Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th July 2015

Dilbert//9584, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 12th July 2015

Tags

executives, truth, honesty, protection, protected, shelter

Official transcript

Alice: May I speak frankly? Dilbert: Uh-oh. CEO: Of course! A good CEO listens to his underlings. [He soon realized this was a bad idea. Alice's honesty felt like fire ants on his skin. Bystanders scattered. The CEO had not heard the truth in years. It burned like a thousand suns.] Catbert: Whoa! Someone got truthed.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MAY I SPEAK FRANKLY?

UH-OH.

OF COURSE! A GOOD CEO LISTENS TO HIS UNDERLINGS.

HE SOON REALIZED THIS WAS A BAD IDEA.

ALICE'S HONESTY FELT LIKE FIRE ANTS ON HIS SKIN.

BYSTANDERS SCATTERED.

THE CEO HAD NOT HEARD THE TRUTH IN YEARS.

IT BURNED LIKE A THOUSAND SUNS.

WHOA!

SOMEONE GOT TRUTHED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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