Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 17th June 2003

Dilbert//5176, first published 23 years ago on Tuesday 17th June 2003

Tags

sales call vatican sales people worried

Official transcript

Dilbert, dressed as God, is seated on the plane next to a woman. He says, "It's because I'm making a sales call to the Vatican."

Dilbert continues, "I'm told that salespeople should dress one level above their customers."

The plane is viewed from the outside. A voice asks, "Aren't you worried?"

Another voice responds, "About what?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S BECAUSE I'M MAKING A SALES CALL TO THE VATICAN I'M TOLD THAT SALESPEOPLE SHOULD DRESS ONE LEVEL ABOVE THEIR CUSTOMERS.

AREN'T YOU WORRIED?

ABOUT WHAT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dressing for Success"

Summary:

• A salesperson is making a call to the Vatican.
• The salesperson is told that salespeople should dress one level above their customers.
• The salesperson is shown wearing a white robe, with the caption "Aren't you worried?"
• The response is "About what?"
• The punchline is that the salesperson is dressed as a priest, implying that they are trying to dress above their customers, but in a way that is not appropriate for a sales call.

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