Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 7th May 1993

Dilbert//1483, first published 33 years ago on Friday 7th May 1993

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dilbert pants twelve-inch waist inches secret retail success merchandise shop harder retail store

Official transcript

Dilbert asks a salesclerk in a clothing store, "Excuse me, do you have any pants that AREN'T a twelve-inch waist and fifty inches long?"

Dilbert holds up a pair of tiny pants and says, "I ask because there are no human beings who could wear these pants, and one of the secrets of retail success is to stock merchandise that somebody might want."

Dilbert continues, "Then people would shop here and actually BUY things."

The clerk replies, "Wow, that's way harder than what we do."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EXCUSE ME. DO YOU HAVE ANY PANTS THAT AREN'T A TWELVE-INCH WAIST AND FIFTY INCHES LONG ?

SALE I ASK BECAUSE THERE ARE NO HUMAN BEINGS WHO COULD WEAR THESE PANTS, AND ONE OF THE SECRETS OF RETAIL SUCCESS IS TO STOCK MERCHANDISE THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT WANT.

THEN PEOPLE WOULD SHOP HERE AND ACTUALLY BUY THINGS.

WOW, THAT'S WAY HARDER THAN WHAT WE DO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "The Secret to Retail Success".

Summary:

• A customer asks about pants with a twelve-inch waist and fifty-inch length.
• The salesperson explains that there are no human beings with such measurements.
• The salesperson reveals that the true purpose of retail is to stock merchandise that people might want, rather than what they need.
• The customer is surprised and amused by this revelation.

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