Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th August 2006
Dilbert//6322, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 6th August 2006
Official transcript
"I'm like the story of the auto mechanic."
"A woman has her car towed into the shop. The mechanic opens the hood and takes a look."
"After about ten seconds he takes a hammer and taps the engine. It starts right up."
"The mechanic says, 'That will be $100, please.'"
Zzzzz "The woman says, '$100??? All you did was tap the engine!'"
"The mechanic says, 'It's $90 for knowing where to tap and $10 for the tap.'"
zzzzz TAP! "20 years ago I wouldn't have known which one of you to tap."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I'M LIKE THE STORY OF THE AUTO MECHANIC.
A WOMAN HAS HER CAR TOWED INTO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC OPENS THE HOOD AND TAKES A LOOK.
AFTER ABOUT TEN SECONDS HE TAKES A HAMMER AND TAPS THE ENGINE. IT STARTS RIGHT UP.
THE MECHANIC SAYS, "THAT WILL BE $100, PLEASE." 12Z THE WOMAN SAYS, "$1007?? ALL YOU DID WAS TAP THE ENGINE!" THE MECHANIC SAYS, "IT'S $90 FOR KNOWING WHERE TO TAP AND $10 FOR THE TAP." TAP!
20 YEARS AGO I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN WHICH ONE OF YOU TO TAP.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Auto Mechanic's Dilemma"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in [insert publication name], revolves around an auto mechanic who has been tasked with fixing a woman's car. The mechanic is perplexed when the woman requests a $100 payment for knowing where to tap the engine, despite having no prior knowledge of the location. The mechanic is incredulous, pointing out that the woman has not actually tapped the engine. The woman insists that she has, and the mechanic is left scratching his head, wondering how he can justify the payment. The strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation and the mechanic's frustration with the woman's demands.
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