Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 26th August 1991

Dilbert//863, first published 35 years ago on Monday 26th August 1991

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dogbert buying tobacco lobby politics anti-smoking facists media sex appeal positive

Official transcript

Dogbert and his senator sit across from a woman whose head is surrounded by cigarette smoke. There is a full ashtray on the desk. The senator has a "Sale"

sign on his head. The woman says, "Mister Dogbert, the tobacco lobby is very interested in buying your senator."

The woman continues, "We've been taking a beating from the anti-smoking fascists. I blame the media."

The woman continues, "What we need is more attention on the positive aspects of smoking . . . Like sex appeal."

The smoke clears and reveals the woman's ugly, withered head. Dogbert says, "Yes, sir."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SALE MISTER DOGBERT, THE TOBACCO LOBBY IS VERY INTERESTED IN BUYING YOUR SENATOR.

WE'VE BEEN TAKING A BEATING FROM THE ANTISMOKING FASCISTS.

I BLAME THE MEDIA.

WHAT WE NEED IS MORE ATTENTION ON THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF SMOKING ... LIKE SEX APPEAL.

YES, SIR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Sex Appeal" and was originally published in 1991. The story revolves around a man named Mister Dogbert, who is interested in buying a senator. He meets with the senator and expresses his concerns about the negative aspects of smoking, which he attributes to the media. The senator responds by saying that more attention needs to be focused on the positive aspects of smoking, such as its sex appeal. The comic strip is a satirical commentary on the tobacco industry and its attempts to downplay the health risks associated with smoking.

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