Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 27th March 2003

Dilbert//5094, first published 23 years ago on Thursday 27th March 2003

Tags

actively isleads hypocrite marketing table talk to furniture tell people you mislead cutsomers business

Official transcript

Dogbert is standing on a desk, still in his magician's hat. Dilbert says, "You have to stop telling people that you can talk to furniture. It's not right."

Dogbert replies, "You work for a company that actively misleads customers. How's that different?"

Dilbert says, "We call it marketing, and we don't wear hats."

Dogbert responds, "The table says you're a hypocrite."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU HAVE TO STOP TELLING PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN TALK TO FURNITURE. IT'S NOT RIGHT.

YOU WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT ACTIVELY MISLEADS CUSTOMERS. HOW'S THAT DIFFERENT?

WE CALL IT MARKETING, AND WE DON'T WEAR HATS.

THE TABLE SAYS YOU'RE A HYPOCRITE.

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