Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 14th November 2010

Dilbert//7883, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 14th November 2010

Tags

email angry annoyed memory coworker violence slam face on smartphone front of mind

Official transcript

Alice says, "You didn't answer my e-mail."

Coworker says, "I don't check e-mail often."

Alice says, "The whole point of e-mail is that you check it often."

Alice says, "Are you an idiot or some sort of digital sociopath?"

Coworker says, "Sometimes I don't remember to check it."

Alice says, "You seem like a visual learner, so let me show you how to keep e-mail in the front of your mind."

Alice says, "Is this your smartphone?"

Coworker says, "Yes."

BAM! Alice says, "Now it's in the front of your mind. Get it?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY EMAIL.

I DON'T CHECK EMAIL OFTEN.

THE WHOLE POINT OF EMAIL IS THAT YOU CHECK IT OFTEN.

ARE YOU AN IDIOT OR SOME SORT OF DICT FAL SOCTORATH?

SOMETIMES I DON'T REMEMBER TO CHECK IT.

YOU SEEM LIKE A VISUAL LEARNER, SO LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO KEEP EMAIL IN THE FRONT OF YOUR MIND.

IS THIS YOUR SMART - PHONE?

YES !

NOW IT'S IN THE FRONT OF YOUR MIND. GET IT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "E-Mail Addiction"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer with a bald head and a white shirt, sitting at his desk in front of a computer monitor. He is engaged in a conversation with a woman, who is seated across from him.

Dialogue:

• The woman asks Dilbert if he is an idiot or some sort of digital sociopath for not checking his e-mail frequently.
• Dilbert responds that he doesn't answer his e-mail often, but the woman insists that he is an idiot.
• The woman then asks Dilbert to show her how to keep e-mail in the front of his mind.
• Dilbert demonstrates by placing a smartphone on his desk and asking if it is his.
• The woman replies affirmatively, and Dilbert responds with a loud "BAM!" and a slap to the smartphone, exclaiming, "Now it's in the front of your mind. Get it?"

Overall:

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of managing e-mail and the importance of staying focused in a digital age. The punchline, "Now it's in the front of your mind. Get it?", is a clever play on words that adds to the comedic effect.

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