Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd April 2016

Dilbert//9850, first published ten years ago on Sunday 3rd April 2016

Tags

advice, advising, teenagers, parents, parenting, tattoo, piercing, terrorism, boundaries

Official transcript

Carol: My teenager wants to pierce his ear. Should I let him? Dilbert: Sure. It's only a tiny hole and it heals. Carol: Good point. Narrator: Next day. Carol: Now he wants a small tattoo. Dilbert: Well, if it doesn't show... Narrator: Next week. Carol: Now he wants to grow a human ear on his back, the way scientists did with that rat. Dilbert: As long as he can cover it with a shirt when he gets a job, I see no problem. You have to let him live his own life. Narrator: One week later. Carol: He joined ISIS. Dilbert: I forgot to mention that I'm no good at giving advice.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY TEENAGER WANTS TO PIERCE HIS EAR. SHOULD I LET HIM?

SURE. IT'S ONLY A TINY HOLE AND IT HEALS.

GOOD POINT.

NEXT DAY NOW HE WANTS A SMALL TATTOO.

WELL, IF IT DOESN'T SHOW...

NEXT WEEK NOW HE WANTS TO GROW A HUMAN EAR ON HIS BACK, THE WAY SCIENTISTS DID WITH THAT RAT.

AS LONG AS HE CAN COVER IT WITH A SHIRT WHEN HE GETS A JOB, I SEE NO PROBLEM.

YOU HAVE TO LET HIM LIVE HIS OWN LIFE.

ONE WEEK LATER HE JOINED ISIS.

I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I'M NOT GOOD AT GIVING ADVICE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Ear-Resistible"

Summary:

• A teenager requests a piercing of his ear.
• The mother is hesitant but eventually agrees.
• The next day, the teenager asks for a small tattoo.
• The mother is hesitant again but eventually agrees.
• The following week, the teenager wants to grow a human ear on the back of his head.
• The mother is horrified and refuses, citing the involvement of scientists and rats.

Key Points:

• The comic strip explores the mother's increasing unease as her teenager's requests become more extreme.
• The use of humor highlights the challenges of parenting and the blurred lines between acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
• The title "Ear-Resistible" is a play on words, referencing both the ear piercing and the mother's growing resistance to her teenager's requests.

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