Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th May 1997
Dilbert//2941, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 4th May 1997
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first salesperson noah sell ark animals yacht sales babble disguise motives pioneered lame joke weather reach quota blaming engineering greatest innovation
Official transcript
Dogbert and Ratbert sit on the couch. Ratbert asks, "Who was the world's first salesperson, Dogbert?"
Dogbert replies, "Some people say it was a guy named Noah."
The caption says, "Noah's last name was content."
Noah says, "I have a big, curly stick and I don't even know why."
The caption says, "His job was to sell an ark cruise to animals."
Noah asks an opossum hanging in a tree, "Did I say ark? I meant yacht."
The caption says, "He invented soemthing called sales-babble to disquise his motives."
Noah says, "We'll partner to leverage our value-adds in a win-win proposition."
A beaver looks confused. The caption says, "He pioneered the lame joke."
Noah asks a giraffe, "How's the weather up there? Hee hee!"
The caption says, "When he couldn't reach quota, he got creative."
Noah hands a unicorn horn to a cat and says, "Strap this to your head and don't ask questions."
The caption says, "But his greatest innovation he called 'blaming engineering.'"
An angry bear tells Noah, "I can't find the honey spa."
Noah thinks, "Think fast."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WHO WAS THE WORLD'S FIRST SALESPERSON, DOGBERT?
SOME PEOPLE SAY IT WAS A GUY NAMED NOAH.
NOAH'S LAST NAME WAS CONTENT.
I HAVE A BIG, CURLY STICK AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY.
HIS JOB WAS TO SELL AN ARK CRUISE TO ANIMALS.
DID I SAY ARK? I MEANT YACHT.
HE INVENTED SOMETHING CALLED SALES-BABBLE TO DISGUISE HIS MOTIVES.
WE'LL PARTNER TO LEVERAGE OUR VALUE-ADDS IN A WIN-WIN PROPOSITION.
HE PIONEERED THE LAME JOKE.
HOW'S THE WEATHER UP THERE?
!
WHEN HE COULDN'T REACH QUOTA, HE GOT CREATIVE.
STRAP THIS TO YOUR HEAD AND DON'T ASK QUESTIONS BUT HIS GREATEST INNOVATION HE CALLED "BLAMING ENGINEERING." I CAN'T FIND THE HONEY SPA.
THINK FAST.
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AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Salesman and the Ark"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 1997, features a salesman who has a unique approach to sales. He invents a product called "Sales-Babble" to disguise his motives, which he intends to partner with to leverage their value-adds in a win-win proposition.
The salesman's innovative approach is put to the test when he is tasked with selling an ark cruise to animals. He uses his sales-babble to convince the animals to join the cruise, but ultimately fails to find the honey spa. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using sales tactics to sell anything, no matter how absurd the product may be.
Key Points:
- The salesman invents Sales-Babble to disguise his motives.
- He partners with Sales-Babble to leverage their value-adds.
- The salesman uses Sales-Babble to sell an ark cruise to animals.
- He fails to find the honey spa.
- The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using sales tactics to sell anything.
Overall:
The comic strip is a humorous take on the world of sales and marketing. It highlights the importance of being genuine and authentic in one's approach, rather than relying on clever tricks and gimmicks. The use of animals as characters adds to the comedic effect, making the strip an entertaining read.
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