Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 4th August 1999

Dilbert//3763, first published 27 years ago on Wednesday 4th August 1999

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dogberts tech support shut up reboot shut up and hang up call time improving

Official transcript

Caption: "Dogbert's tech Support"

Dogbert answers the phone at his computer. The voice on the phone says, "Hello, I..."

Dogbert says, "Shut up and reboot."

The voice on the phone says, "Hey, it work..."

Dogbert says, "Shut up and hang up.."

Dogbert looks at his watch and thinks, "My average call time is improving."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT'S TECH SUPPORT HELLO, 1...

SHUT UP AND REBOOT.

HEY, IT WORK SHUT UP AND HANG UP MY AVERAGE CALL TIME IS IMPROVING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Shut Up and Reboot"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dogbert, the tech support character, who is trying to help a computer user.
• The user is frustrated with the computer's performance and asks Dogbert to "shut up and reboot."
• Dogbert complies, but the computer's average call time is still improving, indicating that the problem is not being resolved.
• The user is left confused and frustrated, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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