Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 18th March 2011

Dilbert//8007, first published fifteen years ago on Friday 18th March 2011

Tags

laziness meetings telephones returned calls tragus phone research on excuses useless big difference

Official transcript

Coworker says, "Why haven't you returned my calls?"

Wally says, "I tried, but when I put the phone to my ear, it pressed my tragus over my ear hole and I couldn't hear a thing."

Coworker says, "Do you do research on your excuses before meetings?"

Wally says, "I'm not lazy, I'm useless. There's a big difference."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY HAVEN'T YOU RETURNED MY CALLS?

I TRIED, BUT WHEN I PUT THE PHONE TO MY EAR, IT PRESSED MY TRAGUS OVER MY EAR HOLE AND I COULDN'T HEAR A THING.

DO YOU DO RESEARCH ON YOUR EXCUSES BEFORE MEETINGS?

IM NOT LAZY, IM USELESS.

THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hearing Aid"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two coworkers in an office setting. The first coworker asks the second why they haven't returned their calls, to which the second responds that they tried putting the phone to their ear but couldn't hear a thing due to their tragus pressing over the ear hole. The second coworker then asks if the first does research on their excuses before meetings, and the first admits that they're not lazy, but rather there's a big difference. The punchline is that the second coworker is wearing a hearing aid, which is why they couldn't hear the phone. The comic strip is a humorous take on the common workplace scenario of coworkers not returning calls and the creative excuses people come up with to explain their behavior.

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