Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th March 1997

Dilbert//2885, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 9th March 1997

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cheetah drew lines feel bad mock you morale of the story opinions mattered pure adrenaline shrunk everything sprang into action totally worthless trampoline

Official transcript

Dilbert arrives at home and says to Dogbert, "You're probably wondering how my day was."

Dogbert sits on the couch reading a magazine. Dilbert says, "It was terrible . . . Until I did THIS!"

Dilbert holds up a diagram. Dilbert sits down and explains, "It all started when I deluded muself into thinking my opinions mattered."

Dilbert continues, "I sprang into action like a cheetah on a trampoline!"

Dilbert gets up and demonstrates. Dilbert continues, "I drew lines and boxes and arrows for hours. It was pure adrenaline."

Dilbert shouts, "Suddenly, trouble struck! It wouldn't fit on one page!!"

Dilbert continues, "So I shrunk everything until it was totally unreadable. And it fit!!"

Dilbert concludes, "The moral of the story is that you don't have to feel bad just because you're totally worthless."

Dogbert says, "I'd mock you but the challenge is gone."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING HOW MY DAY WAS.

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

UNTIL I DID THIS!

IT ALL STARTED WHEN I DELUDED MYSELF INTO THINKING MY OPINIONS MATTERED.

I SPRANG INTO ACTION LIKE A CHEETAH ON A TRAMPOLINE!

DREW LINES AND BOXES AND ARROWS FOR HOURS IT WAS PURE ADRENALINE SUDDENLY, TROUBLE STRUCK! IT WOULDN'T FIT ON ONE PAGE!!

SO I SHRUNK EVERYTHING UNTIL IT WAS TOTALLY UNREADABLE.

AND IT FIT!!

THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL BAD JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE TOTALLY WORTHLESS.

I'D MOCK YOU BUT THE CHALLENGE IS GONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Endless Page"

Summary:

The comic strip follows the daily routine of Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, as he struggles to complete a task. The story unfolds in a series of six panels, each highlighting Dilbert's growing frustration and eventual breakdown.

Panel 1: Dilbert begins by expressing his concern about how his day is going, setting the tone for the rest of the strip.

Panel 2: He is tasked with drawing lines and boxes for hours, which he finds tedious and boring.

Panel 3: As the task drags on, Dilbert becomes increasingly frustrated, leading to a series of humorous and relatable moments.

Panel 4: He starts to question the purpose of his work and the value of his efforts, reflecting on the monotony of his daily routine.

Panel 5: Dilbert's frustration reaches a boiling point as he becomes overwhelmed by the endless page of work in front of him.

Panel 6: In a dramatic conclusion, Dilbert finally completes the task, only to realize that it was all for naught, as the page is blank and the work is unnecessary. The strip ends with Dilbert feeling defeated and demotivated, highlighting the absurdity and futility of office work.

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