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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 1st February 2006

Dilbert//6136, first published twenty years ago on Wednesday 1st February 2006


Official transcript

"Hey, Dilbert, would you mind stopping by my house after work and seeing if you can fix my computer?"

"Sure. And while I do that you can be at my house cleaning the grout in my shower."

"That's crazy talk."

"Hey, I'm not the one who majored in comparative literature."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

HEY, DILBERT, WOULD YOU MIND STOPPING BY MY HOUSE AFTER WORK AND SEEING IF YOU CAN FIX MY COMPUTER?

SURE. AND WHILE I DO THAT YOU CAN BE AT MY HOUSE CLEANING THE GROUT IN MY SHOWER.

THAT'S CRAZY TALK.

HEY, I'M NOT THE ONE WHO MAJORED IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Comparative Literature"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head, and his boss, Dogbert. The scene unfolds in three panels:

  • Panel 1: Dogbert asks Dilbert to fix his computer, but Dilbert declines, citing his lack of expertise in computer repair.
  • Panel 2: Dogbert offers to clean Dilbert's house, including the grout in the shower, in exchange for fixing his computer.
  • Panel 3: Dilbert rejects the offer, stating that he is not "the one who majored in comparative literature" and therefore cannot clean the grout.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of Dogbert's expectations and Dilbert's reluctance to engage in tasks outside his area of expertise.

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