Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd August 2002

Dilbert//4857, first published 24 years ago on Friday 2nd August 2002

Tags

budget cuts customer service pranks calls to elderly neighbor treasure buried under lawn

Official transcript

Dilbert reports to The Boss, "Our budget cuts are affecting customer service."

The Boss asks, "How much?"

Dilbert continues, "Our customer service center spends all day making prank calls to the elderly."

A customer service representative says into the phone, "According to our records, your neighbor has treasure buried under his lawn."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR BUDGET CUTS ARE AFFECTING CUSTOMER SERVICE.

HOW MUCH?

OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER SPENDS ALL DAY MAKING PRANK CALLS TO THE ELDERLY.

ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS, YOUR NEIGHBOR HAS TREASURE BURIED UNDER HIS LAWN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Budget Cuts"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a customer service representative dealing with the consequences of budget cuts.
• The representative is overwhelmed with phone calls, including a prank call from a neighbor.
• The neighbor's call is recorded and used as evidence to prove that the neighbor has treasure buried under his lawn.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation and the impact of budget cuts on customer service.

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