Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 29th January 1992

Dilbert//1019, first published 34 years ago on Wednesday 29th January 1992

Tags

dilbert lie detector flushed goldfish abe lincoln president mistakes

Official transcript

Dogbert attaches wires to Dogbert's paws and head and says, "This lie detector will determine if you flushed my goldfish."

Dilbert asks, "Name?"

Dogbert answers, "Abe Lincoln."

Dilbert asks, "Occupation?"

Dogbert answers, "President."

Dilbert asks, "Did you kill my fish?"

Dogbert replies, "No."

Dogbert says, "Lie detectors never make mistakes, do they?"

Dilbert looks at the printout and says, "Uh . . . No, Mister President."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS LIE DETECTOR WILL DETERMINE IF YOU FLUSHED MY GOLDFISH.

NAME?

ABE LINCOLN OCCUPATION?

PRESIDENT DID TOU KILI MY FISH ?

NO LIE DETECTORS NEVER MAKE MISTAKES, DO THEY?

UH... NO, MISTER PRESIDENT.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Lincoln's Lie"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is using a lie detector to determine if Dilbert flushed his goldfish.

Key Points:

• The boss asks Dilbert questions to test his honesty.
• Dilbert denies killing the goldfish, but the lie detector reveals that he is not telling the truth.
• The boss then asks Dilbert to identify the occupation of Abraham Lincoln, which Dilbert correctly answers as "President."
• However, the lie detector indicates that Dilbert is lying again.
• The boss concludes that the lie detector never makes mistakes and that Dilbert must be telling the truth about not killing the goldfish.
• The comic strip ends with Dilbert looking confused and the boss smiling smugly.

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous take on the concept of lie detectors and the potential for human error. It pokes fun at the idea that technology can always be trusted to provide accurate results.

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