Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd January 2008

Dilbert//6837, first published eighteen years ago on Thursday 3rd January 2008

Tags

traffic work co worker shopping week attractive nuisance

Official transcript

"Wally, did you finish the traffic estimates?"

"I didn't have time."

"I spent all week shopping on the company's online supply ordering site."

"Hey, you can't blame the guy who just uses the attractive nuisance."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, DID YOU FINISH THE TRAFFIC ESTIMATES?

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

I SPENT ALL WEEK SHOPPING ON THE COMPANY'S ONLINE SUPPLY ORDERING SITE.

HEY, YOU CANT BLAME THE GUY WHO JUST USES THE ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Attractive Nuisance"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic humor, in a conversation with his boss.
• The boss asks Dilbert if he finished the traffic estimates, to which Dilbert replies that he didn't have time.
• The boss then reveals that he spent the entire week shopping on the company's online supply ordering site, claiming that he can't blame the person responsible for the attractive nuisance.
• The punchline of the joke is that the boss is using the phrase "attractive nuisance" to describe the online supply ordering site, implying that it is so appealing that it is distracting him from his work.
• The humor in the strip comes from the absurdity of the boss's excuse and the fact that he is trying to shift the blame onto the person responsible for the site, rather than taking responsibility himself.

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