Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st February 2015

Dilbert//9423, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 1st February 2015

Tags

deception, dishonest, dishonesty, honest, honesty, lying, reverse psychology, trick, trickery, noteworthy, hide evil, verbal assault, easiest lie, set up

Official transcript

Boss: To be perfectly honest... Dilbert: Wait! Why do you need to say you're being honest in this particular case? You're implying that you've lied to me so often in the past that this one instance of honesty is noteworthy. That is tantamount to admitting you have no respect for me as a human being. And you don't even have the decency to hide your evil in a competent fashion! Do you think I'm such an idiot that I wouldn't notice your verbal assault on my intelligence? Okay, let's hear the one honest thing you have ever told me. Go. Boss: This is going to be the easiest lie I've ever told.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST...

WAIT!

WHY DO YOU NEED TO SAY YOU'RE BEING HONEST IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE?

YOU'RE IMPLYING THAT YOUVE LIED TO ME SO OFTEN IN THE PAST THAT THIS ONE INSTANCE OF HONESTY IS NOTEWORTHY.

THAT IS TANTAMOUNT TO ADMITTING YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR ME AS A HUMAN BEING.

AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE THE DECENCY TO HIDE YOUR EVIL IN A COMPETENT FASHION!

DO YOU THINK I'M SUCH AN IDIOT THAT I WOULDN'T NOTICE YOUR VERBAL ASSAULT ON MY INTELLIGENCE?

OKAY, LET'S HEAR THE ONE HONEST THING YOU HAVE EVER TOLD ME.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE EASIEST LIE I'VE EVER TOLD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Honesty is the Best Policy"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in a newspaper, features Dilbert and his boss, Wally, engaging in a conversation about honesty. The conversation begins with Dilbert asking Wally why he needs to say he's being honest in a particular case. Wally responds that he's implying that he's lied to mean so often in the past that this one instance of honesty is noteworthy.

Dilbert then asks if Wally thinks he's such an idiot that he wouldn't notice Wally's verbal assault on his intelligence. Wally responds by saying that he's going to be the bestest lie he's ever told. The conversation ends with Dilbert thinking that this is going to be the best lie he's ever told.

Key Points:

• Dilbert and Wally discuss the concept of honesty and its implications.
• Wally implies that his past behavior has made his current honesty noteworthy.
• Dilbert questions Wally's intelligence and accuses him of verbal assault.
• Wally responds with a humorous and ironic comment about being the bestest lie he's ever told.

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