An encounter most interesting

As I was purchasing the new Capstone Administrative Assistant, Paula, her Christmas gift (a Dilbert one-a-day calendar to get her through a year of engineers), I participated in the following conversation:

Store clerk, 25-yr-old male: Do you like Dilbert?

Me: Oh yeah, it's funny, but this is for someone else.

Clerk: I don't get Dilbert. I'm not smart enough.

Me: Oh, well, I think you just need to work in an office - then you'll get it and think it's funny.

Clerk: Well that's the thing. I'm not smart enough to work in an office.

Me: Well... ermm... uhhh

Clerk: That's just it. Everything in my life stems back to me being just plain dumb.

Me: Well, you sell calendars! That's something!

Clerk: Pft. You want to know the only reason I accepted this job? My brother-in-law owns the company and told me it would be easy. I thought I could come here and just slack off. I cannot BELIEVE how popular calendars are this time of year!

Me: Well, with Christmas gifts, and the new year coming up...

Clerk: I mean seriously! I thought I could just come here and play video games all day, but nooooo.

Me: Oh...

Clerk: Yeah, for real. I thought I could bring in my TV and just sit here and slack off all day long. I don't think my TV even fits under this table! I mean, seriously, I --

Me: Thanks! [walked away quickly with purchase]


PS - a few days later, a woman told me my "daughter" (my 21-yr-old sister) was cute.

AND - 1000 bonus points to the first person who figures out what retro Christmas song I was quoting in the post title.