Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th December 2002
Dilbert//5006, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 29th December 2002
Tags
last three times thought stolen parked it forgot magic powers car stolen parking lot car will appear
Official transcript
The Boss says to Carol, "Carol call the police. My car has been stolen."
Carol responds, "Is it like the last three times that you thought it had been stolen?"
Carol continues, "And later you realized you just forgot where you parked it?"
The Boss replies, "No. This time is different. My car is totally gone."
Carol puts her hands up in the air and says, "Watch me use my magic powers to make your car reappear in the parking lot."
Carol closes her eyes and exclaims, "Presto auto reappearo!!!"
Carol says to The Boss, "After all the other cars leave the parking lot, your car will appear."
The Boss finds his car in the empty parking lot. He thinks, "Freaky."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
CAROL, CALL THE POLICE. MY CAR HAS BEEN STOLEN.
IS IT LIKE THE LAST THREE TIMES THAT YOU THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN STOLEN?
AND LATER YOU REALIZED THAT YOU JUST FORGOT WHERE YOU PARKED IT?
NO. THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT. MY CAR IS TOTALLY GONE.
WATCH ME USE MY MAGIC POWERS TO MAKE YOUR CAR REAPPEAR IN THE PARKING LOT.
PRESTO AUTO REAPPEARO!!!
\I/ AFTER ALL THE OTHER CARS LEAVE THE PARKING LOT, YOUR CAR WILL APPEAR.
FREAKY
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Freaky" and revolves around the theme of a car being stolen and then reappearing in a parking lot.
Panel 1: Introduction The comic strip begins with Carol calling the police to report that her car has been stolen. The police officer responds, "Is it like the last three times that you thought it had been stolen?"
Panel 2: Reappearance Carol is surprised to find her car in the parking lot, with the police officer commenting, "And later you realized that you just forgot where you parked it?"
Panel 3: Car's Reaction The car responds, "No, this time is different. My car is totally gone." The police officer then says, "After all the other cars leave the parking lot, your car will appear."
Panel 4: Conclusion The comic strip ends with the car saying, "Freaky." The title "Freaky" is displayed at the top of the comic strip, indicating that the theme of the comic strip is the car's strange behavior.
Overall The comic strip uses humor to poke fun at the idea of a car being stolen and then reappearing in a parking lot. The use of the word "freaky" adds to the comedic tone of the comic strip.
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