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Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th April 2017

Dilbert//10228, first published nine years ago on Sunday 16th April 2017


Tags

waiter, restaurant, service industry, impatient, patience, complaining


Official transcript

Waiter: Here are your french fries. Dilbert: Gaaaa!!! I have no salt. Waiter: I will bring the salt right away. Dilbert: No, you won't. This isn't my first time eating out! You say you will bring salt, but you will be distracted by another table. I will sit here in anger while I watch you do things that do not involve bringing me salt. As the temperature of my fries drops, my cortisol levels will increase. In five minutes I will hate your guts and this restaurant, too. I also need ketchup. Waiter: That will take a little longer.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

HERE ARE YOUR FRENCH FRIES.

GAAAA!!!

I HAVE NO SALT.

I WILL BRING THE SALT RIGHT AWAY.

NO, YOU WON'T.

THIS ISNT MY BURST TIME EATING OUT!

YOU SAY YOU WILL BRING SALT, BUT YOU WILL BE DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER TABLE.

I WILL SIT HERE IN ANGER WHILE I WATCH YOU DO THINGS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE BRINGING ME SALT.

AS THE TEMPERATURE OF MY FRIES DROPS, MY CORTISOL LEVELS WILL INCREASE.

IN FIVE MINUTES I WILL HATE YOUR GUTS AND THIS RESTAURANT, TOO.

I ALSO NEED KETCHUP.

THAT WILL TAKE A LITTLE LONGER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Salt and Pepper"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a man's peculiar behavior at a restaurant. He requests no salt on his French fries, citing an aversion to salt. However, when his companion brings salt, he becomes agitated and demands that it be taken away. The situation escalates, with the man insisting that he will hate his guts and the restaurant if the salt is not removed.

Despite the escalating tension, the man ultimately decides to bring his own ketchup, which he claims will take a little longer. The comic strip humorously portrays the man's absurd behavior and the reactions of those around him.

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