Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th October 1997
Dilbert//3116, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 26th October 1997
Tags
editable wax fruit live at desk no social life social activity vending machine food marketing network
Official transcript
During a staff meeting, The Boss says, "It has come to my attention that one of you has a social life."
Wally says, "There must be some mistake."
The Boss says, "We can't be successful until our social lives are worse than the industry average."
He stands up and says, "Our competitors spend the nights in their cubicles. They eat from vending machines."
The Boss walks behind Wally, Dilbert and Alice. He says, "Someone here has not shown the same level of competetive spirit."
The Boss grabs Asok by the collar and says, "Someone had a social activity last night!"
Asok cries, "I'm sorry! I thought they were friends... but they were only recruiting for a multi-level marketing network!!!"
Dilbert says, "What were they selling?"
Asok says, "Edible wax fruit. Brochure?"
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT ONE OF YOU HAS A SOCIAL LIFE.
THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.
WE CAN'T BE SUCCESSFUL UNTIL OUR SOCIAL LIVES ARE WORSE THAN THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE OUR COMPETITORS SPEND THE NIGHTS IN THEIR CUBICLES.
THEY EAT FROM VENDING MACHINES.
SOMEONE HERE HAS NOT SHOWN THE SAME LEVEL OF COMPETITIVE SPIRIT.
SOMEONE HAD A SOCIAL ACTIVITY LAST NIGHT!
I'M SORRY! I THOUGHT THEY WERE FRIENDS...
BUT THEY WERE ONLY RECRUITING FOR A MULTILEVEL MARKETING NETWORK!!!
WHAT WERE THEY SELLING?
EDIBLE WAX FRUIT..
BROCHURE?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Social Life of a Salesman"
Summary:
The comic strip follows a salesman who is trying to impress his colleagues with his social life. However, his attempts are met with skepticism and ridicule. The salesman boasts about his social activities, but his colleagues are unimpressed and point out that he is only recruiting for a multi-level marketing network. The salesman becomes defensive and tries to justify his actions, but ultimately realizes that he is not as successful as he thought he was. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of salesmen trying to present themselves as more successful than they actually are.
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