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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 17th December 1990

Dilbert//611, first published 36 years ago on Monday 17th December 1990


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dilbert dogbert protest obscene opera foreign language sheltered life


Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert sit at the desk. Dogbert says, "I'm writing to protest the obscene lyrics in opera."

Dilbert says, "It's not obscene . . . It's a foreign language."

Dogbert stops writing and says, "Oh . . . I thought I was just living a very sheltered life."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I'M WRITING TO PROTEST THE OBSCENE LYRICS IN OPERA.

IT'S NOT OBSCENE...

IT'S A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.

OH... I THOUGHT I WAS JUST LIVING A VERY SHELTERED LIFE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Foreign Language"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, sitting at his desk with a dog.
  • Dilbert is writing to protest the "obscene lyrics" in opera.
  • He is met with skepticism by the dog, who points out that opera is a foreign language.
  • Dilbert's response is that he thought he was living a very sheltered life.

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