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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 18th September 1989

Dilbert//156, first published 37 years ago on Monday 18th September 1989


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dogbert dilbert opera weasels heavy metal rock


Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his chair and Dogbert sits on Dilbert's legs. Dogbert asks, "You know what kind of music I hate?"

Dogbert continues, "When they wear those outrageous outfits, scream like tortured weasels and nobody understands the words."

Dilbert asks, "Heavy metal rock?"

Dogbert replies, "Opera."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF MUSIC I HATE ?

WHEN THEY WEAR THOSE OUTRAGEOUS OUTFITS, SCREAM LIKE TORTURED WEASELS AND NOBODY UNDERSTANDS THE WORDS.

HEAVY METAL ROCK ?

OPERA.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Music Preferences"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting in a chair and engaging in a conversation with another character. The conversation revolves around music preferences, with the other character expressing a dislike for certain types of music. Dilbert responds by describing the outfits worn by fans of heavy metal rock music, which are often considered outrageous and provocative. He then asks if the other character knows what kind of music they hate, implying that they may not understand the words or the cultural context of the music. The comic strip pokes fun at the stereotype that people who enjoy heavy metal music are often misunderstood or judged harshly by others.

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