Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 1st April 1999

Dilbert//3638, first published 27 years ago on Thursday 1st April 1999

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answer phone trick question meeting better get this phone rings ignores boss call business

Official transcript

The boss comes up behind Wally who sits at his desk. The boss says, "Wally, I've been calling you for two hours! Why don't you answer your phone?"

Wally says, "Is that a trick question?"

The boss says, "Wally, unless your in a meeting.."

The phone rings. Wally says, "Hold on. I'd better get this."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, I'VE BEEN CALLING YOU FOR TWO HOURS! WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER YOUR PHONE?

IS THAT A TRICK QUESTION?

WALLY, UNLESS YOU'RE IN A MEETING...

HOLD ON.

I'D BETTER GET THIS.

RING RING RING

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of the Phone Call"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1999, features Dilbert and Wally engaging in a humorous conversation about phone calls. The conversation begins with Wally calling Dilbert for two hours, prompting Dilbert to ask why he didn't answer his phone. Wally responds with a "trick question," implying that he was in a meeting and couldn't answer the phone. Dilbert is skeptical, and the conversation devolves into a series of absurd exchanges, with Wally eventually hanging up the phone and walking away. The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario of employees avoiding phone calls by claiming to be in meetings, highlighting the frustration and annoyance that can result from such behavior.

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