Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 26th November 1997

Dilbert//3147, first published 29 years ago on Wednesday 26th November 1997

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insatlling isdn line digital phone different process slap fight awkward

Official transcript

Installing and ISDN Line Phone repairman says, "These digital phone lines require a very different instillation process."

Dilbert is seated on his couch. Repairman says, "You'll have to show me your SPIDS now."

Dogbert sits on table. Dogberts asks, "What happened after the slap fight?"

Dilbert's shirt is ripped, Dilbert's hair stand on end. Dilbert says, "Then it got awkward."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

INSTALLING AN ISON LINE THESE DIGITAL PHONE LINES REQUIRE A VERY DIFFERENT INSTALLATION PROCESS.

YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW ME YOUR SPIDS NOW.

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE SLAP FIGHT?

THEN IT GOT AWKWARD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Installing an ISON Line"

Summary:

The comic strip humorously depicts a conversation between two men, one of whom is installing a digital phone line. The humor arises from the man's use of the phrase "spids," which is a play on the word "spiders." The other man is confused by this term and asks what happened after the slap fight, implying that the installation process was violent. The punchline is that the man was referring to the physical installation of the phone line, not a literal slap fight. The comic strip uses wordplay and absurdity to create a humorous scenario.

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