The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for April 07, 2023

Waiter humour. Everybody’s a comedian.

Knowing the boss, the per diem might be enough for Taco Bell.

Jump in a vat of boiling water so you can answer with certainty.

I was at a workshop for mm school district and they were paying my expenses. I knew they would pay for my meal, but I had doubts about the beer I drank with it. I spoke with the waiter, and the beer was billed as a side dish.

Out trying to get new contracts for Tea Cozies, They’re hot sellers

The Chief will be steamed when he sees your expense report.

I hope he’s prepared to wash dishes when his credit card is declined.

Used to travel to California for business. My per diem was maybe $50/day for food. The hotel fed me breakfast. Lunch was a company cafeteria. But dinner on my time was In-N-Out Burgers. I really like their food and we don’t have In-N-Out in my state. I am pretty sure I had the lowest business trip expenses in the company.

Brutus, I have the feeling that somehow you will be paying for this any way…..

your lobster’s likely gonna make bossman crabby

The Brown Palace in Denver can be pricey. Dinner for two was $125, in the 1980s, and I had no alcohol! We got called in to the accountants office, but I got away with it, as I was with my supervisor.

Good Friday everyone. Just for You, Jesus died. Brutus deserves a big Lobster – he works for a big fish. A Pike.

This is yet another sign that Brutus’ job security is quite strong. He can be trusted to go on a business trip for the company. I think Brutus and I were a lot alike. Whereas I would often get low marks on my performance reviews, I was the go to person for most difficult jobs.

Now that I think about it Veeblefester would pay for the dollar menu at a fast food joint, but I rather doubt Brutus would get away with charging a lobster dinner. If he did get a lobster dinner, the boss would probably deduct the cost from his next paycheck…provided of course Brutus is able get the waiter to stop doing stand up comedy long enough to take his order…

would butter help. :g

My company had me in a Hilton hotel in another city for 6 months, and I would always order cheap meals to save the company money. Later when they laid me off after 22 years, I thought back on what a sucker I was.

Waiter not a comedian or good waiter!

Steamed is fine but does he taste good? Better add your best steak with him to keep him company and don’t skimp on the drawn butter my good man. Nothing is too good for a company employee…..

I could really go for a good seafood dinner tonight. I wish I could afford it.

ba dum tss

Now I am hungry. I haven’t had any good seafood in a while. Vicarious good food just isn’t the same, but I hope Brutus enjoys his dinner.

Am I reading the right strip, he was given an expense account? I thought it would be food stamps.

The waiter appears to be an out of work comedian and if that’s a sample his humor, his employment status is understandable.

As Brutus is quietly reassessing the tip…

After his sumptious meal, Brutus smiles, thinking about what Veeblefester will do when he gets the receipts for reimbursement…

Brutus is becoming sophisticated, notice how he is dressed formally with bow tie?…

Groan.

I’m sure Veebs will be thrilled to see he paid for lobster. And we can be sure he’ll go over the expense reports with a magnifying glass!

hope brutus doesn’t have to pay extra for the comedy routine…

“Another crack like that, pal, and I’ll be getting a little hot under the collar myself. Bring the lobster!”

Reminds me of when I worked for a law firm in Manhattan, and the firm would send me and others to work overtime hours offsite. The places we worked in had menus from lots of area restaurants, and they gave us carte blanche to order what we wanted for dinner. And yes, lobster was on the menu. No expense account required; ultimately, I guess it all got passed back to the clients. This was 40 years ago, in the free-wheeling ’80s; I suppose things have changed a little since then.

The lobster is going to hit the fan when he gets back.