Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 13th September 1991

Dilbert//881, first published 35 years ago on Friday 13th September 1991

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dilbert dogbert learn primitive magazine cultures new yorker reading

Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert sit at the table looking through a National Geographic magazine. Dilbert says, "This magazine is the only way we can learn about primitive cultures."

Dogbert asks, "How do they learn about us?"

Dilbert points to a photograph and says, "Here's a Pygmy reading 'The New Yorker.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS MAGAZINE IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN LEARN ABOUT PRIMITIVE CULTURES.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HOW DO THEY LEARN ABOUT US ?

1-13 HERE'S A PYGMY READING'THE NEW YORKER."

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Pygmy Reading" and features Dilbert reading a National Geographic magazine. The conversation between Dilbert and Dogbert is as follows:

• Dilbert: "This magazine is the only way we can learn about primitive cultures."
• Dogbert: "How do they learn about us?"
• Dilbert: "Here's a pygmy reading 'The New Yorker'."

The comic strip humorously highlights the contrast between the sophistication of modern society and the simplicity of primitive cultures. It pokes fun at the idea that modern people are more advanced and cultured than those in primitive societies.

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