Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th November 1995

Dilbert//2416, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 26th November 1995

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evaluates prey badge important decision maker low ranking employee coffee stain below stain rank make decsiosn wally

Official transcript

Dilbert stands at the security desk. The guard hands a vendor a visitor's badge and says, "Badge."

The man thinks, "The clever salesman evaluates his prey."

Dilbert pushes the elevator button. The man thinks, "I hope he's an important decision-maker."

Dilbert tells the salesperson, "Take any seat. I call the good chair."

The man thinks, "Warning! Cubicle! Low-ranking employee!"

Dilbert draws a diagram and says, "Here's our organization chart: president . . . senior vice president . . . vice president . . ."

Dilbert continues, "Okay, lift your foot. Do you see that coffee stain on the carpet?"

The vendor asks, "That's you?"

Dilbert replies, "No, that's my boss. I would be under the carpet."

The salesman asks, "Do I have any hope of talking to somebody who can make a decision?"

Dilbert replies, "Let me check."

Dilbert peers over the wall into Wally's cubicle and says, "Hey, Wally, what's a 'decision'?"

Wally replies, "It sounds like something our competitors do."

The salesman covers his eyes and sobs.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE CLEVER SALESMAN EVALUATES HIS PREY.

BADGE VISITORS SIGN IN I HOPE HE'S AN IMPORTANT DECISION- MAKER.

TAKE ANY SEAT.

I CALL THE GOOD CHAIR HERE'S OUR ORGANIZATION CHART: PRESIDENT... SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT... VICE PRESIDENT...

WARNING!

CUBICLE!

LOW-RANKING EMPLOYEE!

OKAY, LIFT YOUR FOOT.

DO YOU SEE THAT COFFEE STAIN ON THE CARPET ?

THAT'S YOU?

NO, THAT'S MY BOSS.

I WOULD BE UNDER THE CARPET.

DO I HAVE ANY HOPE OF TALKING TO SOMEBODY WHO CAN MAKE A DECISION?

LET ME CHECK HEY, WALLY. WHAT'S A "DECISION"?

IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING OUR COMPETITORS DO.

SOB 1126

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "The Clever Salesman Evaluates His Prey" and was originally published in the New York Times on November 26, 1995.

Summary

The comic strip follows the story of a salesman who is evaluating his potential prey, a man sitting at a desk with a badge that reads "VISITORS SIGN IN". The salesman is determined to make a sale, but the man is not interested. The salesman tries various tactics to persuade the man, including offering him a badge and pretending to be under the carpet. However, the man remains unimpressed and eventually asks the salesman to leave.

Key Points

• The salesman is determined to make a sale, but the man is not interested.
• The salesman uses various tactics to try to persuade the man, including offering him a badge and pretending to be under the carpet.
• The man remains unimpressed and eventually asks the salesman to leave.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common sales tactic of trying to build rapport with potential customers in order to make a sale.

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