Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 25th March 2007

Dilbert//6553, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 25th March 2007

Official transcript

And now for another round of e-mail judo. "Let's see...This guy wants me to attend a meeting."

"Eee-yah! I'll tell him I'm booked."

"This guy wants some information."

"Eee-yah! I'll tell him my hard drive crashed."

"This idiot wants my input on his document."

"Eee-yah! I'll tell him the attachment won't open."

"Who's winning today?"

"Not the people who sent me e-mail. Eee-yah!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AND NOW FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF EMAIL JUDO LET'S SEE... THIS GUY WANTS ME TO ATTEND A MEETING EEE-YAH!

THIS GUY WANTS SOME INFORMATION.

EEE-YAH!

I'LLTELL HIM MY HARD DRIVE CRASHED.

THIS IDIOT WANTS MY INPUT ON HIS DOCUMENT.

EEE-YAH!

I'LL TELL HIM THE ATTACHMENT WON'T OPEN WHO'S WINNING TODAY?

NOT THE PEOPLE WHO SENT ME EMAIL EEE-YAH!.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Hard Drive Crash"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green tie and white shirt, sitting at his desk. He is shown in various scenarios, all of which involve him trying to convey a message to his coworker, who is not paying attention.

• In the first panel, Dilbert says, "AND NOW FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF E-MAIL JUDO." His coworker responds with a thought bubble, "LET'S SEE... THIS GUY WANTS ME TO ATTEND A MEETING."
• In the second panel, Dilbert exclaims, "EEE-YAH!" and says, "I'LL TELL HIM I'M BOOKED." His coworker responds with a thought bubble, "THIS GUY WANTS SOME INFORMATION."
• In the third panel, Dilbert says, "EEE-YAH!" and says, "I'LL TELL HIM MY HARD DRIVE CRASHED." His coworker responds with a thought bubble, "THIS IDIOT WANTS MY INPUT ON HIS DOCUMENT."
• In the fourth panel, Dilbert says, "EEE-YAH!" and says, "I'LL TELL HIM THE ATTACHMENT WON'T OPEN." His coworker responds with a thought bubble, "WHO'S WINNING TODAY?"
• In the fifth panel, Dilbert says, "NOT THE PEOPLE WHO SENT ME E-MAIL." His coworker responds with a thought bubble, "EEE-YAH!"

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of communicating effectively in a busy office environment. Dilbert's attempts to convey his message are consistently thwarted by his coworker's lack of attention, leading to a series of humorous exchanges.

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