Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 9th January 1998

Dilbert//3191, first published 28 years ago on Friday 9th January 1998

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mobster rival family hit team sympathy card surprise tomorrow write funny song burried

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at the kitchen table with his laptop computer. He says, "Ted's brother was a mobster. Last week he was killed by a rival family's hit team."

Dilbert continues, "We got Ted a sympathy card, then it snowballed into a surprise party for tomorrow. My job is to write a funny song."

Dogbert starts singing, "For he's a buried good fellow... for he's a buried good fellow... which nobody can deny..."

Dilbert says, "Good."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TED'S BROTHER WAS A MOBSTER. LAST WEEK HE WAS KILLED BY A RIVAL FAMILY'S HIT TEAM.

WE GOT TED A SYMPATHY CARD, THEN IT SNOWBALLED INTO A SURPRISE PARTY FOR TOMORROW.

MY JOB IS TO WRITE A FUNNY SONG.

FOR HE'S A BURIED GOOD FELLOW...

FOR HE'S A BURIED GOOD FELLOW...

WHICH NOBODY CAN DENY. A GOOD

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AI Analysis

Title: "A Funny Song for Ted's Brother"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Ted, who has written a humorous song about his brother's death. The story unfolds in three panels:

• Panel 1: Ted's brother was a mobster who was killed by a rival family's hit team.
• Panel 2: Ted receives a sympathy card from his boss, who suggests that he write a funny song to commemorate the occasion.
• Panel 3: Ted performs his song, which is a darkly comedic tribute to his brother's life and death. The song includes lyrics such as "For he's a buried good fellow... for he's a buried good fellow... which nobody can deny." The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of writing a humorous song about a tragic event, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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