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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 8th March 2017

Dilbert//10189, first published nine years ago on Wednesday 8th March 2017

Honest Opinion But Polite


Tags

criticism, political correctness, politically correct, company policy, honesty


Official transcript

Dilbert: Our new politeness policy forbids me from giving you an honest opinion of your idea. So, instead, I will talk about an unrelated topic and you can draw your own conclusions. So... did you hear about the manure fire that burned down a pig farm?

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

OUR NEW POLITENESS POLICY FORBIDS ME FROM GIVING YOU AN HONEST OPINION OF YOUR IDEA.

SO, INSTEAD, I WILL TALK ABOUT AN UNRELATED TOPIC AND YOU CAN DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS.

SO... DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MANURE FIRE THAT BURNED DOWN A PIG FARM?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Manure Fire"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his witty remarks and sarcastic humor.
  • In this strip, Dilbert is presented with a new policy that prohibits him from sharing his honest opinions.
  • Instead, he is encouraged to discuss unrelated topics and draw his own conclusions.
  • Dilbert is then asked about the manure fire that burned down a pig farm, to which he responds with a sarcastic remark, "So... did you hear about the manure fire that burned down a pig farm?"
  • The strip pokes fun at the absurdity of the policy and the idea that one can draw meaningful conclusions from unrelated topics.

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