Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 24th May 2001

Dilbert//4422, first published 25 years ago on Thursday 24th May 2001

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dating unattractive ugly woman fixes up project combover stay out of wind relationships

Official transcript

Alice approaches Noriko who is sitting at her desk. Alice asks, "I'm dating an unattractive man. What should I do?"

Noriko replies, "Every man is ugly until a woman fixes him up. Think of it as a project."

Alice stands with a clipboard in hand as she lists her unattractive man's faults, who sits before her, obviously balding. She says, "Next, lose the combover, or at least stay out of the wind."

The man asks, "How did you know about the combover?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M DATING AN UNATTRACTIVE MAN.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

EVERY MAN IS UGLY UNTIL A WOMAN FIXES HIM UP.

THINK OF IT AS A PROJECT.

NEXT, LOSE THE COMB- OVER, OR AT LEAST STAY OUT OF THE WIND.

HOW'D YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMB- OVER?

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AI Analysis

Title: "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2001, humorously explores the complexities of relationships and beauty standards. The conversation begins with a woman seeking advice on how to date an unattractive man, prompting her friend to offer a tongue-in-cheek solution: every man is ugly until a woman fixes him up. The friend suggests that the woman should think of it as a project, implying that she can improve the man's appearance and make him more attractive.

However, the friend's advice takes an unexpected turn when she reveals that she knows about the comb-over, a hairstyle often associated with aging men. The punchline comes when the friend asks how the woman knows about the comb-over, implying that the woman has already been dating an unattractive man who has used this hairstyle to try to appear more attractive.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at societal beauty standards and the ways in which people try to present themselves in a more attractive light. It also highlights the absurdity of trying to fix someone's appearance in order to make them more attractive, and the potential pitfalls of dating someone who is trying to hide their true nature.

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