Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 19th April 1990

Dilbert//369, first published 36 years ago on Thursday 19th April 1990

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dilbert tissue box feminine design sexist statement dogbert grocery story

Official transcript

Dilbert stands in a supermarket aisle looking at a box of tissue. Dilbert thinks, "Every single tissue box has a feminine design."

Dilbert thinks, "Men have noses too. This is sexist. I can't support this practice."

Back at home, Dilbert puts the bag of groceries on the kitchen counter. Dogbert asks, "Sandpaper?"

Dilbert replies, "I had to make a statement."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EVERY SINGLE TISSUE BOX HAS A FEMININE DESIGN.

MEN HAVE NOSES TOO. THIS IS SEXIST. I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS PRACTICE.

SANDPAPER?

I HAD TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Feminine Design"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1990, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, in a humorous exchange with his colleagues.

• Panel 1: Dilbert comments on the "feminine design" of tissue boxes, which sparks a discussion about sexism.
• Panel 2: A colleague responds that men have noses too, implying that the design is not intended to exclude them.
• Panel 3: Dilbert presents a statement about sandpaper, which is met with confusion by his colleagues.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of sexism and the perceived exclusion of men from certain products or designs.

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