Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st August 2011

Dilbert//8163, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 21st August 2011

Tags

anxiety mobile (cell) phones telephones rings after 4pm caller id blocked ignore call email horrible issue hate life torture coworker

Official transcript

Noise: Ring. Dilbert: Uh-oh. It's never good when my phone rings after 4 pm. Caller ID is blocked. Someone must know that I would ignore the call if I knew who it was. If it weren't urgent, it would be email. This must be some sort of horrible issue that will cause me to work all night. It stopped. There's still a chance that I'll be okay unless my cell phone... Noise: Bzzzz. Dilbert: GAAAA!! I hate my life! Alice: You're right. That was funny. Wally: Now I'll text him.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

UH-.

RING IT'S NEVER GOOD WHEN MY PHONE RINGS AFTER 4 PM.

RING CALLER ID IS BLOCKED.

SOMEONE MUST KNOW THAT I WOULD IGNORE THE CALL IF I KNEW WHO IT WAS.

IF IT WEREN'T URGENT, IT WOULD BE EMAIL THIS MUST BE SOME SORT OF HORRIBLE ISSUE THAT WILL CAUSE ME TO WORK ALL NIGHT.

IT STOPPED. THERE'S STILL A CHANCE THAT I'LL BE OKAY UNLESS MY CELL PHONE...

BZZZ GAAA!!! I HATE MY LIFE!

YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT WAS FUNNY.

NOW I'LL TEXT HIM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Never-Ending Ring"

Summary:

This comic strip follows the daily struggles of Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a red and black tie, as he navigates the challenges of his job. The story begins with Dilbert's phone ringing, which he ignores, leading to a series of humorous events.

• Ignoring the Ring: Dilbert ignores his phone, which rings after 4 pm, causing his caller ID to be blocked.
• Ignoring the Caller: Someone must know who it was, and Dilbert decides to ignore the call.
• Ignoring the Email: If it wasn't urgent, it would be an email, and Dilbert continues to ignore the call.
• Ignoring the Text: Dilbert texts his coworker, telling him to stop calling him, but the coworker responds with a humorous comment, "You're right. That was funny."
• Ignoring the Message: Dilbert receives a message from his coworker, telling him to stop calling him, but Dilbert ignores it and continues to work all night.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace issue of constant phone calls and emails, highlighting the frustration and humor that can come with ignoring these interruptions.

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