Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 23rd December 1999

Dilbert//3904, first published 27 years ago on Thursday 23rd December 1999

Dilbert cartoon for Thursday 23rd December 1999

Dilbert for Wednesday 22nd December 1999

Dilbert for Friday 24th December 1999

Tags

free medical advice some exercose lazy hog wait for ipo

Official transcript

Dogbert is sitting at his computer and Dilbert stands behind him. Dogbert says: "I'm creating a web site of free medical advice."

Dogbert's hears stand up as he screams: "Get some exercise, you lazy hog!!"

Dilbert asks Dogbert: "Is that it?"

Dogbert answers: "Nothing to do now but wait for the IPO."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M CREATING A WEBSITE OF FREE MEDICAL ADVICE.

GET SOME EXERCISE, YOU LAZY HOG!!

THAT'S IT?

NOTHING TO DO NOW BUT WAIT FOR THE IPO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Exercise Your Options"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, standing at his desk in front of a computer. He is engaged in a conversation with Dogbert, his cynical and manipulative dog.

Scene 1: Dilbert announces that he is creating a website offering free medical advice. Dogbert responds with skepticism, questioning the feasibility of such a venture.
Scene 2: Dilbert encourages Dogbert to get some exercise, suggesting that it will make him "lazy hog." Dogbert retorts that nothing will happen until he waits for the IPO (Initial Public Offering).
Scene 3: The comic strip concludes with Dogbert's ominous statement, implying that he will only take action when the opportunity for financial gain arises.

Key Themes:

The comic strip satirizes the concept of entrepreneurship and the pursuit of profit.
It highlights the cynicism and opportunism that can drive human behavior.
The use of a dog as a character adds a layer of humor and irony to the strip.

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