Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 12th February 1998

Dilbert//3225, first published 28 years ago on Thursday 12th February 1998

Tags

fashion headquarters supermodel beauty mark look unhealthy silly putty sexy unhealthy

Official transcript

At Fashion Headquarters, an ugly looking woman with short hair and fashionably outdated glasses says, "You could be our next supermodel. I love the tumor."

Dogbert wags his tail and says, "It's a beauty mark."

The woman says, "We prefer our supermodels to look unhealthy in a sexy way."

Dogbert says, "Okay, it's a tumor."

Dogbert wags his tail some more and says, "I can add a few more. It's just Silly Putty."

The woman puts out her arms to stop him and says, "No, it would be easy to overdo that sort of thing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

FASHION HEADQUARTERS YOU COULD BE OUR NEXT SUPERMODEL. I LOVE THE TUMOR.

IT'S A BEAUTY MARK.

WE PREFER OUR SUPER MODELS TO LOOK UNHEALTHY, IN A SEXY WAY.

OKAY, IT'S A TUMOR.

I CAN ADD A FEW MORE. IT'S JUST "SILLY PUTTY." NO, IT WOULD BE EASY TO OVERDO THAT SORT OF THING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Fashion Headquarters" and features a conversation between a fashion designer and a model.

The Conversation

• The model is described as a "tumor" and is being considered for a new fashion show.
• The designer asks the model to look unhealthy in a sexy way, which the model agrees to do.
• The designer suggests adding a few more features to make the model look even more unhealthy, such as "silly putty."

The Punchline

• The model responds that it would be easy to overdo the unhealthy look, implying that the designer is taking it too far.

Overall

The comic strip is a humorous take on the fashion industry's obsession with beauty and the absurdity of some of its requests.

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