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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 11th December 2009

Dilbert//7545, first published seventeen years ago on Friday 11th December 2009


Tags

business technology 1993 landline cell phone romance


Official transcript

Woman says, "Give me a call sometime."

Dilbert says, "Maybe."

Dilbert says, "I'll need to do a complete forensic analysis of your business card."

Dilbert says, "Your home phone is a landline. That must come in handy when someone calls from 1993."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

GIVE ME A CALL SOMETIME.

MAYBE.

I'LL NEED TO DO A COMPLETE FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF YOUR BUSINESS CARD.

YOUR HOME PHONE IS A LANDLINE. THAT MUST COME IN HANDY WHEN SOMEONE CALLS FROM 1993.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Forensic Analysis of Your Business Card"

Summary:

  • A man requests a call from a woman, but she is busy and suggests they talk later.
  • He insists on doing a complete forensic analysis of her business card, which is from 1993.
  • The woman is confused and asks why he needs to do this.
  • The man explains that her home phone is a landline, which must be handy when someone calls from 1993.

Key Points:

  • The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the man's request and the woman's confusion.
  • The use of a landline phone in 1993 adds to the humor.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of overanalyzing something as mundane as a business card.

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