Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st September 1991

Dilbert//889, first published 35 years ago on Saturday 21st September 1991

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park bench dogbert parties lift heavy sound dumb body builder pay

Official transcript

Dogbert sits on a park bench next to a muscular man. The large man says, "It's not easy to be a professional body builder."

The man continues, "At parties, people ask what I do. I have to say 'I lift heavy things, then I put them down.' It makes me sound dumb."

Dogbert asks, "How's the pay?"

The man asks, "Pay?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S NOT EASY TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BODY BUILDER.

AT PARTIES, PEOPLE ASK WHAT I DO. I HAVE TO SAY "I LIFT HEAVY THINGS, THEN I PUT THEM DOWN." IT MAKES ME SOUND DUMB.

HOW'S THE PAY?

PAY?

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Professional Body Builder"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a bodybuilder who is asked about his profession at a party.
• He responds by saying he lifts heavy things and then puts them down, which is met with confusion by others.
• The bodybuilder is then asked how he gets paid for his work, and he responds by saying he doesn't get paid at all, implying that he does it for personal fulfillment rather than financial gain.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of what it means to be a professional bodybuilder and the misconceptions people may have about the profession.

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