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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd May 2001

Dilbert//4401, first published 25 years ago on Thursday 3rd May 2001


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snails offcie slime trail hand lotion second sign addicted office


Official transcript

Dilbert approaches Tina the Tech Writer. A piece of paper sticks to his hand. He says, "I think we have snails in the office."

Dilbert holds the sheet of paper up and it appears to have something on it. Dilbert says, "There's a slime trail on everything."

Dilbert exits and Tina stands on her desk chair to reach a giant pump labelled "Hand Lotion."

Tina thinks, "That might be the second sign that I'm addicted to hand lotion."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I THINK WE HAVE SNAILS IN THE OFFICE.

THERE'S A SLIME TRAIL ON EVERYTHING.

THAT MIGHT BE THE SECOND SIGN THAT I'M ADDICTED TO HAND LOTION HAND LOTION

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Slime Trail"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head, and his assistant, a woman with black hair and a pink shirt. The scene unfolds in an office setting, where Dilbert is seen holding a snail and saying, "I think we have snails in the office." His assistant responds, "There's a slime trail on everything."

In the second panel, Dilbert is shown reading a paper while sitting at his desk, with the same assistant standing behind him. She exclaims, "That might be the second sign that I'm addicted to hand lotion."

The final panel depicts the assistant pouring hand lotion onto her hand, with a yellow bottle labeled "Hand Lotion" on her desk. The comic strip humorously explores the idea of an office environment being overrun by snails and the assistant's possible addiction to hand lotion.

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