Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 2nd May 1991

Dilbert//747, first published 35 years ago on Thursday 2nd May 1991

Tags

ratbert dogbert stigma kangaroo pouch kangaroos

Official transcript

Dogbert sits in a chair and Ratbert sits on the hassock. Ratbert says, "There's a terrible stigma to being a rat . . ."

Ratbert continues, "I once painted a pouch on my stomach and told people I was a tiny kangaroo."

Ratbert continues, "That's when I found out that people hate tiny kangaroos."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THERE'S A TERRIBLE STIGMA TO BEING A RAT.

I ONCE PAINTED A POUCH ON MY STOMACH AND TOLD PEOPLE I WAS A TINY KANGAROO THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT PEOPLE HATE TINY KANGAROOS.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Tiny Kangaroos"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two dogs, one of which is a rat in disguise. The rat dog expresses its frustration with being constantly mistaken for a rat and reveals that it has been painting a pouch on its stomach to convince others that it is a kangaroo. The other dog is amused by this revelation and teases the rat dog about its hatred of tiny kangaroos. The strip pokes fun at the idea of people making assumptions about others based on appearances and the lengths to which individuals may go to fit in or avoid being judged.

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