Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 17th March 1997

Dilbert//2893, first published 29 years ago on Monday 17th March 1997

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linch time sandwich cafetria borrow five dollars keep professional girl like dilbert untamed beast

Official transcript

Tina the Tech Writer says to Dilbert, "It's noon. Let's grab a sandwich at the cafeteria."

Dilbert replies, "Okay, but make sure that's ALL you grab. I'd like to keep this on a professional basis."

Dilbert adds, "And I'll need to borrow five dollars."

Tina sighs and thinks, "He's like a beautiful, untamed beast."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S NOON. LET'S GRAB A SANDWICH AT THE CAFETERIA.

OKAY, BUT MAKE SURE THAT'S ALL YOU GRAB. I'D LIKE TO KEEP THIS ON A PROFESSIONAL BASIS.

AND I'LL NEED TO BORROW FIVE DOLLARS.

HE'S LIKE A BEAUTIFUL, UNTAMED BEAST.

SIGH

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Borrowing from the Beast"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairdo, and his colleague, Alice, who has a large, brown, mushroom-like hairstyle.
• The scene opens with Alice approaching Dilbert in the cafeteria, holding a sandwich and saying, "It's noon. Let's grab a sandwich at the cafeteria."
• Dilbert responds, "Okay, but make sure that's all you grab. I'd like to keep this on a professional basis."
• Alice then asks, "And I'll need to borrow five dollars."
• Dilbert agrees, but with a hint of reluctance, saying, "He's like a beautiful, untamed beast."
• The exchange is lighthearted and humorous, with Dilbert's comment about the "beautiful, untamed beast" adding a touch of whimsy to the conversation.

Key Takeaway:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of borrowing money from a colleague, highlighting the awkwardness and potential tension that can arise in such situations.

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