Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 28th June 2002

Dilbert//4822, first published 24 years ago on Friday 28th June 2002

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battle of wills leave message call me ignores calls cubicles same office one cubicle over

Official transcript

Wally says to The Boss and Dilbert, "I'm in a battle of wills with a guy who lets all of his calls roll over to voicemail."

Wally continues, "I do that too, so all day long we trade messages saying, 'Call me,' and then we ignore the incoming calls."

The Boss suggests, "Maybe he's out of the office."

Wally responds, "No, I can hear him. He's one cube over from me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M IN A BATTLE OF WILLS WITH A GUY WHO LETS ALL OF HIS CALLS ROLL OVER TO VOICEMAIL.

I DO THAT TOO, 50 ALL DAY LONG WE TRADE MESSAGES SAYING "CALL ME," AND THEN WE IGNORE THE INCOMING CALLS.

MAYBE HE'S OUT OF THE OFFICE.

NO, I CAN HEAR HIM.

HE'S ONE CUBE OVER FROM ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Call of Duty"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2002, revolves around a man's struggle to cope with an incessant caller. The man, frustrated with the caller's persistence, resorts to trading messages, saying "call me" and ignoring incoming calls. However, this tactic backfires when the caller eventually shows up at his office, leading to a humorous confrontation. The strip pokes fun at the absurdity of modern communication and the challenges of dealing with persistent callers.

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