Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th February 2009

Dilbert//7238, first published seventeen years ago on Saturday 7th February 2009

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working talking telephone threat

Official transcript

Dilbert works in collections Dilbert says, "Please listen while I read this threatening script."

Dilbert says, "I have hidden poisonous spiders in your home. If you pay us now by credit card I will give you the antidote."

Dilbert says, "Okay, fine"

Dilbert says, "But if you feel a tickle on your leg, give me a call."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS PLEASE LISTEN WHILE I READ THIS THREATENING SCRIPT.

I HAVE HIDDEN POISONOUS SPIDERS IN YOUR HOME. IF YOU PAY US NOW BY CREDIT CARD I WILL GIVE YOU THE ANTIDOTE.

OKAY, FINE.

BUT IF YOU FEEL A TICKLE ON YOUR LEG, GIVE ME A CALL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hidden Spiders"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a phone conversation with someone who claims to have "hidden poisonous spiders" in their home. The caller requests payment via credit card to eliminate the spiders, but Dilbert remains skeptical and refuses to comply.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's skeptical expression
• The caller's ominous warning about hidden spiders
• Dilbert's refusal to pay without verifying the claim
• The comic strip's lighthearted tone, poking fun at the idea of hidden spiders and the caller's desperate attempt to extract money from Dilbert.

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