Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 10th March 2005

Dilbert//5808, first published 21 years ago on Thursday 10th March 2005

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things that don't kill great minds think alike spilt milk different findings

Official transcript

"Have you ever noticed that the things that don't kill you make you weaker?"

"And great minds don't think alike. If they did, the patent office would only have about fifty inventions."

"I started getting suspicious when I cried over spilt milk and the cashier took it off my bill"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT THE THINGS THAT DON'T KILL YOU MAKE YOU WEAKER?

AND GREAT MINDS DON'T THINK ALIKE.

IF THEY DID, THE PATENT OFFICE WOULD ONLY HAVE ABOUT FIFTY INVENTIONS.

I STARTED GETTING SUSPICIOUS WHEN I CRIED OVER SPILT MILK AND THE CASHIER TOOK IT OFF MY BILL.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Patent Office's Inventions"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a white shirt, sitting at a table with his coworkers. The conversation begins with a coworker asking if Dilbert has noticed any things that make him weaker. Dilbert responds by stating that great minds don't think alike and that the patent office would only have about fifty inventions if they did. He then reveals that he started getting suspicious when he cried over spilt milk and the cashier took it off his bill.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the patent office's inventions.
• Dilbert's coworker asks if he has noticed any things that make him weaker.
• Dilbert responds by referencing the patent office's limited number of inventions.
• He then shares a personal anecdote about getting suspicious when he cried over spilt milk and the cashier took it off his bill.

Overall:

The comic strip uses humor to poke fun at the idea that the patent office has a vast array of inventions. Dilbert's response to his coworker's question is unexpected and humorous, and his personal anecdote adds to the comedic effect. The strip is a lighthearted commentary on the quirks of everyday life.

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