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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 1st September 2006

Dilbert//6348, first published twenty years ago on Friday 1st September 2006


Official transcript

We can kick a field goal in the ninth inning if we use a full-court press. "Remember that you drive for show but you pick up the spare for dough."

"Have you been helping Alice with her sports metaphors?"

"Perhaps."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WE CAN KICK A FIELD GOAL IN THE NINTH INNING IF WE USE A FULL-COURT PRESS.

REMEMBER THAT YOU DRIVE FOR SHOW BUT YOU PICK UP THE SPARE FOR DOUGH.

HAVE YOU BEEN HELPING ALICE WITH HER SPORTS METAPHORS?

PERHAPS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Full-Court Press"

Summary:

  • The comic strip revolves around a conversation between two individuals, one of whom is using a sports metaphor to explain a concept.
  • The other person asks if they have been helping Alice with her sports metaphors, implying that the speaker has been using Alice as a reference point for their own understanding of sports terminology.
  • The punchline of the joke is that the speaker has been using Alice as a metaphor for their own lack of understanding, rather than actually helping her with her sports metaphors.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using sports metaphors in a non-sports context, highlighting the potential for confusion and miscommunication.

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