Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 26th March 2002
Dilbert//4728, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 26th March 2002
Tags
water company pipe water toothpaste turn faucet pudding meteor
Official transcript
The Boss says to Dilbert, "If the water company can pipe water to my house, why can't the toothpaste company do the same?"
The Boss continues, "The toothpaste factory should have a pipe to every home so you can turn a faucet..."
The Boss continues, "And don't even get me started about pudding."
Dilbert hits his fists together and thinks, "Meteor, meteor, meteor, meteor."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
IF THE WATER COMPANY CAN PIPE WATER TO MY HOUSE, WHY CAN'T THE TOOTHPASTE COMPANY DO THE SAME?
THE TOOTHPASTE FACTORY SHOULD HAVE A PIPE TO EVERY HOME SO YOU CAN TURN A FAUCET...
AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ABOUT PUDDING.
METEOR METEOR METEOR METEOR
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Pudding and Pipes"
Summary:
The comic strip revolves around a conversation between two characters, Dilbert and the boss, in a workplace setting. The boss is puzzled by the water company's inability to pipe water to his house, despite the toothpaste factory having pipes to every home for toothpaste delivery. Dilbert responds with a clever remark, stating that the water company should have a pipe to every home so he can turn a faucet, implying that the water company's inability to do so is comparable to the toothpaste factory's ability to deliver toothpaste.
The boss becomes distracted by a meteor shower outside the window, leading to a humorous exchange where Dilbert attempts to engage the boss in conversation about the meteor shower, only to be met with the boss's continued preoccupation with pudding. The comic strip pokes fun at the boss's lack of attention span and his fixation on pudding, while also highlighting the absurdity of the situation.
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