Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 4th February 2003

Dilbert//5043, first published 23 years ago on Tuesday 4th February 2003

Tags

drug happy mood altering pharmacy pick up skin rash unhappy pharmacist

Official transcript

Dilbert is at the pharmacy. The pharmacist looks at his prescription and says, "I can't read your doctor's handwriting."

The pharmacist holds up drugs and says, "I'll give you this mood-altering drug to make you happy."

Dilbert replies, "I have a skin rash!"

The pharmacist replies, "And it's making you unhappy, right?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T READ YOUR DOCTOR'S HANDWRITING.

PICK UP I'LL GIVE YOU THIS MOOD-ALTERING DRUG TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.

HAVE SKIN RASH!

AND IT'S MAKING YOU UNHAPPY, RIGHT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Unhappy, Unhappy"

Summary:

The comic strip follows the conversation between Dilbert and his doctor.

• Dilbert's handwriting is unreadable, so he asks the doctor to read it.
• The doctor agrees but with a condition: Dilbert must take a mood-altering drug to make him happy.
• Dilbert is unhappy with this proposal and asks the doctor to un-happy him instead.

This comic strip pokes fun at the stereotype that doctors often prescribe medication to treat patients' emotional states.

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