Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 4th July 2003

Dilbert//5193, first published 23 years ago on Friday 4th July 2003

Tags

alice cell phone every two minutes flushable owner wonders where technology

Official transcript

Alice is sitting in her cubicle. On the other side of the wall, a cell phone makes the noises, "Beep-beep-a-beep-beep-a-beep."

Alice thinks, "Every two minutes."

Alice looks into the next cubicle and and clenches her teeth at the cell phone lying there. A coworker approaches Alice and asks, "Have you seen my cell phone?"

Alice responds, "Was it metallic, noisy and flushable?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

-- - Beep -- EVERY TWO MINUTES.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY CELL PHONE?

WAS IT METALLIC, NOISY AND FLUSHABLE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Beep-Beep-a-Beep"

Summary:

The comic strip features a woman sitting at her desk, tapping her pen to the sound of a ringing phone every two minutes. Her coworker asks if she's seen her cell phone, which is metallic, noisy, and flushable. The woman responds that she hasn't seen it, but the coworker is unaware that the ringing sound is actually the woman's phone.

Key Elements:

• The woman's phone is ringing every two minutes, causing her to tap her pen in response.
• The coworker asks if she's seen her cell phone, which is described as metallic, noisy, and flushable.
• The woman responds that she hasn't seen it, but the coworker is unaware that the ringing sound is actually the woman's phone.

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip comes from the unexpected twist at the end, where the coworker is oblivious to the fact that the ringing sound is actually the woman's phone. The punchline relies on the reader's familiarity with the sound of a ringing phone and the common practice of tapping a pen to the rhythm of the ringing. The use of the word "flushable" to describe the phone adds to the comedic effect, implying that the phone is somehow connected to a toilet. Overall, the comic strip uses wordplay and clever observation to create a humorous and relatable scenario.

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