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** Jim gives a minor glance at Pam when he realizes she said ''two'' people are going to Schrute Farms, and that means his first getaway with her will be at Dwight's weird farm.

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** Jim gives a minor glance at Pam when he realizes she said ''two'' people are going to Schrute Farms, and that means his first getaway with her will be at Dwight's weird farm.farm rather than someplace romantic.

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* OhCrap: When Michael realized that he has cold-called Stanley.

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When Michael realized that he has cold-called Stanley.Stanley.
** Jim gives a minor glance at Pam when he realizes she said ''two'' people are going to Schrute Farms, and that means his first getaway with her will be at Dwight's weird farm.
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* ImmediateSelfContradiction:
** "Agro-tourism is more than a Bed and Breakfast. It consists of tourists coming to a farm, showing them around, giving them a bed, giving them breakfast."
** Michael and Jan consolidated their two cars into one car. It just made good economic sense. It's a Porsche, for Jan.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: When Ryan tells Michael he cannot have a second job if it affects his performance, Michael claims it is unlikely he would have figured out how to use [=PowerPoint=] anyway. While this is interrupted by Kelly trying to make Ryan jealous, it's really not a good argument to make.

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* NotHelpingYourCase: When Ryan tells Michael he cannot have a second job if it affects his performance, Michael claims it is unlikely he would have figured out how to use [=PowerPoint=] anyway. While this is interrupted by Kelly trying to make Ryan jealous, it's anyway, implying he wouldn't have done it even if he had the time. It's really not a good argument to make.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: When Ryan tells Michael he cannot have a second job if it affects his performance, Michael claims it is unlikely he would have figured out how to use PowerPoint anyway. While this is interrupted by Kelly trying to make Ryan jealous, it's really not a good argument to make.

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* NotHelpingYourCase: When Ryan tells Michael he cannot have a second job if it affects his performance, Michael claims it is unlikely he would have figured out how to use PowerPoint [=PowerPoint=] anyway. While this is interrupted by Kelly trying to make Ryan jealous, it's really not a good argument to make.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: When Ryan tells Michael he cannot have a second job if it affects his performance, Michael claims it is unlikely he would have figured out how to use PowerPoint anyway. While this is interrupted by Kelly trying to make Ryan jealous, it's really not a good argument to make.
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-->'''Michael:''' ''You're'' a presentation "tool".

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-->'''Michael:''' ''You're'' a presentation "tool"."tool" if you think I'm going to talk to Jan about this.
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* NoYou: After Oscar shows Michael a [=PowerPoint=] chart about where his finances are going, he recommends Michael talk to Jan. Michael is against it.
-->'''Michael:''' We'll find another way. We'll ask [=PowerPoint=].
-->'''Oscar:''' It's a presentation tool.
-->'''Michael:''' ''You're'' a presentation "tool".

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* HypocriticalHumor: Michael, as a telemarketer, finds himself the recipient of his own CatchPhrase.
-->'''Nick:''' Everybody, conference room. Five minutes.
-->'''Michael:''' ''(aside)'' These meetings are useless.

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Michael, as a telemarketer, finds himself the recipient of his own CatchPhrase.
-->'''Nick:''' --->'''Nick:''' Everybody, conference room. Five minutes.
-->'''Michael:''' --->'''Michael:''' ''(aside)'' These meetings are useless.useless.
** Kelly calls Darryl the most selfish person she's ever met... because he spends time with his daughter that ''could'' be spent with her.
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* EpicFail: When Michael goes to quit the telemarketing job, he discovers he had been mispronouncing the name of the drug he was supposed to be selling the whole time.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: As much of a HateSink as Ryan becomes in this season, it is absolutely true that what a person does outside of work becomes a workplace issue once it affects their job performance. Even with Ryan's "quit the other job or you're fired here" ultimatum, he is nothing but a ReasonableAuthorityFigure in this episode.

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* HiddenDepths: Michael shows how he's quite the film buff when he discusses with his telemarketing coworkers the flaws of ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard''.

