Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 18th December 1989

Dilbert//247, first published 37 years ago on Monday 18th December 1989

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dilbert phone call wheeze headache phone

Official transcript

Dilbert, who is wearing his bathrobe, says into the telephone, "That's right . . . cough-cough! . . . I won't be in to work . . . cough-wheeze-cough . . ."

Dilbert continues, "Bad cold? Well, no, actually I have a bad headache . . ."

Dilbert continues, "But I don't know how to make a headache sound over the phone."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THAT'S RIGHT... COUGH - COUGH! ... I WON'T BE IN TO WORK ... COUGH- WHEEZE - COUGH ...

BAD COLD? WELL, NO, ACTUALLY I HAVE A BAD HEADACHE ...

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE A HEADACHE SOUND OVER THE PHONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Headache or Cold?"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, engaged in a phone conversation. He initially claims to be too unwell to attend work, citing a cough and cold. However, when asked about his headache, he becomes uncertain and questions how to distinguish between a headache and a cold. The strip humorously highlights the challenges of self-diagnosis and the tendency to overstate one's symptoms.

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