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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Subverted. Ryan tells Kelly that he's not interested in ever getting married, leading her to storm out. Pam tells him to be more careful what he says given Kelly's clear crush on him, only for him to bluntly reply that he knew what he said.

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* IncrediblyLamePun: Abso-''fruit''-ly.


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* {{Pun}}: Abso-''fruit''-ly.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jim books a flight to Australia to make sure he's as far away from Pam's wedding as possible.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
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Jim books a flight to Australia to make sure he's as far away from Pam's wedding as possible.possible.
** Michael walks out on Dwight's speech when he realises the latter's speech has a much better reception [[AttentionWhore than his own]].
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--> Dwight (while pounding fists on the podium): [[PunctuatedForEmphasis It! Is! A PRIVILEGE! TO FIGHT!]]

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--> Dwight (while -->'''Dwight:''' ''(while pounding fists on the podium): podium)'' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis It! Is! A PRIVILEGE! TO FIGHT!]]
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--> Kevin: I have never seen you take a sick day.\\
Angela: Well, I've seen you take enough for both of us.

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--> Kevin: -->'''Kevin:''' I have never seen you take a sick day.\\
Angela: '''Angela:''' Well, I've seen you take enough for both of us.

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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Jim gives Dwight a speech with phrases used by dictators like Mussolini in the hopes it will embarrass him when the audience hears it. What Jim didn't understand was that part of the reason those men were able to seize power in the first place was that the public speeches they made were incredibly charismatic. The result is that the audience is captivated by Dwight's passionate words and gives him rounding applause.

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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Dwight's attempt at a practice speech to his co-workers starts off with Michael's beloved [[Film/GoodMorningVietnam "Gooood morning, Vietnam!"]].
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Jim gives Dwight a speech with phrases used by dictators like Mussolini in the hopes it will embarrass him when the audience hears it. What Jim didn't understand was that part of the reason those men were able to seize power in the first place was that the public speeches they made were incredibly charismatic. The result is that the audience is captivated by Dwight's passionate words and gives him rounding huge applause.



* LOL69: Kevin says he always sets the office thermostat to 69 degrees, then smirks knowingly.



* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Dwight has attained the highest award a sales person at a mid-range paper company can receive.

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* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Jim notes that Dwight has attained the "the highest award a sales person at a mid-range possible honor" for "a northeastern Pennsylvania-based mid-sized paper company can receive.regional salesman."



* WigDressAccent: Maybe without the wig, but Angela's PaperThinDisguise while she takes off work to videotape Dwight.

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* WigDressAccent: Maybe without the It's a big hat rather than a wig, but Angela's PaperThinDisguise while she takes off work to videotape Dwight. Dwight fits here.

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* WigDressAccent: Maybe without the wig, but Angela's PaperThinDisguise while [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming she takes off work to videotape Dwight]].
--> Kevin: I have never seen you take a sick day.
--> Angela: Well, I've seen you take enough for both of us.

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* WigDressAccent: Maybe without the wig, but Angela's PaperThinDisguise while [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming she takes off work to videotape Dwight]].Dwight.
--> Kevin: I have never seen you take a sick day.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Jim gives Dwight a speech with phrases used by dictators like Mussolini in the hopes it will embarrass him when the audience hears it. What Jim didn't understand was that part of the reason those men were able to seize power in the first place was that the public speeches they made were incredibly charismatic. The result is that the audience is captivated by Dwight's passionate words and gives him rounding applause.
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* TruthInTelevision: Dwight's adapting one of Mussolini's speeches to sales is more plausible when you realize that many people already applied Sun Tzu's Literature/TheArtOfWar to business.

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* TruthInTelevision: Dwight's adapting one of Mussolini's speeches to sales is more plausible when you realize that many people already applied Sun Tzu's Literature/TheArtOfWar Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}} to business.

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* HiddenDepths : Creed can speak Cantonese.
* IncrediblyLamePun : Abso-''fruit''-ly.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain : It appears that Jim is pranking Dwight by telling him to bang his fists, and giving him a speech by Mussolini. But when Dwight delivers the speech, it's amazing.
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative : Dwight has attained the highest award a sales person at a mid-range paper company can receive.
* ProudWarriorRace : In his speech, Dwight likens sales people to soldiers in the war of work.

