Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 10th December 2008

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

Dilbert cartoon for Wednesday 10th December 2008

Dilbert for Tuesday 9th December 2008

Dilbert for Thursday 11th 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

AI Analysis

Title: "The Fiddlesticks of Technology"

Summary:

The comic strip humorously explores the challenges of introducing new technology to a skeptical audience. The scene unfolds in a conference room, where a man presents a survey on the adoption of new technology, including landline phones and caller IDs. Despite the results showing that 34% of respondents said "fiddlesticks," 23% couldn't hear the question, and 43% thought they were in the room with the presenter and offered him a hard candy, the presenter remains optimistic about the potential of the technology.

Key Points:

A survey reveals that many people are still using landline phones and have no caller ID.
Despite the skepticism, the presenter remains enthusiastic about the potential of the technology.
The humor in the comic strip comes from the absurdity of the situation and the presenter's unwavering optimism.

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