Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th November 2017

Dilbert//10431, first published nine years ago on Sunday 5th November 2017

Tags

lying, deception, secret, choosing, choices

Official transcript

Man: Don't tell Dilbert I told you what he plans to do. Alice: What if he asks me how I found out? Man: You should lie. Alice: You have given me two bad choices. If I don't change my plans based on this new information, I'll have big problems. But if I act on it, Dilbert will ask me how I knew, and that will turn me into a liar. Man: Yes, those are your only options. Alice: Unless... Man: There's no "unless."

You have only two options. Just two! Alice: Have you ever seen the view from the roof?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DON'T TELL DILBERT I TOLD YOU WHAT HE PLANS TO DO WHAT IF HE ASKS ME HOW I FOUND OUT?

YOU SHOULD LIE.

YOU HAVE GIVEN ME TWO BAD CHOICES.

IF I DON'T CHANGE MY PLANS BASED ON THIS NEW INFORMATION, I'LL HAVE BIG PROBLEMS.

BUT IF I ACT ON IT, DILBERT WILL ASK ME THAT KNEL TORR ME INTO A LIAR.

YES, THOSE ARE YOUR ONLY OPTIONS.

UNLESS...

THERE'S NO "UNLESS." YOU HAVE ONLY TWO OPTIONS.

JUST TWO!

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE VIEW FROM THE ROOF?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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