Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd December 1994

Dilbert//2057, first published 32 years ago on Friday 2nd December 1994

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dogberts tech support dog rat phone call customer question compensate tiny brain to busy play dead animals

Official transcript

Dogbert sits at a desk and says into the phone, "Please wait while I consult with somebody who has your exact same problem."

Ratbert sits in the chair next to Dogbert. Dogbert asks him, "How do you compensate for a tiny brain, Ratbert?"

Ratbert answers, "I just say I'm way too busy to learn. Then I get somebody else to do my work."

Dilbert says into the phone, "I'm going to transfer you to an expert."

Ratbert says, "Sometimes I pretend to be dead."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT'S TECH SUPPORT PLEASE WAIT WHILE I CONSULT WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS YOUR EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

HOW DO YOU COMPENSATE FOR A TINY BRAIN, RATBERT?

I JUST SAY I'M WAY TOO BUSY TO LEARN. THEN I GET SOME BODY ELSE TO DO MY WORK I'M GOING TO TRANSFER YOU TO AN EXPERT.

SOMETIMES I PRETEND TO BE DEAD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dogbert's Tech Support"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dogbert, a cynical and manipulative character, who poses as a tech support expert. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• A customer, Ratbert, seeks assistance with a problem.
• Dogbert pretends to be busy and offers to transfer him to an expert, but instead, he transfers him to a dead person.
• Dogbert's goal is to take advantage of the situation and charge Ratbert for his time.

Key Elements:

• Dogbert's cunning nature
• Ratbert's naivety
• The absurdity of the situation
• The use of humor to highlight the flaws in the tech support system.

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