Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 10th April 2013

Dilbert//8761, first published thirteen years ago on Wednesday 10th April 2013

Dilbert for Tuesday 9th April 2013

Dilbert for Thursday 11th April 2013

Tags

cruelty monsters taxes taxpayers head explode turned on head explodes taxpayers frustration

Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Monster writes tax cod

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WRITING THE TAX CODE IF WE DO THIS RIGHT, IT WILL BE SO COMPLICATED THAT IT WILL MAKE TAXPAYERS' HEADS EXPLODE.

HEE!

HEE!

\11 MULTIPLY LINE 32 TIMES THE OPPOSITE OF THE INTEGRAL OF LINE 19 UNLESS MY PANTS HAVE PLEATS AND GAAAA!!!!

WAAA!!!

DO YOU EVER FEEL BAD ABOUT DOING THIS?

I'D BE LYING IF I SAID IT DIDN'T TURN ME ON JUST A LITTLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Writing the Tax Code"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a green, alien-like creature named Dilbert, who is tasked with writing the tax code. The strip consists of three panels, each depicting a different scene.

Panel 1:

Dilbert is shown sitting at a desk, looking frustrated and annoyed.
A human is sitting across from him, holding a laptop.
The human says, "If we do this right, it will be so complicated that it will make taxpayers' heads explode."
Dilbert responds with a loud "Hee!" and a series of expletives.

Panel 2:

Dilbert is shown sitting at the same desk, still looking frustrated.
The human is shown holding a laptop and saying, "Multiply line 32 times the opposite of the integral of line 19 unless my pants have pleats and GAAAA!!"
Dilbert is shown with his mouth open in shock, and a thought bubble above his head with the words "WAAA!!"

Panel 3:

Dilbert is shown sitting at the same desk, looking even more frustrated.
The human is shown holding a laptop and saying, "Do you ever feel bad about doing this? I'd be lying if I said it didn't turn me on just a little."
Dilbert is shown with a shocked expression, and a thought bubble above his head with the words "I'd be lying if I said it didn't turn me on just a little."

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the complexity and absurdity of tax code language, as well as the frustration and annoyance that can come with dealing with it.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.