Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 29th October 2011

Dilbert//8232, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 29th October 2011

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doctors' offices illness bad case wahtchamacallit pills doctors offcie doctor wicked hemorrhoids feel like progress medical

Official transcript

Doctor: You've got a bad case of whatchamacallit. These pills won't fix your underlying problem, but they might give you a wicked case of hemorrhoids. And I can treat hemorrhoids, so that would feel like progress.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUVE GOT A BAD CASE OF WHATCHAMACALLIT.

THESE PILLS WON'T FIX YOUR UNDERLYING PROTOHT, BUE TOEY A WICKED CASE OF HEMORRHOIDS.

AND I CAN TREAT HEMORRHOIDS, SO THAT WOULD FEEL LIKE PROGRESS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in the 'Dilbert' series, features a doctor and a patient in a humorous exchange. The title of this comic strip could be:

"Pills for Hemorrhoids: A Wicked Case"

Here is a summary of the comic strip's contents:

• The patient complains about having a "bad case of whatchamacallit," which the doctor interprets as hemorrhoids.
• The doctor offers to prescribe pills to treat the condition, but warns that they might make the patient feel like progress is being made.
• The patient is skeptical, but the doctor reassures him that the pills will not fix the underlying problem.
• The doctor's response is a play on words, as he is using the phrase "wicked case" to describe the patient's condition, while also implying that the pills will make the patient feel like progress is being made, even if it's not actually improving the situation.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the common experience of taking medication for a condition without necessarily addressing the root cause of the problem. It also highlights the sometimes absurd language used in medical contexts, where words like "wicked" are used to describe serious health issues.

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