Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 15th July 2000

Dilbert//4109, first published 26 years ago on Saturday 15th July 2000

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stress use as excuse not exercising made me the man

Official transcript

Asok says to Wally, "I got the stress everyone talks about. What should I do?"

Wally answers, "Try using it as an excuse for not exercising."

Asok asks Wally, "So...it's a good thing?"

Wally replies, "It made me the man I am today."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I GOT THE STRESS EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

TRY USING IT AS AN EXCUSE FOR NOT EXERCISING.

SO IT'S A GOOD THING?

IT MADE ME THE MAN I AM TODAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Man I Am Today"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two office workers, with one employee seeking advice on managing stress. The second employee suggests using stress as an excuse for not exercising, which the first employee finds ironic and humorous. The punchline lies in the second employee's self-deprecating remark, "It made me the man I am today," implying that his stress has become a defining characteristic of his personality. The comic strip playfully pokes fun at the common phenomenon of people using stress as an excuse for various behaviors, including lack of exercise.

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