Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Dilbert//8348, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Tags

frustration mobile (cell) phones dead battery charge cell phone too busy no time

Official transcript

Co-worker: You never answer when I call your cell. Wally: My battery is dead. Co-worker: Maybe you should charge it for once. Wally: I don't have time for that. Co-worker: What do you do all day that makes you so busy? Wally: For starters, I have this conversation a lot.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEVER ANSWER WHEN I CALL YOUR CELL.

MY BATTERY IS DEAD.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD CHARGE IT FOR ONCE.

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT.

WHAT DO YOU DO ALL DAY THAT MAKES YOU SO BUSY?

11/ FOR STARTERS, I HAVE THIS CONVERSATION A LOT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Dead Battery Blues"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in a newspaper, revolves around a conversation between two coworkers. The first coworker inquires about the second's phone, only to be met with the response that their battery is dead. The second coworker then proposes charging it for once, but the first coworker declines, citing that they don't have time for it.

The conversation takes a humorous turn when the second coworker asks what the first coworker does all day that makes them so busy. The first coworker responds by holding up a piece of paper and saying, "For starters, I have this conversation a lot." The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of being constantly busy and the importance of taking breaks to recharge, both literally and figuratively.

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