Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th September 2008

Dilbert//7106, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 28th September 2008

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answer technical question bad actor best person fake own death helping customer insult dead just a quick question polite safest course work that divison commercial sales

Official transcript

A man says, "Hi, I'm a customer of your commercial sales division."

"The man says, "I heard you would be the best person to answer a technical question..."

Dilbert says, "I don't work in that division."

The man says, "I know. It's just a quick question."

Dilbert says, "If I tell you something different from what the commercial division tells you, I'll get in trouble."

Dilbert says, "But I'll also get in trouble for not helping a customer."

Dilbert says, "My safest course of action is to fake my own death."

The man says, "You're a bad actor."

Dilbert says, "It isn't polite to insult the dead."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HI, I'M A CUSTOMER OF YOUR COMMERCIAL SALES DIVISION.

I HEARD YOU WOULD BE THE BEST PERSON TO ANSWER A TECH NICAL QUESTION...

I DON'T WORK IN THAT DIVISION.

I KNOW. IT'S JUST A QUICK QUESTION IF I TELL YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE COMMERCIAL DIVISION TELLS YOU, I'LL GET IN TROUBLE.

BUT I'LL ALSO GET IN TROUBLE FOR NOT HELPING A CUSTOMER.

MY SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO FAKE MY OWN DEATH.

YOU'RE A BAD ACTOR.

IT ISN'T POLITE TO INSULT THE DEAD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Faking My Own Death"

Summary:

The comic strip follows a conversation between Dilbert, a customer, and a sales representative from the Commercial Sales Division. The representative is unhelpful and unprofessional, leading Dilbert to ask if he can be answered by someone else. The representative refuses, stating that he is the best person for the job. Dilbert then asks if he can be answered by someone who is not a commercial sales division, and the representative again refuses.

Frustrated, Dilbert tells the representative that he is a bad actor and that he is not polite enough to insult the dead. The representative responds by saying that it is the safest course of action to fake his own death. The comic strip ends with Dilbert leaving the office, leaving the representative sitting at his desk.

Key Points:

• Dilbert is unhappy with the service he is receiving from the Commercial Sales Division.
• The representative is unhelpful and unprofessional.
• Dilbert asks to be answered by someone else, but the representative refuses.
• Dilbert tells the representative that he is a bad actor and that he is not polite enough to insult the dead.
• The representative suggests that faking his own death is the safest course of action.

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