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338 Results for Big Plot
View 301 - 310 results for big plot comic strips. Discover the best "Big Plot" comics from Dilbert.com.
Sunday November 05,
2017
Tags lying, deception, secret, choosing, choices
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?
Monday November 13,
2017
Traffic App
Tuesday November 28,
2017
Financial Forecaster Quit
Tags big business, money, projection, prediction, Advice
Transcript
Boss: Our financial forecaster quit. I need you to fill in for him. Dilbert: I don't know how to do financial forecasts. Boss: Neither did he. Dilbert: How were you making decisions? Boss: It's better if we don't excavate that septic tank.
Wednesday November 29,
2017
Worthless Financial Projections
Tags money, finances, big business, projection, prediction, guessing, estimate
Transcript
Dilbert: Here's the financial projection you asked me to do. It's basically just guessing plus math. Obviously, it's useless for making decisions because I can get any result I want by tweaking the assumptions. Boss: Don't say any of that stuff when you present it to the board tomorrow.
Thursday November 30,
2017
If We Are Off By One Percent
Tags projection, prediction, finances, big business, guess, estimate, obliviousness
Transcript
Dilbert: According to my highly unreliable forecast, we're on the right track. But if even one of my seventeen assumptions is off by one percent, we are doomed. The obvious conclusion is that... Board: We're nailing it!
Friday December 15,
2017
Doctor And Dopamine
Tags addiction, impulse control, social media, twitter, facebook, pharmaceuticals, drugs, gambling, technology
Transcript
Doctor: The MRI shows that your brain has been hijacked by dopamine pirates. You are now under the full control of social media corporations, gambling casinos, and big pharma. Boss: Are you writing me a prescription? Doctor: No, I'm buying stock in those companies.
Saturday December 16,
2017
Product Is Too Addictive
Tags social media, technology, facebook, twitter, addiction, big business, impulse control
Transcript
Dilbert: I'm worried that we designed our product to be too addictive. Now we're more like a disease than a consumer product. Boss: Will you stop talking like that if I give you a raise? Dilbert: It's worth a try.
Wednesday December 20,
2017
Animal Testing Is Done
Tags app, technology, addiction, morals, big business, ethics
Transcript
Dilbert: The animal testing for our app is done. The app is so addictive that Zimbu the monkey was hospitalized for starvation while using it. I think we all know what we need to do. Boss: Submit it to the app store?
Thursday December 28,
2017
Asok's Phone Case
Tags cell phone, aesthetics, impractical, practicality, break, screen, technology
Transcript
Asok: I kept dropping my phone and breaking it, so now I keep it wrapped in a big ball of cotton. Wally: Why would you buy a phone that breaks so easily? Asok: I like the way it looks.
Monday February 05,
2018
Sunk Costs
Tags money, big business, logic, loss, deception
Transcript
Dilbert: The economics of the project have changed. We need to shut it down. Boss: If we stop now, the $10 million we already spent will be wasted. Dilbert: And if we stop later? Boss: The trick is to never finish the project.