Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 31st January 2010

Dilbert//7596, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 31st January 2010

Dilbert for Saturday 30th January 2010

Dilbert for Monday 1st February 2010

Tags

coworker favor hairless potter harry potter drinking coffee magic social convention awe excitement baldemort

Official transcript

Coworker says, "Wally, will you do me a favor?"

Wally says, "Absolutely. What are friends for?"

Wally says, "After all, you'd do a favor for me if I asked, right?"

Coworker says, "Um? sure."

Wally says, "Of course you would."

Wally says, "So do me a favor and don't ask me to do any favors."

Coworker says, "Wow. Okay. I did not see that coming."

Asok says, "You're like a wizard who uses the rules of social convention as if they are magic."

Asok says, "You're Hairless Potter!"

Wally says, "Don't tell Baldemort."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, WILL YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

ABSOLUTELY.

WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?

AFTER ALL, YOU'D DO A FAVOR FOR ME IF I ASKED, RIGHT?

UM.

SURE OF COURSE YOU WOULD.

SO DO ME A FAVOR AND DONT ASK ME TO DO ANY FAVORS.

WOW. OKAY.

I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.

YOU'RE LIKE A WIZARD WHO USES THE RULES OF SOCIAL CONVENTION AS IF THEY ARE MAGIC.

YOU'RE HAIRLESS POTTER!

DON'T TELL BALDEMORT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Favor"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, standing in a line with other men, all dressed in white shirts and ties. They are holding boxes of what appears to be candy.

Panel-by-Panel Breakdown:

Panel 1: Dilbert asks Wally if he will do him a favor. Wally responds with a question about what kind of favor.
Panel 2: Dilbert explains that he wants to know if Wally is friends with anyone. Wally replies that they are all friends.
Panel 3: Dilbert asks if Wally would do a favor for him if he asked. Wally responds with a "um... sure."
Panel 4: Dilbert asks if Wally would do a favor for him after all. Wally responds with a "of course you would."
Panel 5: Dilbert asks if Wally would do a favor for him if he asked. Wally responds with a "you're hairless potter!"
Panel 6: Dilbert asks if Wally would do a favor for him if he asked. Wally responds with a "don't tell baldemort."
Panel 7: Dilbert asks if Wally would do a favor for him if he asked. Wally responds with a "wow. okay. I did not see that coming."
Panel 8: Dilbert asks if Wally would do a favor for him if he asked. Wally responds with a "you're like a wizard who uses the rules of social convention as if they are magic."
Panel 9: Dilbert asks if Wally would do a favor for him if he asked. Wally responds with a "you're like a wizard who uses the rules of social convention as if they are magic."

Overall:

The comic strip showcases Dilbert's attempts to get Wally to do him a favor, with Wally responding in increasingly absurd and humorous ways. The strip pokes fun at the idea of social conventions and the ways in which people can use them to manipulate others.

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