Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st January 2001

Dilbert//4299, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 21st January 2001

Tags

professional liar why kind of lie lousy movie cover of lousy book dot commer filthy have limits mena liar mad

Official transcript

Dogbert sits at a desk in the window of a storefront. The sign outside says "Professional Liar."

A man looks in the window. The man is sitting across the desk from Dogbert. Dogbert asks, "What kind of lie do you need?"

The man says, "It's... It's embarrassing."

Dogbert says, "Are you a producer who needs a good review for a lousy movie?"

The man says, "No."

Dogbert asks, "Are you an author who needs a slobbering quote for the cover of your lousy book?"

The man says, "It's worse than that. Much worse."

Dogbert says, "Worse? That could only be... aaack!"

Dogbert exclaims, "Find someone else, you filthy dot-com founder! I have my limits!"

The man is now sitting at a desk with a man in a suit. The man says, "... And since your firm underwrote our IPO..."

The man in a suit says, "Would I get to be on TV?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PROFESSIONAL LIAR WHAT KIND OF LIE DO YOU NEED?

ARE YOU A PRODUCER WHO NEEDS A GOOD REVIEW FOR A ARE YOU AN AUTHOR WHO NEEDS A SLOBBERING QUOTE FOR THE COVER OF IT'S... IT'S IT'S WORSE THAN THAT MUCH WORSE.

EMBARRASSING.

Loust movic NO WORSE?

THAT COULD ONLY BE..

AAACK!| FIND SOMEONE ELSE, YOU FILTHY DOT-COM FOUNDER!

I HAVE MY LIMITS!

.. AND SINCE YOUR FIRM UNDERWROTE OUR IPO...

WOULD I GET TO BE ON TV?

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