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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.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a white shirt and red tie, seated in a chair with his feet up on a desk.

Key Elements:

  • A man asks Dilbert what kind of music he hates.
  • Dilbert responds that he hates "heavy metal rock" because it sounds like "tortured weasels" and no one understands the words.
  • The man asks if Dilbert knows what opera is.
  • Dilbert replies that opera is "opera."

Humor and Commentary:

The comic strip uses humor to comment on the subjective nature of music preferences and the perceived differences between various genres.

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