Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th December 1996

Dilbert//2815, first published thirty years ago on Sunday 29th December 1996

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idiot boss move mouse pad mouse at end cursor moving desk need 800 upgrade dogbert tech support

Official transcript

Dogbert answers the phone and says, "This is Dogbert. How may I abuse you?"

The Boss sits at his desk and says into the telephone, "I need to move my cursor to the right but my mouse is at the edge of the mousepad."

Dogbert asks, "Have you tried rebooting without saving your files?"

The Boss replies, "Yeah, several times."

Dogbert asks, "Have you tried moving your desk?"

The Boss pushes his desk. The Boss says, "It didn't work."

Dogbert says, "You need my $800 mousepad upgrade."

The Boss asks Carol, "What account does this get charged to?"

Carol replies, "'Idiot Expense,' just like everything else."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT'S TECH SUPPORT THIS IS DOGBERT.

HOW MAY I ABUSE YOU?

I NEED TO MOVE MY CURSOR TO THE RIGHT BUT MY MOUSE IS AT THE EDGE OF THE MOUSEPAD.

HAVE YOU TRIED REBOOTING WITHOUT SAVING YOUR FILES?

YEAH, SEVERAL TIMES HAVE YOU TRIED MOVING YOUR DESK?

IT DIDN'T WORK.

YOU NEED MY $800 MOUSEPAD UPGRADE.

WHAT ACCOUNT DOES THIS GET CHARGED TO?

"IDIOT EXPENSE," JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Tech Support"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dogbert, a character known for his sarcastic and condescending demeanor, as he provides tech support to a user. The user is frustrated with their computer mouse, which is at the edge of the mousepad, and asks Dogbert to move it to the right. Dogbert responds with a series of sarcastic comments, including:

• "I need to move my cursor to the right but my mouse is at the edge of the mousepad."
• "Have you tried rebooting without saving your files?"
• "It didn't work."
• "You need my $800 mousepad upgrade."
• "What account does this get charged to?"

Throughout the conversation, Dogbert's tone remains sarcastic and unhelpful, leaving the user increasingly frustrated. The comic strip pokes fun at the common experience of dealing with unhelpful tech support and the absurdity of some technical issues.

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