Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 18th March 2016

Dilbert//9834, first published ten years ago on Friday 18th March 2016

Dogbert Talks Past The Sale

Tags

manipulation, negotiating, negotiation, psychology, guest artist, josh shipley

Official transcript

Dogbert: Do you want to prepare and serve my favorite food to me now or in one minute? Dilbert: Why do you always that manipulative trick of making me think past the sale? Dogbert: Because it works? Dilbert: One minute! Not a second sooner!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU WANT TO PREPARE AND SERVE MY FAVORITE FOOD TO ME NOW OR IN ONE MINUTE?

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS USE THAT MANIPULATIVE TRICK OF MAKING ME THINK PAST THE SALE?

BECAUSE IT WORKS.

ONE MINUTE!

NOT A SECOND SOONER!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Five Tricks of Manipulation"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a man who is trying to convince his vacation artist to prepare his favorite food.
• He uses the "five tricks of manipulation" to achieve his goal.
• The tricks include:
  • Asking the artist to serve his favorite food now or in one minute.
  • Using the manipulative trick of making the artist think past the sale.
  • Claiming that it works one minute, not a second sooner.
• The artist is skeptical and unimpressed by Dilbert's tactics.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that people often use manipulation to get what they want.

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