Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 13th November 2020

Dilbert//11535, first published six years ago on Friday 13th November 2020

Climate Change And Wally

Tags

business, late, attendance, alarm, power, phone, coal power plant, climate change

Official transcript

wally to boss and dilbert: sorry i'm late. my alarm didn't go off because my town lost power and my phone battery died. and we lost power because the state closed down the lost coal power plant to reduce co2 emissions. so really, the fault lies with climate change, not me.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SORRY IM LATE.

MY ALARM DIDN'T GO OFF BECAUSE MY TOWN LOST POWER AND MY PHONE BATTERY DIED.

AND WE LOST POWER BECAUSE THE STATE CLOSED DOWN THE LAST COAL POWER PLANT TO REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS.

SO REALLY, THE FAULT LIES WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, NOT ME.

SLOW CLAP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Climate Change: The Ultimate Excuse"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2010, revolves around a group of coworkers discussing the reason for their late arrival at work. One employee, who is late, explains that their town lost power due to a coal power plant closure to reduce CO2 emissions. The coworker's response is that the fault lies with climate change, not them. The strip humorously highlights the tendency to shift blame and make excuses, particularly in the context of environmental issues.

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