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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Dilbert//9839, first published ten years ago on Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Rat With An Ear On His Back


Tags

biology, experiment, human tissue, lab, rat, regeneration, science, technology, guest artist, joel friday


Official transcript

Tablet: Scientists grew a human ear on the back of a rat. When asked for a comment, the rat said, "Hey, get this ear off my back. I didn't agree to this."

The lead scientist on the project said, "Great. Now you made it all weird."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

SCIENTISTS GREW A HUMAN EAR ON THE BACK OF A RAT.

WHEN ASKED FOR A COMMENT, THE RAT SAID, "HEY, GET THIS EAR OFF MY BACK. I DIDN'T AGREE TO THIS." THE LEAD SCIENTIST ON THE PROJECT SAID, "GREAT. NOW YOU MADE IT ALL WEIRD." CLiCK

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Human Ear on a Rat"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a red shirt, sitting at his desk. He is holding a piece of paper and appears to be thinking.

Panel 1:

  • A caption reads: "Scientists grew a human ear on the back of a rat."
  • Dilbert is shown holding a piece of paper, looking puzzled.

Panel 2:

  • A caption reads: "When asked for a comment, the rat said, 'Hey, get this ear off my back. I didn't agree to this.'"
  • Dilbert is shown sitting at his desk, looking at the rat.

Panel 3:

  • A caption reads: "The lead scientist on the project said, 'Great. Now you made it all weird.'"
  • Dilbert is shown sitting at his desk, looking at the rat with a shocked expression.

Overall:

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of scientific experimentation and the unexpected consequences of playing with nature.

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