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

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