- Encyclopedia salesman: [rings doorbell] Burglar!
- [rings again]
- Encyclopedia salesman: Burglar!
- House wife: [opens door part way] Yes?
- Encyclopedia salesman: Burglar, madam.
- House wife: Whatchu want?
- Encyclopedia salesman: I want to come in and steal a few things, madam.
- House wife: Are you an encyclopedia salesman?
- Encyclopedia salesman: No madam, I'm a burglar, I burgle people.
- House wife: I think you're an encyclopedia salesman.
- Encyclopedia salesman: Oh I'm not. Open the door and let me in, please.
- House wife: If I let you in, you'll sell me encyclopedias...
- Encyclopedia salesman: I won't madam, I just want to come in and ransack the flat, honestly.
- House wife: Promise no encyclopedias?
- Encyclopedia salesman: None at all.
- House wife: Alright.
- [unchains the door]
- Encyclopedia salesman: [stepping in] Mind you, I don't know whether you've ever really considered the advantages of owning a really fine set of encyclopedias, ya know. It can do you a really wonder...
- Head of the Careers Advisory Board: That man was a successful encyclopedia salesman. But not all encyclopedia salesmen are successful. Here is an unsuccessful encyclopedia salesman.
- [a body falls out of an office building window and plummets to the ground]
- Head of the Careers Advisory Board: Now here are two unsuccessful encyclopedia salesmen.
- [This time, two bodies fall out the window and plummet to the ground]
- Head of the Careers Advisory Board: I think there's a lesson there for all of us.
- Vet: I'm afraid I'm not personally qualified to confuse cats, but I can recommend an extremely good service.