Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th July 2008

Dilbert//7022, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 6th July 2008

Tags

after work bar date drink false sense group activity other people safety scam show up suspicious trick trust

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Some of us are going for a drink after work. Would you like to join us?"

A woman says, "Nice try, but I know how this scam works."

The woman says, "You're trying to lull me into a false sense of activity with a group activity."

The woman says, "But we both know the other people will mysteriously never show up."

The woman says, "Then it's just you and me on what looks like a date."

Dilbert says, "How many people do I have to invite before you believe some of them will show up?"

The woman says, "Well, given the disparity in our levels of attractiveness, I'd say thirty-five."

Dilbert says, "Can do."

The woman says, "Not one other person showed?"

Dilbert says, "I only invited women who are more suspicious than you."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SOME OF US ARE GOING FOR A DRINK AFTER WORK. WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US?

NICE TRY, BUT I KNOW HOW THIS SCAM WORKS.

YOU'RE TRYING TO LULL ME INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SAFETY WITH A GROUP ACTIVITY.

BUT WE BOTH KNOW THE OTHER PEOPLE WILL MYSTERIOUSLY NEVER SHOW UP.

THEN IT'S JUST YOU AND ME ON WHAT LOOKS LIKE A DATE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO I HAVE TO INVITE BEFORE YOU BELIEVE SOME OF THEM WILL SHOW UP?

WELL, GIVEN THE DISPARITY IN OUR LEVELS OF ATTRACTIVENESS, I'D SAY THIRTY-FIVE.

DO.

NOT ONE OTHER PERSON SHOWED?

I ONLY INVITED WOMEN WHO ARE MORE SUSPICIOUS THAN YOU,

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