Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 10th December 2008

Dilbert//7179, first published eighteen years ago on Wednesday 10th December 2008

Tags

elderly old phone landline phones no caller id new technology offered hard candy fiddlesticks couldn't hear

Official transcript

We surveyed a thousand people who still have landline phones and no caller I.D. We asked for their opinion on our new technology. 34% said, "Fiddlesticks,"

and 23% couldn't hear the question. 43% thought we were in the room with them and offered us a hard candy.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE SURVEYED A THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO STILL HAVE LANDLINE PHONES AND NO CALLER I.D.

WE ASKED FOR THEIR OPINION ON OUR NEW TECHNOLOGY. 34% SAID, "FIDDLESTICKS",' AND 23% COULDN'T HEAR THE QUESTION.

23% "HUH"?

43% THOUGHT WE WERE IN THE ROOM WITH THEM AND OFFERED US A HARD CANDY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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