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

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.