Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th December 1995

Dilbert//2433, first published 31 years ago on Wednesday 13th December 1995

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modem not right wrong interface commission pays dollar per customer

Official transcript

Dilbert reaches for a modem in a computer store. A man says, "No, you fool. That modem will never fit your need."

Dilbert reads the box and thinks, "The specs look okay."

The man yells, "You're an idiot compared to me! Put that down! It's the wrong interface! The WRONG interface!!!"

As Dilbert hands the modem to a salesclerk at the cash register, the man clutches Dilbert's shirt and growls. Dilbert asks the clerk, "Is he on commission?"

She answers, "Yeah, he pays us a dollar a customer."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NO, YOU FOOL.

THAT MODEM WILL NEVER FIT YOUR NEED.

THE SPECS LOOK OKAY YOU'RE AN IDIOT COMPARED TO ME!

PUT THAT DOWN!

IT'S THE WRONG INTERFACE! THE WRONG INTERFACE!!!

IS HE ON COMMISSION?

YEAH, HE PAYS US A DOLLAR PER CUSTOMER.

PARR 110

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Wrong Interface"

Summary:

• A customer is frustrated with the sales representative, who is trying to sell them a product that doesn't fit their needs.
• The customer is an idiot compared to the sales representative, according to the representative.
• The customer asks if the representative is on commission, implying that the representative is only trying to make a sale rather than providing a good product.
• The representative responds by saying that he pays a dollar per customer, indicating that he is motivated by the number of sales he makes rather than the quality of the products he sells.
• The customer is shocked and upset by the representative's response, and the comic strip ends with the customer storming out of the store.

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