Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th September 2001

Dilbert//4537, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 16th September 2001

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act ineterested air gap boring doing at work hurt when i hurt mother no empathy for son no pain dilberts mother family

Official transcript

Dilbert asks, "Do you want to hear what I'm doing at work?"

Dilbert's mom is holding a plant. She replies, "Not so much."

Dilbert says, "You're supposed to act interested because you're my mother."

His mom replies, "Well..."

Her voice continues, "I'm not saying you're boring, it's just that everything you talk about is boring."

Dilbert says, "That's the same as saying I'm boring."

Dilbert's mom is watering a plant. She responds, "Only when you talk."

Dilbert asks, "But you care about me, right? When I hurt, you hurt?"

Dilbert's mom has put down her plant. She says, "Actually, the electrical impulses in your brain don't fly across the air gap to my brain."

She continues, "You could be writhing in agony and I wouldn't feel a thing."

Dilbert looks down and says, "Ouch."

Dilbert's picks up her plant again and says, "air gap."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT I'M DOING AT WORK?

NOT SO YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO ACT INTERESTED BECAUSE YOU'RE MY MOTHER.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE BORING; IT'S JUST THAT EVERYTHING YOU TALK ABOUT IS THAT'S THE SAME AS SAYING I'M BORING.

ONLY WHEN YOU TALK.

BUT YOU CARE ABOUT ME, RIGHT?

WHEN I HURT, YOU HURT?

WtL ACTUALLY, THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES IN YOUR BRAIN DON'T FLY ACROSS THE AIR GAP TO MY BRAIN.

BORING.

YOU COULD BE WRITHING IN AGONY AND I WOULDN'T FEEL A THING.

OUCH.

AIR GAP.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Boring"

Summary:

The comic strip, titled "Boring," features Dilbert and his mother discussing the concept of boredom. The conversation begins with Dilbert's mother asking if he wants to hear about what he's doing at work, to which Dilbert responds that it's not so much. His mother then inquires if he's supposed to act interested because she's his mother, and Dilbert agrees. However, he clarifies that he's not saying he's boring, but rather that everything he talks about is boring.

The conversation continues with Dilbert's mother expressing her concern for him, as she believes he's hurt when he hurts. Dilbert explains that the electrical impulses in his brain don't fly across the air gap to his brain, and therefore, he wouldn't feel a thing if he were writhing in agony. His mother responds with a mixture of shock and amusement, saying "ouch" and "air gap."

Overall, the comic strip explores the theme of boredom and its impact on communication, highlighting the challenges of expressing oneself when one's words may come across as dull or uninteresting.

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