Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 4th July 1992

Dilbert//1176, first published 34 years ago on Saturday 4th July 1992

Tags

dilbert baby office new sneeze achooo prune

Official transcript

A woman hands Dilbert a baby and says, "Everybody in the office gets a turn holding my new baby."

Ted says, "Next."

Dilbert holds the baby and thinks, "Uh-oh . . . Sneeze coming."

Dilbert sneezes. Dilbert looks at the baby and says, "Ooh! Look what he does when you sneeze on him."

Ted says, "He looks like a prune!"

The mother looks shocked.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EVERYBODY IN THE OFFICE GETS A TURN HOLDING MY NEW BABY.

NEXT.

UH-OH.

SNEEZE COMING.

ACH000 OOH! LOOK WHAT HE DOES WHEN YOU SNEEZE ON HIM.

HE LOOKS LIKE A PRUNE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Sneeze Prune".

Summary

This comic strip depicts a scene in an office where a new baby is being presented to the staff. The conversation goes as follows:

• One of the employees says, "Everybody in the office gets a turn holding my new baby."
• Another employee responds, "Next."
• The first employee then says, "Uh-oh... Sneeze coming."
• The second employee exclaims, "Ooh, look what he does when you sneeze on him. He looks like a prune!"

Humor

The humor in this comic strip comes from the unexpected twist on the typical reaction to a sneeze, which is often accompanied by a loud noise and a sudden movement of the head. In this case, the employee's sneeze causes him to contort his body in a comical way, resembling a prune. The punchline relies on the unexpected and exaggerated reaction to the sneeze, creating a humorous effect.

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