Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 15th April 2004

Dilbert//5479, first published 22 years ago on Thursday 15th April 2004

Tags

mother and son cooking cooking show televsion too much salt mad mom complaining mom questions

Official transcript

Have you made your mother proud by becoming a manager?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR MOTHER PROUD BY BECOMING A MANAGER?

NO .

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR SON PROUD BY HOSTING A COOKING SHOW ON TELEVISION?

YOU COULD CALL THE SHOW "COOKING WITH TOO MUCH SALT." HOW DID YOU GET THIS WAY?

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Cooking with Too Much Salt."

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a man and his mother, who is a chef. The man asks his mother if she is proud of him for becoming a manager, to which she responds with a "no." The man then asks if she is proud of him for hosting a cooking show on television, and she again responds with a "no." The man becomes frustrated and asks his mother how she got this way, to which she responds by seasoning his food with too much salt.

The comic strip is humorous because it pokes fun at the idea that a mother's pride in her child's accomplishments can be conditional. In this case, the mother is only proud of her son when he is doing something that she approves of, such as hosting a cooking show. If he is doing something that she doesn't approve of, such as becoming a manager, she is not proud of him. The use of the salt as a form of punishment adds to the humor of the comic strip, as it is a clever and unexpected way for the mother to express her disapproval. Overall, the comic strip is a lighthearted and amusing take on the complexities of family relationships.

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