Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th August 1994

Dilbert//1961, first published 32 years ago on Sunday 28th August 1994

Tags

acute acute design flaw crucial feminist questions word other monitor poor choice sexist puns word means words apology

Open source transcript

THE IMAGE IS FUZZY BECAUSE THE MONITOR HAS AN ACUTE DESIGN FLAW ACUTE? THAT'S AN UNUSUAL CHOICE OF WORDS.

WOULD YOU HAVE SAID "ACUTE" TO A MALE COWORKER?

I THINK NOT.

IT MEANS CRUCIAL, THAT'S ALL!!

I KNOW WHAT THE WORD MEANS! DO YOU THINK I DON'T SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOUR SEXIST PUNS?!

NO! I SWEAR, IT WAS JUST A POOR CHOICE OF WORDS!!

WELL.. OKAY. I ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY. THIS TIME

SO, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE OTHER MONITOR?

WHICH?

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Fuzzy Words".

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustration with bureaucracy, as he encounters a coworker who uses the word "acute" to describe a monitor. Dilbert is annoyed by the misuse of the word and decides to correct the coworker. However, his attempt at humor backfires, and he ends up apologizing for his own mistake. The strip pokes fun at the tendency for people to use big words incorrectly and the challenges of communicating effectively in a workplace setting.

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