Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th June 2012

Dilbert//8464, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 17th June 2012

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telephones reprogrammed speed dial cellphone calls himself intelligence test hold on failed intelligence test 20 minutes

Official transcript

Dilbert: I reprogrammed our pointy-haired boss/ speed dial on his desk phone. Now every time he tries to use speed dial, it calls his own cellphone. It's like an intelligence test. I want to see how long it takes him to figure it our. Boss: I'd better take this. Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hold on. Hold on. For the hundredth time, don't tell me to hold on! I'm telling you to hold on! Carol: Twenty minutes so far.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I REPROGRAMMED OUR POINTY-HAIRED BOSS' SPEED DIAL ON HIS DESK PHONE.

NOW EVERY TIME HE TRIES TO USE SPEED DIAL, IT CALLS HIS OWN CELLPHONE.

IT'S LIKE AN INTELLIGENCE TEST.

I WANT TO SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES HIM TO FIGURE IT OUT.

RING I'D BETTER TAKE THIS.

HELLO?

HELLO?

RING HOLD ON HOLD ON FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME, DON'T TELL ME TO HOLD ON! I'M TELLING YOU TO HOLD ON!

TWENTY MINUTES SO FAR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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