Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd October 2015

Dilbert//9666, first published 11 years ago on Friday 2nd October 2015

Tags

martial arts, self defense, robber, mugging, mugger, yoga, dance, fight, beaten, fists, hit

Official transcript

Thief: Hey! Give me your wallet. Boss: I must warn you that I am skilled in the arts of yoga, feng shui, and Irish dancing. Dilbert: But it wasn't enough? Boss: He did a fist thing.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HEY!

GIVE ME YOUR WALLET.

I MUST WARN YOU THAT I AM SKILLED IN THE ARTS OF YOGA, FENG SHUI, AND IRISH DANCING.

BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH?

HE DID A FIST THING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Fist Thing"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, and his coworker, Dogbert, a bald man with a similar hairstyle. The scene unfolds as follows:

• Dilbert approaches Dogbert, exclaiming, "Hey, give me your wallet!"
• Dogbert responds, "I must warn you that I am skilled in the arts of yoga, feng shui, and Irish dancing."
• Dilbert retorts, "But it wasn't enough?"
• Dogbert retorts, "He did a fist thing."

The punchline is a play on words, with "fist thing" sounding like "first thing," but having a different meaning. The humor lies in the unexpected twist on the phrase, creating a clever and amusing exchange between the two characters.

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