Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 1st June 1998

Dilbert//3334, first published 28 years ago on Monday 1st June 1998

Tags

telephone shyness make business calls restroom shyness passes dilbert office

Official transcript

Dilbert in his cubicle in his office next to his computer staring at the phone thinking, "I'm having a severe case of telephone shyness."

Dilbert thinking, "I'm afraid to pick up the phone and make business calls."

Dilbert entering the restroom thinking, "I'll duck into a restroom stall until the shyness passes."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M HAVING A SEVERE CASE OF TELEPHONE SHYNESS.

I'M AFRAID TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND MAKE BUSINESS CALLS.

I'LL DUCK INTO A RESTROOM STALL UNTIL THE SHYNESS PASSES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Telephone Shyness"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a character who is experiencing severe telephone shyness. Despite his fear, he must make business calls. To overcome this, he decides to duck into a restroom stall until the shyness passes.

Key Elements:

• The character's fear of making phone calls
• His creative solution to overcome the fear by ducking into a restroom stall
• The humorous take on overcoming social anxiety

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