Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th April 1990

Dilbert//379, first published 36 years ago on Sunday 29th April 1990

Tags

dilbert credit card stupid banks computer righteous indignation department employee speaking reprogram mannual

Official transcript

Dilbert reads a letter and tells Dogbert, "My credit card has been canceled. The stupid bank's computer thinks I died."

Dilbert continues, "This is an opportunity for some righteous indignation. I love that."

Dilbert dials the telephone. A customer service representative answers the phone and says, "Hello, credit card department, an underpaid employee speaking."

The man says, "Well, yes, apparently you are alive, but it would be very difficult to reprogram the computer . . ."

Dilbert replies, "I'm sure you'll find a solution."

A woman at the bank asks, "Kill him?"

The man replies, "Unless you'd RATHER read this computer manual."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY CREDIT CARD HAS BEEN CANCELED THE STUPID BANK'S COMPUTER THINKS I DIED.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION. I LOVE THAT.

HELLO, CREDIT CARD DEPARTMENT, AN UNDERPAID EMPLOYEE SPEAKING.

WELL, YES, APPARENTLY YOU ARE ALIVE. BUT IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER...

I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND A SOLUTION.

KILL HIM?

UNLESS YOU'D RATHER READ THIS COMPUTER MANUAL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Rise of the Machines"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1990, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, as the main character. The story begins with Dilbert's credit card being canceled, prompting him to comment on the bank's computer thinking he has died. He then meets a group of credit card department employees, including an underpaid employee who speaks in a monotone voice, and a woman who asks if he wants to kill the computer. The strip concludes with Dilbert reading the computer manual, implying that he will attempt to reprogram the computer himself. The comic strip humorously explores the theme of technology and its impact on human relationships.

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