Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 16th December 1998

Dilbert//3532, first published 28 years ago on Wednesday 16th December 1998

Tags

ear related cuteness get away with crimes pulled over driving cop verbal warning driving violations

Official transcript

Dogbert walks up to a car. Dogbert has his ears up. Dogbert thinks, "I wonder if my ear-related cuteness will let me get away with crimes."

Dogbert gets pulled over by a cop. Dogbert hands over a license. The cop says, "You passed an ambulance... on the right."

The cop looks at a small square of cardboard. The cop says, "And your license is a blank piece of cardboard. I have to give you a verbal warning."

Dogbert says, "I'll cry if you do."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WONDER IF MY EAR-RELATED CUTENESS WILL LET ME GET AWAY WITH CRIMES.

YOU PASSED AN AMBULANCE... ON THE RIGHT.

AND YOUR LICENSE IS A BLANK PIECE OF CARDBOARD. I HAVE TO GIVE YOU A VERBAL WARNING.

I'LL CRY IF YOU DO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "License to Cry"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a white rabbit, and his ear-related cuteness, which allows him to get away with crimes.
• Dilbert is pulled over by a police officer for passing an ambulance on the right.
• The officer issues a verbal warning and takes Dilbert's license, but Dilbert is too emotional to react.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea that being cute can sometimes get one out of trouble, and that even the most serious situations can be handled with humor.

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