Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 18th March 2017

Dilbert//10199, first published nine years ago on Saturday 18th March 2017

Devil's Advocate

Tags

devil's advocate, demon, devil, anger, idiom

Official transcript

Boss: Do you mind if I play devil's advocate on this? Dilbert: Okay. Boss: Die! Die! Die! Suffer and burn forever!!! How was that? Dilbert: Better than I expected.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU MIND IF I PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE ON THIS?

OKAY.

DIE! DIE! DIE!

SUFFER AND BURN FOREVER!!!

HOW WAS THAT?

BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Devil's Advocate"

Summary:

The comic strip features a group of coworkers in a meeting, with one employee playing the role of "Devil's Advocate" to question and challenge ideas. The conversation begins with the Devil's Advocate asking if anyone minds if he plays this role, and the others respond with a mix of curiosity and skepticism.

As the meeting progresses, the Devil's Advocate becomes increasingly aggressive and sarcastic, eventually declaring that he will "suffer and burn forever" if the idea is implemented. The other employees are taken aback by his outburst, and one of them asks how he was expected to behave. The Devil's Advocate responds that he was better than expected, implying that he has been playing the role well.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a Devil's Advocate and the challenges of playing devil's advocate in a group setting. It highlights the importance of constructive criticism and respectful debate in decision-making processes.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.