline is delivered when he reveals that his actual life is the "good part," implying that his life is not as exciting or interesting as he had initially suggested.

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