Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th November 2011

Dilbert//8261, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 27th November 2011

Tags

frustration gadgets smartphone interface rage perfect storm bad interface design chubby fingers poor signal strenth smashing phone frustrated can't survive lesser of two eveils

Official transcript

Dilbert: Whoa! Watch out. I've read about this. It's called smartphone interface rage. It's caused by the perfect storm of bad interface design, chubby fingers, and poor signal strength. He'll get so frustrated that he'll consider smashing his phone. Then he'll realize he can't survive without his phone and he'll be twice as frustrated. We have to do something. Wally: Run as fast as you can into the wall! It will take your mind off of your phone! Sometimes the best you can hope for is that the lesser of two evils is the funny one.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHOA!

WATCH OUT.

IVE READ ABOUT THIS. IT'S CALLED SMARTPHONE INTERFACE RAGE.

IT'S CAUSED BY THE PERFECT STORM OF BAD INTERFACE DESIGN, CHUBBY FINGERS, AND POOR SIGNAL STRENGTH.

HE'LL GET SO FRUSTRATED THAT HELL CONSIDER SMASHING HIS PHONE.

THEN HELL REALIZE HE CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT HIS PHONE AND HE'LL BE TWICE AS FRUSTRATED.

WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN INTO THE WALL!

IT WILL TAKE YOUR MIND OFF OF YOUR PHONE!

SOMETIMES THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS THAT THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS IS THE FUNNY ONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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