Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 18th December 1993

Dilbert//1708, first published 33 years ago on Saturday 18th December 1993

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laptop ratbert dilbert pictures mom

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk working on a laptop. Ratbert says, "I noticed I wasn't in any of your old photo albums, so I pasted myself into a few key places."

Ratbert shows Dilbert the album and says, "Here I am hugging you when you're a baby . . . Basically I put myself over all the pictures of this ugly woman."

Dilbert says, "That ugly woman is my mom."

Ratbert says, "Hey! I didn't raise you to talk bad about other people!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NOTICED I WASN'T IN ANY OF YOUR OLD PHOTO ALBUMS, SO I PASTED MYSELF INTO A FEW KEY PLACES.

HERE I AM HUGGING YOU WHEN YOU'RE A BABY... BASICALLY I PUT MYSELF OVER ALL THE PICTURES OF THIS UGLY WOMAN.

THAT UGLY WOMAN IS MY MOM.

HEY! I DIDN'T RAISE YOU TO TALK BAD ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Ugly Woman"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1993, features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, sitting at his desk with his computer. He is accompanied by Dogbert, his sarcastic and manipulative dog. In the first panel, Dilbert notices that he has been posting pictures of an "ugly woman" on his old photo albums, which he attributes to his own self-obsession.

In the second panel, Dilbert is shown hugging his mother, who is also depicted as an "ugly woman." He explains that he has been putting himself over all the pictures of her, implying that he has been trying to compensate for her perceived ugliness.

In the third panel, Dilbert's mother responds to his comment, saying, "Hey, I didn't raise you to talk bad about other people!" This exchange highlights the complexities of family relationships and the ways in which we can both love and criticize those closest to us.

Overall, the comic strip uses humor to explore themes of self-perception, family dynamics, and the blurred lines between love and criticism.

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