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* HiddenDepths : HiddenDepths: Creed can speak Cantonese.
* IncrediblyLamePun : IncrediblyLamePun: Abso-''fruit''-ly.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain : NiceJobFixingItVillain: It appears that Jim is pranking Dwight by telling him to bang his fists, and giving him a speech by Mussolini. But when Dwight delivers the speech, it's amazing.
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative : OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Dwight has attained the highest award a sales person at a mid-range paper company can receive.
* ProudWarriorRace : ProudWarriorRace: In his speech, Dwight likens sales people to soldiers in the war of work.



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jim books a flight to Australia to make sure he's as far away from Pam's wedding as possible.



* WigDressAccent : Maybe without the wig, but Angela's PaperThinDisguise while [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming she takes off work to videotape Dwight]].

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* WigDressAccent : WigDressAccent: Maybe without the wig, but Angela's PaperThinDisguise while [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming she takes off work to videotape Dwight]].

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* IncrediblyLamePun : Abso-fruit-ly
* NiceJobFixingItVillain : It appears that Jim is pranking Dwight by telling him to bang his fists, and giving him a speech by Mussolini... but when Dwight delivers the speech, it's amazing.

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* IncrediblyLamePun : Abso-fruit-ly
Abso-''fruit''-ly.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain : It appears that Jim is pranking Dwight by telling him to bang his fists, and giving him a speech by Mussolini... but Mussolini. But when Dwight delivers the speech, it's amazing.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain : It appears that Jim is pranking Dwight by telling him to bang his fists, and giving him a speech by Mussolini...But when Dwight delivers the speech, it's amazing.

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain : It appears that Jim is pranking Dwight by telling him to bang his fists, and giving him a speech by Mussolini...But but when Dwight delivers the speech, it's amazing.
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People adapted Sun Tzu already...

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* TruthInTelevision: Dwight's adapting one of Mussolini's speeches to sales is more plausible when you realize that many people already applied Sun Tzu's Literature/TheArtOfWar to business.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain : It appears that Jim is pranking Dwight by telling him to bang his fists, and giving him a speech by Mussolini...But when Dwight delivers the speech, it's amazing.
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* EroticEating: Dwight and grapes.


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* IncrediblyLamePun : Abso-fruit-ly

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* HatWigGlasses : Maybe without the wig, but Angela's PaperThinDisguise while [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming she takes off work to videotape Dwight]].
--> Kevin: I have never seen you take a sick day.
--> Angela: Well, I've seen you take enough for both of us.



--> Dwight (while pounding fists on the podium): [[PunctuatedForEmphasis It! Is! A PRIVILEGE! TO FIGHT!]]

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--> Dwight (while pounding fists on the podium): [[PunctuatedForEmphasis It! Is! A PRIVILEGE! TO FIGHT!]]FIGHT!]]
* WigDressAccent : Maybe without the wig, but Angela's PaperThinDisguise while [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming she takes off work to videotape Dwight]].
--> Kevin: I have never seen you take a sick day.
--> Angela: Well, I've seen you take enough for both of us.
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* HatWigGlasses : Maybe without the wig, but Angela's PaperThinDisguise while [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming she takes off work to videotape Dwight]].
--> Kevin: I have never seen you take a sick day.
--> Angela: Well, I've seen you take enough for both of us.



* OverlyNarrowSuperlative : Dwight has attained the highest award a sales person at a mid-range paper company can receive.

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* OverlyNarrowSuperlative : Dwight has attained the highest award a sales person at a mid-range paper company can receive.receive.
* ProudWarriorRace : In his speech, Dwight likens sales people to soldiers in the war of work.
--> Dwight (while pounding fists on the podium): [[PunctuatedForEmphasis It! Is! A PRIVILEGE! TO FIGHT!]]
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Dwight has won Dunder-Mifflin's Top Salesman of The Year award, and he's nervous about giving a speech in front of everyone at the convention. Pam uses office time to plan her wedding, which drives Jim crazy to the point where he decides to travel when she gets married. The employees each adjust the thermostat to a different temperature.

Air date: March 2, 2006

* HiddenDepths : Creed can speak Cantonese.
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative : Dwight has attained the highest award a sales person at a mid-range paper company can receive.

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