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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 13th July 2010

Dilbert//7759, first published sixteen years ago on Tuesday 13th July 2010


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car rental reserve car insurance overpriced gas honest clown car ashtray


Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I reserved a mid-sized sedan."

Man says, "We don?t care what you reserved. We're in the business of selling car insurance and overpriced gas."

Dilbert says, "That's refreshingly honest."

Man says, "I can get you into a clown car or an ashtray on wheels."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I RESERVED A MIDSIZED SEDAN CAR RENTAL WE DON'T CARE WHAT YOU RESERVED.

WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING CAR INSURANCE AND OVERPRICED GAS.

THAT'S REFRESH INGLY HONEST.

I CAN GET YOU INTO A CLOWN CAR OR AN ASHTRAY ON WHEELS.

CAR RENTAL

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Clown Car"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic humor, at a car rental counter.
  • He is shown to be dissatisfied with the car he was given, a mid-sized sedan, and expresses his disappointment to the clerk.
  • The clerk responds by offering Dilbert a "clown car" or an ashtray on wheels, which Dilbert sarcastically accepts.
  • The strip pokes fun at the common experience of being disappointed with the quality of service or products offered by companies, and the absurdity of the situation is highlighted through Dilbert's deadpan reactions.

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