That Lost 4G Phone

More interesting than the comics (which came off a bit forced to me) is the following:<p>&#62;I worried that the story would become stale before my comics would work through the pipeline. I think the soonest I can get something published is in about a month, perhaps a bit sooner, but I've never tested it.<p>A month to go from the final draft of a black-and-white, three-panel, line-drawn comic to publication in a daily newspaper. A <i>month</i>!<p>And people wonder why newspapers are gradually becoming irrelevant.

"That's a coincidence because <i>I sell other people's belongings</i>"<p>Well put.

So while the #2 link at the moment is HN 3 years ago and we say hey, those links were interesting back then.<p>And over here at #1, we have 88 votes for a comic strip. With the top comment saying 'well put'<p>I like Dilbert as much as anyone else. But ask yourself: did you learn anything? Long lasting interest doesn't come cheap. Some may say, 'hey, lighten up', but I'd say, 'hey, we already have reddit'.

Am I the only one who doesn't find it funny? Not because I don't think jokes should be made about the situation, but rather because I think those particular jokes aren't very good.

<i>Take a moment to marvel at the fact that I didn't need to add anything to the story as it has been told in the media. All it really needed was Wally.</i><p>That's all a lot of things need... Half his genius seems to be simply applying Wally to the right circumstances.

I liked the following idea (from a commenter on the site) better than the originals:<p>&#62; <i>Alternatively, it could be funny if Wally became a hero at work when he suddenly delivers an amazing 4G phone that finally makes the company successful - right up until the time it's discovered that he didn't actually develop it, but found it on the counter at the coffee shop.</i>

Kinda ruined it when he has to explain it.<p>Way too literal in the first place, should have made some kind of parallel.

Excellent. The facial expressions and choice of characters are just perfect.

I love Dilbert - this cartoons from the post are brilliant =)

Funniest Dilbert episodes I've read in a while.