Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 21st April 1999

Dilbert//3658, first published 27 years ago on Wednesday 21st April 1999

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dogbert consults eliminate phone support via internet discourage people ominous list personal questions

Official transcript

Caption: "Dogbert Consults"

Sogbert stands on the boss's desk. DOgbert says, "Eliminate phone support for your product. Provide help only via the internet."

Dogbert's tail wags and he says, "Then discourage people by making them answer an ominous list of personal questions."

Man looks terrified in front of his computer the computer screen reads, "1. What is your home address? 2. When do you shower?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT CONSULTS ELIMINATE PHONE SUPPORT FOR YOUR PRODUCT. PROVIDE HELP ONLY VIA THE INTERNET THEN DISCOURAGE PEOPLE BY MAKING THEM ANSWER AN OMINOUS LIST OF PERSONAL QUESTIONS.

1. WHAT IS YOUR HOME ADDRESS?

2. WHEN DO YOU SHOWER?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dogbert Consults" and features a scene where Dogbert, a character known for his sarcastic and manipulative nature, is consulting with a man who is seeking advice on how to eliminate phone support for his product. The man is told to provide help only via the internet, but Dogbert then discourages people from making them answer an ominous list of personal questions.

Key Points:

• Dogbert's consulting business is shown to be unscrupulous and exploitative.
• The man is advised to eliminate phone support for his product, but is then discouraged from making people answer personal questions.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of consulting businesses and the way they can take advantage of their clients.

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