Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 14th January 1997

Dilbert//2831, first published 29 years ago on Tuesday 14th January 1997

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shrink wrap license new software bill gates new mansion towel boy

Official transcript

Dilbert tells Dogbert, "I didn't read all of the shrink-wrap license agreement on my new software until after I opened it."

Beads of sweat fly off Dilbert's forehead and he pulls nervously at his tie. Dilbert continues, "Apparently I agreed to spend the rest of my life as a towel boy in Bill Gates' new mansion."

Dogbert replies, "Call your lawyer."

Dilbert says, "Too late. He opened the software yesterday. Now he's Bill Gates' laundry boy."

Dogbert says, "It must be dangerous for lawyers to iron pants. They'd always have one hand in a pocket."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DIDN'T READ ALL OF THE SHRINK-WRAP LICENSE AGREEMENT ON MY NEW SOFTWARE UNTIL AFTER I OPENED IT.

APPARENTLY I AGREED TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE AS A TOWEL BOY IN BILL GATES' NEW MANSION.

CALL YOUR LAWYER.

TOO LATE.

HE OPENED SOFTWARE YESTERDAY.

NOW HE'S BILL'S LAUNDRY BOY.

IT MUST BE DANGEROUS FOR LAWYERS TO IRON PANTS THEY'D ALWAYS HAVE ONE HAND IN A .

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Shrink-Wrap License Agreement"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, who has unknowingly agreed to a "shrink-wrap license agreement" on his new software. This agreement binds him to spend the rest of his life as a towel boy in Bill Gates' new mansion, a fate he finds unacceptable.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's ignorance of the agreement
• The consequences of agreeing to the terms
• His desperate attempt to escape the agreement
• The unexpected twist of being assigned to Bill Gates' mansion as a towel boy
• The humorous commentary on the absurdity of the situation

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