Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 12th March 2009

Dilbert//7271, first published seventeen years ago on Thursday 12th March 2009

Tags

asking ignoring rejection annoyed

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Do you have time to talk today?"

The boss says, "Sure. Call me next week."

Dilbert says, "Do you have a minute to hear about my day?"

Dogbert says, "Sure. Call me yesterday."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU HAVE TIME TO TALK TODAY?

SURE.

CALL ME NEXT WEEK.

DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE TO HEAR ABOUT MY DAY?

SURE.

CALL ME YESTERDAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Lost in Time"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a humorous exchange between a boss and an employee. The boss asks the employee if they have time to talk, to which the employee responds by inquiring if the boss has a minute to hear about their day. The boss, seemingly oblivious to the time, asks if the employee has called them recently. The employee, confused, explains that they called the boss the previous day. The boss, still unaware of the current time, asks if the employee has called them today, to which the employee responds with a sarcastic "Sure. Call me yesterday." The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of people being unaware of the time and the challenges of communicating effectively in a fast-paced work environment.

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