Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th July 1990

Dilbert//446, first published 36 years ago on Thursday 5th July 1990

Tags

dinosaurs babysitter dinosaur emergency scenarios burglary injury poinsoning dial 911 complete blank here

Official transcript

Bob the Dinosaur sits across from a man and a woman who are interviewing him. The man says, "Before we hire you as our babysitter, we want to test how a dinosaur like you would respond to a variety of emergency scenarios."

The man asks, "What if there's a fire?"

Bob replies, "Dial 911."

The man asks, "Burglary?"

Bob answers, "Dial 911."

The man asks, "Injury?"

Bob replies, "Dial 911."

The man asks, "Poisoning?"

Bob replies, "Dial 911."

The man asks, "Giant asteroid collides with earth and triggers an ice age?"

Bob says, "Oh, wow . . . I'm drawing a complete blank here . . ."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BEFORE WE HIRE YOU AS OUR BABYSITTER, WE WANT TO TEST HOW A DINOSAUR LIKE YOU WOULD RESPOND TO A VARIETY OF EMERGENCY SCENARIOS .

WHAT IF THERE'S A FIRE?

BURGLARY?

INJURY?

POISONING?

DIAL 911 DIAL 911 DIAL 911 DIAL 911 GIANT ASTEROID COLLIDES WITH EARTH AND TRIGGERS AN ICE AGE?

OH, WOW...

I'M DRAWING A COMPLETE BLANK HERE...

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dinosaur Babysitting"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1990, features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and his boss, the Pointy-Haired Boss. The story begins with Dilbert's boss asking him to test how a dinosaur would respond to various emergency scenarios before hiring him as a babysitter.

Panel 1:

• Dilbert's boss asks him to imagine how a dinosaur would react in different emergency situations.
• Dilbert responds with a series of humorous and absurd scenarios, including:
  • What if there's a fire?
  • What if there's burglary?
  • What if there's injury?
  • What if there's poisoning?

Panel 2:

• Dilbert's boss is unimpressed with his responses and asks him to draw a complete blank.
• Dilbert draws a large green dinosaur sitting on a couch, looking bored.

Panel 3:

• Dilbert's boss is shocked by the drawing and asks if the dinosaur is colliding with Earth and triggering an ice age.
• Dilbert responds with a deadpan expression, saying "Oh, wow... I'm drawing a complete blank here..."

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of dinosaurs as babysitters and the absurdity of the situation. It also highlights Dilbert's dry wit and sarcasm, which are characteristic of the comic strip.

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