Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 11th February 2010

Dilbert//7607, first published sixteen years ago on Thursday 11th February 2010

Tags

hospital ductwork shot out survived alive pointy hair cushion cool machines bed play fiddle disrupt medical

Official transcript

Doctor says, "He survived because his pointy hair cushioned the impact."

Doctor says, "Please resist the urge to fiddle with the cool machines that keep him alive."

Alice says, "Maybe we can make him smarter."

Wally says, "What's this do?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HE SURVIVED BECAUSE HIS POINTY HAIR CUSHIONED THE IMPACT.

PLEASE RESIST THE URGE TO FIDDLE WITH THE COOL MACHINES THAT KEEP HIM ALIVE.

MAYBE WE CAN MAKE HIM SMARTER.

WHAT'S THIS DO?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Impact of Pointy Hair"

Summary:

The comic strip features a hospital scene with a patient lying in a bed, surrounded by doctors and nurses. The patient has pointy hair, which is a recurring theme in the Dilbert comic strip. The doctors and nurses are discussing the patient's condition, with one doctor suggesting that the pointy hair may have contributed to the patient's survival.

Key Panels:

• Panel 1: The patient is shown with pointy hair, and the doctor says, "He survived because his pointy hair cushioned the impact."
• Panel 2: The nurse responds, "Please resist the urge to fiddle with the cool machines that keep him alive."
• Panel 3: Another doctor chimes in, "Maybe we can make him smarter."

Humor and Commentary:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that pointy hair can be a factor in survival, as well as the tendency of doctors and nurses to fiddle with medical equipment. The final panel adds a humorous touch by suggesting that the patient's pointy hair could be used to make him smarter. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the quirks of medical professionals and the absurdities of modern medicine.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.