Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th November 1997

Dilbert//3145, first published 29 years ago on Monday 24th November 1997

Tags

cable guy electrician hole in wall install installer phone line wire

Official transcript

Dilbert stands at open door. Phone man stand outside. Phone repairman says, "I'm here to install your ISDN phone line."

Repairman says, "This will only take twenty minutes...unless something unexpected happpens."

Dilbert says, "Great because I need it tomorrow."

Repairman says, "Uh-oh...your wire goes into a little hole in the wall."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M HERE TO INSTALL YOUR ISDN PHONE LINE.

THIS WILL ONLY TAKE TWENTY MINUTES...

UNLESS SOMETHING UNEXPECTED HAPPENS GREAT, BECAUSE I NEED IT TOMORROW.

UH-OH .. YOUR WIRE GOES INTO A LITTLE HOLE IN THE WALL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The ISDN Phone Line Installation"

Summary:

• The comic strip follows the misadventures of a man trying to install an ISDN phone line.
• He encounters various obstacles, including unexpected events and a hole in the wall.
• The strip humorously portrays the challenges of modern technology and the frustrations that come with it.

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