Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 14th December 1998

Dilbert//3530, first published 28 years ago on Monday 14th December 1998

Tags

dogbert cuter with ears up could kill dilbert impossible to be cuter

Official transcript

Dogbert stands on the arm of the couch with his ears up. Dilbert reads a newspaper. Dogbert says, "I discovered I'm much cuter when I put my ears up."

Dogbert says, "It seems impossible that I could be any cuter than I was."

Dilbert says, "Maybe you aren't."

Dogbert says, "I could kill you and no jury would believe I did it."

Dilbert says, "Okay, THAT was cute."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DISCOVERED I'M MUCH CUTER WHEN I PUT MY EARS UP.

IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT I COULD BE ANY MAYBE YOU CUTER THAN AREN'T.

I WAS.

I COULD KILL YOU AND NO JURY WOULD BELIEVE OKAY, THAT WAS CUTE.

I DID IT

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Cuter than I Was."

Scene Description

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, sitting on a couch with a small, white creature resembling a rabbit or a dog. The creature is wearing glasses and has a speech bubble.

Dialogue

• Dilbert: "I discovered I'm much cuter when I put my ears up."
• Creature: "It seems impossible that I could be any cuter than I was."
• Dilbert: "Maybe you aren't."
• Creature: "I could kill you and no jury would believe I did it. Okay, that was cute."

Humor and Commentary

The comic strip is humorous because it pokes fun at the idea that some people or creatures may be perceived as more attractive or appealing when they adopt certain mannerisms or behaviors. The creature's comment about killing Dilbert and getting away with it is a darkly comedic exaggeration of this concept. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the human tendency to seek validation and attention through physical appearance.

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