Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th January 1991
Dilbert//645, first published 35 years ago on Sunday 20th January 1991
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bob dinosaur dilbert politicians elected political issues electoral college truth vote opposite
Official transcript
Dogbert sits on the hassock. Bob the Dinosaur enters the room and says, "Question . . ."
Dogbert thinks, "Uh-oh."
Bob asks, "Why do politicians lie?"
Dogbert replies, "To get elected."
Bob asks, "Oh, because people believe them?"
Dogbert replies, "No, nobody believes them."
Bob asks, "Why do they keep lying if nobody believes them?"
Dogbert replies, "People wouldn't vote for them if they told the truth."
Bob asks, "Okay, so people like lies and dislike the truth?"
Dogbert replies, "No, just the opposite."
Bob screams and runs away. Dogbert thinks, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
QUESTION..
UH-OH WHY DO POLITICIANS LIE ?
TO GET ELECTED.
OH, BECAUSE PEOPLE BELIEVE THEM ?
NO, NOBODY BELIEVES THEM.
WHY DO THEY KEEP LYING IF NOBODY BELIEVES THEM ?
PEOPLE WOULDN'T VOTE FOR THEM IF THEY TOLD THE TRUTH.
OKAY, SO PEOPLE LIKE LIES AND DISLIKE THE TRUTH ?
NO, JUST THE OPPOSITE.
!!
A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGER OUS THING.
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AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing"
Summary:
- The comic strip features Dilbert, a white office worker, and his boss, a green dinosaur.
- The conversation revolves around the topic of politicians lying.
- Dilbert asks why politicians lie, and his boss responds that people believe them because no one believes them.
- Dilbert then asks why people keep lying if nobody believes them, and his boss explains that people wouldn't vote for them if they told the truth.
- Dilbert notes that 50 people like lies and dislike the truth, but his boss disagrees, saying it's just the opposite.
- The comic strip concludes with a warning that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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