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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 3rd May 2017

Dilbert//10245, first published nine years ago on Wednesday 3rd May 2017

Tina Has Phone Anxiety


Tags

cell phone, boredom, time, killing time, anxiety, addiction, distraction, technology


Official transcript

Tina: I'm having a lot of anxiety because my mobile phone is broken. What happens if I need to stand in line for something? What would I do while I waited? Dilbert: You need an invisible friend. Tina: I have one, but she's always on her phone.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

IM HAVING A LOT OF ANXIETY BECAUSE MY MOBILE PHONE IS BROKEN.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I NEED TO STAND IN LINE FOR SOMETHING?

WHAT WOULD I DO WHILE I WAITED?

YOU NEED AN INVISIBLE FRIEND.

I HAVE ONE, BUT SHE'S ALWAYS ON HER PHONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Anxiety and Invisible Friends"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a red shirt, sitting at his desk.
  • His phone is broken, causing him anxiety.
  • He asks his coworker, a woman with black hair and a purple shirt, what he should do while he waits for it to be fixed.
  • She responds that he needs an invisible friend, implying that she is always on her phone and can provide companionship.
  • The punchline is that Dilbert has one, but it's always on her phone.

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