Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 17th March 2011

Dilbert//8006, first published fifteen years ago on Thursday 17th March 2011

Tags

air travel cash payment college freind cost & standard of living expensive friendship relationships

Official transcript

Tina says, "My best friend from college keeps bugging me to visit her. The flight will cost a small fortune."

Dilbert says, "Try offering her a cash payment of half the estimated cost of the trip if she agrees to stop inviting you."

Tina says, "You don't have any friends, do you?"

Dilbert says, "I hear they're expensive."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY BEST FRIEND FROM COLLEGE KEEPS BUGGING ME TO VISIT HER.

THE FLIGHT WILL COST A SMALL FORTUNE.

TRY OFFERING HER A CASH PAYMENT OF HALF THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE TRIP IF SHE AGREES TO STOP INVITING YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS, DO YOU?

I HEAR THEY'RE EXPENSIVE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "A Cheap Offer".

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his best friend from college. Dilbert's friend offers to pay half the estimated cost of a trip if Dilbert agrees to stop inviting her. Dilbert is hesitant to accept the offer, but his friend persists, pointing out that it's a small fortune. The conversation ends with Dilbert agreeing to the offer, but only because he doesn't have any other friends.

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