Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 13th April 2010

Dilbert//7668, first published sixteen years ago on Tuesday 13th April 2010

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nose job health insurance surgery dog nose veterinarian lunch time eat engineer function rationalize medical engineering

Official transcript

Asok says, "I probably shouldn't have gone to a veterinarian for my nose job."

Asok says, "But as an engineer, I value function over form, and the airflow is actually quite good."

Dilbert says, "You might be rationalizing a little."

Asok says, "I pity you with your inefficient nostrils."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE TO A VETERINARIAN FOR MY NOSE JOB.

BUT AS AN ENGINEER, I VALUE FUNCTION OVER FORM, AND THE AIRFLOW IS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD.

YOU MIGHT BE RATIONALIZING A LITTLE.

I PITY YOU WITH YOUR INEFFICIENT NOSTRILS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Engineer's Rant"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at a table with his colleagues. The conversation begins with Dilbert expressing his reluctance to visit a veterinarian for his nose job, citing the engineer's value function over form and the airflow being "quite good." However, the engineer takes umbrage, claiming that Dilbert's statement is "ration-alizing a little" and that he is "pitying" him with his "inefficient nostrils."

The comic strip pokes fun at the engineer's pride in his work and his tendency to take things too seriously, while also highlighting the absurdity of the situation. The use of technical jargon and Dilbert's deadpan expression add to the humor and satire of the strip.

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