Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st November 1999

Dilbert//3872, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 21st November 1999

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young dilbert mother kitchen denied permission skateboard construction site jumped off cliff credibility family

Official transcript

A young Dilbert is in the kitchen with his mom and asks, "Mom, can I go skateboarding at the construction site?"

Mom replies, "No."

Dilbert asks, "Why not? Everyone else does it."

Mom asks, "If everyone jumped off a cliff, would you do that? Dilbert replies, "Well, that would depend on many factors, including height, training and equipment."

Dilbert goes on, "But if 100% of the people who jumped off cliffs said they enjoyed it, as in my skateboard example... "...Then I would conclude that it was safe."

Dilbert continues, "A better question might have been, "If everyone wore clothes, would you do that?"..."

Dilbert outside, walking off with his skateboard thinking, "Her credibility gets worse every day."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUNG DILBERT MOM, CAN I GO SKATEBOARDING AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE?

WHY NOT?

EVERYONE ELSE DOES IF EVERYONE JUMPED OFF A CLIFF, WOULD YOU DO THAT?

WELL, THAT WOULD DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, INCLUDING HEIGHT, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT.

BUT IF 100% OF THE PEOPLE WHO JUMPED OFF CLIFFS SAID THEY ENJOYED IT, AS IN MY SKATEBOARD EXAMPLE ... THEN I WOULD CONCLUDE THAT IT WAS SAFE.

A BETTER QUESTION MIGHT HAVE BEEN, "IF EVERYONE WORE CLOTHES, WOULD YOU DO THAT?" HER CREDIBILITY GETS WORSE EVERY DAY.

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