Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th August 2010

Dilbert//7785, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 8th August 2010

Tags

favor ask phone ring children bogeyman mailman angry family

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Carol, would you?"

Carol says, "Here's an interesting experiment?"

Carol says, "Watch what happens to your blood pressure when I take this call and make you wait."

Carol says, "Yeah? What's the problem now?"

Carol says, "Tell your brother I said to stop biting the ehads off your dolls."

Carol says, "Uh-huh... well, if the man was wearing a postal uniform, he wasn't the bogeyman."

Carol says, "You did what to him?"

Carol says, "Listen carefully. I want you to tear up the carpet in the fancy bathroom..."

Dilbert says, "I can come back."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com CAROL, WOULD YOU...

RRRING!

HERE'S AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT...

BRRING!

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE WHEN I TAKE THIS CALL AND MAKE YOU WAIT.

YEAH? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM NOW?

TELL YOUR BROTHER I SAID TO STOP BITING THE HEADS OFF YOUR DOLLS.

UH-HUH... WELL, IF THE MAN WAS WEARING A POSTAL UNIFORM, HE WASN'T THE BOGEYMAN.

YOU DID WHAT TO HIM?

LISTEN CAREFULLY, I WANT YOU TO TEAR UP THE CARPET IN THE FANCY BATHROOM...

I CAN COME BACK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Bogeyman's Postal Uniform"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, in a humorous exchange with his brother.
• Dilbert's brother requests that he stop biting the heads off his dolls, but Dilbert is confused by the request.
• The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Dilbert's brother reveals that he is the Bogeyman, a mythical figure known for scaring children.
• The Bogeyman explains that he wears a postal uniform to blend in with his surroundings and avoid detection.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of the Bogeyman as a scary figure and highlights the absurdity of the situation.
• The final panel shows Dilbert and his brother in a fancy bathroom, with the Bogeyman commenting on the carpet.

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