He transferred to the Stamford branch and couldn't take vacation days so soon after the transfer.
According to writer Paul Lieberstein, Jim never did go on his Australian vacation. However, in a deleted scene from The Alliance, Jim brings a tuna sandwich for lunch. In this episode, Ryan tells us that Jim eats a ham and cheese sandwich everyday. More than likely this had a significant impact on making Dwight the number one salesperson and Jim number nine. In Diversity Day, Jim loses a sale that normally makes up 25% of his yearly commission to Dwight. Dwight's award may have come at the expense of Jim. He also draws on Karl Marx, though it is from the book The Communist Manifesto and not a speech ("Workers of the world, Unite"). Portions of Dwight's speech are drawn from the speeches of Lenin ("No revolution is worth anything unless it can defend itself") and Benito Mussolini ("Blood alone moves the wheels of history" "It is a privilege to fight !"). Global Television Network in Canada aired this episode the day before it aired in the United States due to a scheduling conflict with the finale of Skating with Celebrities. What's more, his shout-out is in Mandarin, even though the primary language in Hong Kong is Cantonese. In Creed's talking head, he says, "我的中華的朋友你好" ("Hello, my Chinese friends") in an accent so thick it is practically unintelligible. Trivia For a list of songs featured in this episode, see List of songs that appear in episodes. He was very upset and likely missed many of the activities. Pam asks Michael, "Have you ever been to a wedding?" Spoiler: We learn in " Phyllis's Wedding" that the only wedding Michael had been to up to this point was his mother's. Michael suggests that Pam practice for her bride's speech. Non-notable cut scenes include Michael scratching an itch on his thigh, Dwight nervously clicking a pen, and several closeups of Jim's face. An extended scene of Michael's unfunny and extremely awkward speech. Dwight gushes in adoration for the character of Starbuck, and Michael asks him, "Are you a twelve-year-old girl?" Their first stop is a numismatic meeting, then a science fiction convention, featuring the cast of Battlestar Galactica. Michael and Dwight look for the meeting hall. Ryan brings Pam the wrong type of stamps for her wedding invitations. This is the first time Michael has shown anything but admiration for Ryan. In a talking-head interview, Michael explains that the fact that Ryan (as a temporary employee) can leave at any time scares him. Ryan describes how he hopes to land a "challenging full-time or part-time position somewhere else." This is met with applause from the other staff, but this troubles Michael. 
In the speaking exercise, Phyllis toasts to her good fortune for having found a man she is in love with. 
After Dwight's failed announcement, Michael tries to find a joke "that not even you can ruin." Dwight begins telling the staff a sailor joke, but Meredith stops him because her nephew is serving in Iraq.Dwight practices his speech, and Michael criticizes his delivery.Dwight comes to work wearing sunglasses and tries to get Jim to complete the sentence, "My future is so bright.".The Season Two DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. When he tells Pam about it later, she is initially excited, until he tells her that he's leaving June 8, meaning he will not be able to attend her wedding. Jim, upset at having to hear wedding planning at Pam's desk, calls a travel agent and arranges a trip to Australia. When Pam tries to tell Ryan how Kelly feels about him, he coldly says, "I know what I said."
Kelly hints to Ryan she'd like to get married, but Ryan hurts her feelings by saying he doesn't ever plan to get married. Jim "helps" him by giving him suggestions and speech notes from speeches of famous dictators.
The tape then cuts off as Michael throws the ball to an unsuspecting Pam.ĭwight, the company's top salesman of the year, worries over a speech he must give at a ceremony honoring him. Other annoyed workers play keep-away, but when Ryan gets the ball, he is tackled by Dwight, who barrels Creed and Stanley out of the way before snapping the ball to Michael. But when Michael tosses it to Oscar, Jim intercepts the ball. Michael hurls the football all the way to accounting, where Kevin catches it and tosses it back. Jim is irritated, which fuels Dwight and Michael. Dwight and Michael chuck a football back and forth, talking.
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