Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 22nd October 1996

Dilbert//2747, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 22nd October 1996

Tags

heres card email address eighty characters meaningless reply function

Official transcript

A man hands Dilbert a business card and says, "Thanks for the meeting. Here's my card."

Dilbert reads the card and says, "You call that an e-mail address? It's eighty characters long and mostly meaningless."

The caption says, "People with embarrassing e-mail systems . . ."

Four people sit in a circle. A woman says, "I tell people, 'The reply function doesn't work. You have to type in my address.'"

The man thinks, "Loser."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THANKS FOR THE MEETING. HERE'S MY CARD.

YOU CALL THAT AN EMAIL ADDRESS? IT'S EIGHTY CHARACTERS LONG AND MOSTLY MEANINGLESS.

PEOPLE WITH EMBARRASSING EMAIL SYSTEMS I TELL PEOPLE, "THE REPLY FUNCTION DOESN'T WORK.

YOU HAVE TO TYPE IN MY ADDRESS." LOSER

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Agony of E-Mail Systems"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1998, humorously critiques the shortcomings of email systems. The story revolves around a character who is frustrated with the length of an email address and the lack of functionality in the reply function.

Key Points:

• The comic strip features a character who is annoyed with the length of an email address, which is 80 characters long and mostly meaningless.
• The character's attempt to use the reply function fails, leading to a conversation with colleagues about the shortcomings of email systems.
• The strip highlights the absurdity of modern technology and the frustration it can cause.

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