Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th January 2007

Dilbert//6497, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 28th January 2007

Tags

meeting staff chain of command fake hone calls hanging around office waiting to get off phone weirdo go away

Official transcript

"I enjoyed meeting your staff. Keep up the good work."

"This isn't my staff. I report to the guy who reports to you."

"Really? Which one of you reports to me?"

"Well, that explains why you keep hanging around outside my office."

"I've been going to your office for years, waiting for you to get off the phone so I could talk to you."

"I've been making fake phone calls for years, hoping the weirdo outside my office would go away."

"Keep up the good work."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I ENJOYED MEETING YOUR STAFF. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THIS ISN'T MY STAFF.

I REPORT TO THE GUY WHO REPORTS TO YOU.

REALLY? WHICH ONE OF YOU REPORTS TO ?

WELL, THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU KEEP HANGING AROUND OUTSIDE MY OFFICE.

I'VE BEEN GOING TO YOUR OFFICE FOR YEARS, WAITING FOR YOU TO GET OFF THE PHONE SO I COULD TALK TO YOU.

I'VE BEEN MAKING FAKE PHONE CALLS FOR YEARS, HOPING THE WEIRDO OUTSIDE MY OFFICE WOULD GO AWAY.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Fake Phone Call"

Summary:

The comic strip follows a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, who is concerned about a fake phone call made to the office. The boss explains that he has been waiting for years to get off the phone so he can talk to Dilbert, but the fake phone call has kept him occupied. Dilbert is amused by the situation and suggests that the boss keep up the good work.

Key Points:

• The boss is frustrated with the fake phone call and wants to talk to Dilbert.
• Dilbert is amused by the situation and suggests that the boss keep up the good work.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of fake phone calls and the frustration they can cause.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.