Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 23rd January 2003

Dilbert//5031, first published 23 years ago on Thursday 23rd January 2003

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lazy beaver excuses doesnt return calls making excuses more jobs future jobs scamming both sdies

Official transcript

Dilbert points to a slide of the beaver and says, "The project is behind schedule because our contractor is a lazy beaver."

Dilbert says to The Boss, "For a while he was making up excuses. Now, he doesn't return calls."

The Boss replies, "What's your plan?"

Dilbert says, "I hope to get him back to making up excuses by promising him more jobs in the future."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE PROJECT IS BEHIND SCHEDULE BECAUSE OUR CONTRACTOR IS A LAZY BEAVER.

FOR A WHILE HE WAS MAKING UP EXCUSES. NOW, HE DOESN'T RETURN CALLS.

WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?

I HOPE TO GET HIM BACK TO MAKING UP EXCUSES BY PROMISING HIM MORE JOBS IN THE FUTURE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Excuses"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, in a humorous exchange with his boss and a beaver. The conversation revolves around Dilbert's repeated excuses for not returning calls, which his boss finds unacceptable. The beaver, representing the contractor, is portrayed as a "lazy beaver" who is responsible for the project's delay. The strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of people making excuses and the frustration it can cause in others.

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