Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th January 2005

Dilbert//5755, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 16th January 2005

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certified massage therapist clicking every week few minutes lengthy questionarie one hand pen pal used pen

Official transcript

Certified Massage Therapist "Fill out this lengthy medical questionnaire."

"That'll save me a few minutes of touching him."

"I wonder if he'd know if I only used one hand."

"Actually, how would he even know if it's a hand?"

"Maybe I have an object here that feels like a hand."

"This ballpoint pen will work."

"I'm finding some tension here. Okay, it's gone now."

"She says I should come back every week until my muscles stop clicking."

"Sounds like you found a pen pal."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST FILL OUT THIS LENGTHY MEDICAL QUESTION- NATOE THAT'LL SAVE ME A FEW MINUTES OF TOUCHING HIM I WONDER IF HE'D KNOW IF I ONLY USED ONE HAND.

ACTUALLY, HOW WOULD HE EVEN KNOW IF IT'S A HAND?

MAYBE I HAVE AN OBJECT IN HERE THAT FEELS LIKE A HAND.

THIS BALLPOINT PEN WILL WORK.

I'M FINDING SOME TENSION HERE.

OKAY, IT'S GONE NOW.

CLICK CLICK CLICK SHE SAYS I SHOULD COME BACK EVERY WEEK UNTIL MY MUSCLES STOP CLICKING.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU FOUND A PEN PAL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Certified Massage Therapist"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with brown hair, in a series of humorous situations. The story begins with a certified massage therapist attempting to fill out a lengthy medical questionnaire, only to be interrupted by Dilbert's request to save time and touch him instead.

As the massage therapist hesitates, Dilbert wonders if he'd only known one hand. The therapist then asks how he would know if it's a hand, leading to a series of absurd and humorous exchanges. Dilbert suggests finding some tension, and the therapist responds by clicking his muscles, which sounds like a pen pal.

The comic strip concludes with Dilbert expressing his desire to return every week until the therapist's muscles stop clicking, likening the sound to a pen pal. Overall, the strip showcases Dilbert's wit and sarcasm, as well as the therapist's confusion and frustration.

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