Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 12th February 2011

Dilbert//7973, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 12th February 2011

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dating inventions dead end job developing an app spare time lottery ticket odds of success relationships

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "It might look as if I'm in a dead-end job, but I'm developing an app in my spare time."

Woman says, "Here's a lottery ticket. I just doubled your odds of success."

Woman says, "I bought two for myself so I don't need to make an app."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT MIGHT LOOK AS IF I'M IN A DEAD-END JOB, BUT I'M DEVELOPING AN APP IN MY SPARE TIME.

HERE'S A LOTTERY TICKET. I JUST DOUBLED YOUR ODDS OF SUCCESS.

I BOUGHT TWO FOR MYSELF SO I DONT NEED TO MAKE AN APP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Lucky Break"

This comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker with a distinctive appearance, and his coworker, Alice. The scene unfolds in a bar, where Dilbert shares his misfortune with Alice.

Panel 1: Dilbert expresses his frustration about being in a dead-end job and developing an app in his spare time. He jokes that it might look as if he's in a dead-end job but is actually working on his app.

Panel 2: Dilbert reveals that he bought two lottery tickets, hoping to double his odds of success. He explains that he needs to make an app, but doesn't want to do it himself.

Panel 3: Alice responds by saying she bought two lottery tickets for herself, so she doesn't need to make an app. The comic strip ends with Dilbert looking dejected and Alice smiling, implying that she has won the lottery and will not need to make an app either.

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