Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 13th May 2016

Dilbert//9890, first published ten years ago on Friday 13th May 2016

Wally's Lateness Excuse

Tags

laziness, excuse, lying

Official transcript

Boss: Why are you two hours late for work? Wally: Your wife didn't want to bother you, so she called me and asked if I would go to your house and see if she left her curling iron plugged in. Do you believe me, or do you want to risk being the first person she calls next time. Boss: Well played.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY ARE YOU TWO HOURS LATE FOR WORK?

YOUR WIFE DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU, SO SHE CALLED ME AND ASKED IF I WOULD GO TO YOUR HOUSE AND SEE IF SHE LEFT HER CURLING IRON PLUGGED IN.

DO YOU BELIEVE ME, OR DO YOU WANT TO RISK BEING THE FIRST PERSON SHE CALLS NEXT TIME?

WELL PLAYED

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Curling Iron Incident"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2015, features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustration with his office politics. The strip begins with Dilbert asking his coworker why he is two hours late for work. The coworker responds by asking Dilbert's wife if she called him and asked him to go to her house to see if she left her curling iron plugged in.

The coworker then asks Dilbert if he believes him or wants to risk being the first person she calls next time. Dilbert replies, "Well played." The strip ends with the coworker saying, "Well played."

Key Elements:

• The strip pokes fun at the idea that men are often expected to be the default problem-solvers and helpers in their households.
• The coworker's response is a humorous way of saying that he is not going to get involved in his colleague's personal life.
• The strip uses satire to comment on the societal expectations placed on men and women in relationships.

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