Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st November 1999

Dilbert//3872, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 21st November 1999

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young dilbert mother kitchen denied permission skateboard construction site jumped off cliff credibility family

Official transcript

A young Dilbert is in the kitchen with his mom and asks, "Mom, can I go skateboarding at the construction site?"

Mom replies, "No."

Dilbert asks, "Why not? Everyone else does it."

Mom asks, "If everyone jumped off a cliff, would you do that? Dilbert replies, "Well, that would depend on many factors, including height, training and equipment."

Dilbert goes on, "But if 100% of the people who jumped off cliffs said they enjoyed it, as in my skateboard example... "...Then I would conclude that it was safe."

Dilbert continues, "A better question might have been, "If everyone wore clothes, would you do that?"..."

Dilbert outside, walking off with his skateboard thinking, "Her credibility gets worse every day."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUNG DILBERT MOM, CAN I GO SKATEBOARDING AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE?

WHY NOT?

EVERYONE ELSE DOES IF EVERYONE JUMPED OFF A CLIFF, WOULD YOU DO THAT?

WELL, THAT WOULD DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, INCLUDING HEIGHT, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT.

BUT IF 100% OF THE PEOPLE WHO JUMPED OFF CLIFFS SAID THEY ENJOYED IT, AS IN MY SKATEBOARD EXAMPLE ... THEN I WOULD CONCLUDE THAT IT WAS SAFE.

A BETTER QUESTION MIGHT HAVE BEEN, "IF EVERYONE WORE CLOTHES, WOULD YOU DO THAT?" HER CREDIBILITY GETS WORSE EVERY DAY.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Skateboarding at the Construction Site"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a brown hat and red shirt, engaging in a conversation with his mother. The conversation begins with Dilbert asking if he can go skateboarding at the construction site, to which his mother responds with a firm "no." Dilbert's persistence leads him to ask why everyone else does it, prompting his mother to explain that 100% of the people who jumped off cliffs said they enjoyed it, as in her skateboard example. However, Dilbert concludes that it was safe.

The conversation takes a turn when Dilbert asks if everyone would do that if they wore clothes. His mother responds that her credibility gets worse every day, implying that Dilbert's actions are reckless and irresponsible. The comic strip concludes with Dilbert walking away, still holding his skateboard, as his mother watches with concern.

Key Points:

• Dilbert asks to go skateboarding at the construction site, despite his mother's objections.
• His mother cites the example of people who jumped off cliffs, saying they enjoyed it.
• Dilbert concludes that it was safe and asks if everyone would do that if they wore clothes.
• His mother responds that her credibility gets worse every day, implying that Dilbert's actions are reckless and irresponsible.
• The comic strip ends with Dilbert walking away, still holding his skateboard, as his mother watches with concern.

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