Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 4th December 1989
Dilbert//233, first published 37 years ago on Monday 4th December 1989
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dilbert dogbert plastic surgery elephant man ivory spare parts
Official transcript
Dilbert sits in his chair reading the newspaper and Dogbert leans against his feet. Dilbert says, "Hmm . . . Says here that Michael Jackson is considering even more plastic surgery."
Dogbert says, "That explains why he wanted to buy the remains of the 'Elephant Man.'"
Dilbert asks, "For spare parts?"
Dogbert replies, "Well, it wasn't for the ivory."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
HMM... SAYS HERE THAT MICHAEL JACKSON IS CONSIDERING EVEN MORE PLASTIC SURGERY.
THAT EXPLAINS WHY HE WANTED TO BUY THE REMAINS OF THE "ELEPHANT MAN." FOR SPARE PARTS ?
TOA NN WELL, IT WASN'T FOR THE IVORY.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Plastic Surgery" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a receding hairline, sitting in a chair reading a newspaper. His boss, a white rabbit, is lying on a couch, listening to Dilbert's conversation.
- Dilbert's Conversation
- Dilbert is discussing Michael Jackson's plastic surgery.
- He mentions that Michael Jackson is considering even more plastic surgery.
- He explains that he wants to buy the remains of the "Elephant Man".
- For spare parts.
- Boss's Response
- The boss asks if Dilbert is looking for spare parts.
- Dilbert responds that it wasn't for the ivory.
- Humor and Significance
- The comic strip is humorous because it takes a serious topic like plastic surgery and turns it into a ridiculous conversation.
- The punchline about the ivory is a clever play on words, referencing the fact that elephant tusks are made of ivory.
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