Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 8th November 2011

Dilbert//8242, first published fifteen years ago on Tuesday 8th November 2011

Tags

next is lie personnel officers planning layoffs questioning repeat question communication styles pattern of talking

Official transcript

Dilbert: Are you planning layoffs? Boss: Am I planning layoffs? Dilbert: When you repeat my question it means the next thing you say will be a lie. Go. Boss: I love your stinkin' guts.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ARE YOU PLANNING LAYOFFS?

AM I PLANNING LAYOFFS?

WHEN YOU REPEAT MY QUESTION IT MEANS THE NEXT THING YOU SAY WILL BE A LIE.

GO.

I LOVE YOUR STINKIN' GUTS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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