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Michael shows how he's quite the film buff when he discusses with his telemarketing coworkers the flaws of ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard''.''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard''.
** Toby diagrams a sentence in real time to illustrate the correct usage of "who" versus "whom". Later episodes reveal he writes novels as a hobby. ([[MostWritersAreWriters He is played by writer Paul Lieberstein.]])
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* NiceGuy:
** Vikram. He's technically competing with Michael for a sales bonus (not that Michael is much of a threat as a telemarketer), but he's still friendly with him and gives advice on how to do the job.
** Michael himself managed to build a rapport with every other worker at his new job except his boss.

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* NoodleIncident: Kevin has started a new band called ''Scrantonicity II'', but doesn't go into details about why he's no longer in ''Scrantonicity''.

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Kevin has started a new band called ''Scrantonicity II'', but doesn't go into details about why he's no longer in ''Scrantonicity''.''Scrantonicity''.
** Mose has had nightmares ever since "the storm".
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* HypocriticalHumor: Michael, as a telemarketer, finds himself the recipient of his own CatchPhrase.
-->'''Nick:''' Everybody, conference room. Five minutes.
-->'''Michael:''' ''(aside)'' These meetings are useless.
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* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Michael's aforementioned "declaration of bankruptcy".
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Kelly is more of a bratty jerk instead of "evil". Nevertheless, she is unable to comprehend why Darryl [[GoodParents wouldn't skip his night with his daughter so the two of them can go on a date]].

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Oscar creates a slide to demonstrate Michael's finances, including essential, non-essential, and entirely unnecessary spending (like magic sets, bass fishing equipment, etc.). Michael is more interested in the graphics.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint:
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Oscar creates a slide to demonstrate Michael's finances, including essential, non-essential, and entirely unnecessary spending (like magic sets, bass fishing equipment, etc.). Michael is more interested in the graphics.
** Kelly is baffled by Darryl, being upfront with what's on his mind, and urging her to think before she says anything. What kind of game is that?



* MoneyDumb: Michael is shown to be having to take a second job to pay for his debts, not helped by his live-in girlfriend Jan wasting their money and having no idea of the debt issue. When Oscar analyzes his spends, he realizes that Michael's issues come from unnecessary purchases.

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* MoneyDumb: Michael is shown to be having to take a second job to pay for his debts, not helped by his live-in girlfriend Jan wasting their money and having no idea of the debt issue. When Oscar analyzes his spends, he realizes that Michael's issues come from unnecessary purchases.purchases such as bass fishing equipment and multiple magic sets.



* PetTheDog: Jim and Pam feel bad for Dwight after seeing how heartbroken he is so they write a positive review of his farm and Jim gives him a heart-to-heart in the stairwell.

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Jim and Pam feel bad for Dwight after seeing how heartbroken he is so they write a positive review of his farm and Jim gives him a heart-to-heart in the stairwell.stairwell.
** Oscar taking the time to help Michael figure out his finances.
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* BadReviewThreat: Dwight initially won't allow Pam to book herself and Jim a reservation at his bed and breakfast. Then when Pam implies she'll leave a bad review on Trip Advisor, he relents.

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* CallBack: Kevin has started a new [[Music/ThePolice Police]] cover band called Scrantonicity II.

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Kevin has started a new [[Music/ThePolice Police]] cover band called Scrantonicity II.II.
** While not mentioning it by name, Michael tells his call center co-workers a little about his ''Threat Level Midnight'' screenplay.
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* CallBack: Kevin has apparently started a new ''Music/ThePolice'' cover band.

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* CallBack: Kevin has apparently started a new ''Music/ThePolice'' [[Music/ThePolice Police]] cover band.band called Scrantonicity II.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Michael runs out of the office and hops on a freight train, hoping to get away from everything.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Michael runs out of the office and hops on a freight train, hoping to get away from everything.everything.
* WorthlessForeignDegree: While sharing his dinner with Michael, Vikram mentions that he was a surgeon in India.

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