Dilbert Wikipedia. Dilbert is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 1. The strip is known for its satiricaloffice humor about a white collar, micromanaged office featuring engineer Dilbert as the title character. The strip has spawned several books, an animated television series, a video game, and hundreds of Dilbert themed merchandise items. Dilbert Future and The Joy of Work are among the most read books in the series. Adams received the National Cartoonists Society. Reuben Award in 1. Newspaper Comic Strip Award in the same year for his work on the strip. Dilbert appears online and in 2,0. The comic strip originally revolved around Dilbert and his pet dog Dogbert in their home. Gl-sadams.jpg/800px-Gl-sadams.jpg' alt='Scott Adams Games' title='Scott Adams Games' />Many plots revolved around Dilberts engineer nature or his bizarre inventions. Also prominent were plots based on Dogberts megalomaniacal ambitions. Later, the location of most of the action moved to Dilberts workplace and the strip started to satirize technology, workplace, and company issues. The comic strips popular success is attributable to its workplace setting and themes, which are familiar to a large and appreciative audience 3 Adams has said that switching the setting from Dilberts home to his office was when the strip really started to take off. The workplace location is Silicon Valley. Dilbert portrays corporate culture as a Kafkaesque world of bureaucracy for its own sake and office politics that stand in the way of productivity, where employees skills and efforts are not rewarded, and busy work is praised. Scott Adams Games' title='Scott Adams Games' />Home page of the original Scott Adams Adventure Games author. Includes downloadable games, FAQ and testimonials from players. TRS80 Revived Site by Ira Goldklangs is an archive of everything related to the Tandy Radio Shack TRS80 microcomputer lines. Site contains emulators, programs. Bartholomew Edward Bart Scott born August 18, 1980 is a former American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League NFL for eleven seasons. Much of the humor emerges as the audience sees the characters making obviously ridiculous decisions that are natural reactions to mismanagement. CharacterseditDilberteditThe main character in the strip, Dilbert is a stereotypical technically minded single male. Until October 2. 01. October 1. 3, 2. 01. Dilbert is a skilled engineer but has a poor social and romantic life. Pointy Haired BosseditThe unnamed, oblivious manager of the engineering division of Dilberts company. Scott Adams states that he never named him so that people can imagine him to be their boss. In earlier strips he was depicted as a stereotypical late middle aged balding middle manager with jowls it was not until later that he developed his signature pointy hair and the jowls disappeared. He is hopelessly incompetent at management, and often tries to compensate for his lack of skills with countless group therapy sessions and business strategies which rarely bear fruit. He does not understand technical issues but always tries to disguise this, usually by using buzzwords he also does not understand. The Boss treats his employees alternately with enthusiasm or neglect he often uses them to his own ends regardless of the consequences to them. Fm 2005 Tactics. Adams himself wrote that Hes not sadistic, just uncaring. His level of intelligence varies from near vegetative to perceptive and clever, depending on the strips comic needs. His utter lack of consistent business ethics, however, is perfectly consistent. His brother is a demon named Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, and according to Adams, the pointy hair is intended to remind one of devils horns. One of the oldest engineers, Wally was originally a worker trying to get fired to get a severance package. He hates work and avoids it whenever he can. He often carries a cup of coffee, calmly sipping from it even in the midst of chaos or office shaking revelations. Wally is extremely cynical. He is even more socially inept than Dilbert though far less self aware of the fact, and references to his lack of personal hygiene are not uncommon. Like the Pointy Haired Boss, Wally is utterly lacking in ethics and will take advantage of any situation to maximize his personal gain while doing the least possible amount of honest work. Squat and balding, Wally is almost invariably portrayed wearing a short sleeved dress shirt and tie. Adams has stated that Wally was based on a Pacific Bell coworker of his who was interested in a generous employee buy out programfor the companys worst employees. This had the effect of causing this manwhom Adams describes as one of the more brilliant people Ive metto work hard at being incompetent, rude, and generally poor at his job to qualify for the buy out program. Dilbert is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. The strip is known for its satirical office humor about. Adams has said that this inspired the basic laziness and amorality of Wallys character. Despite these personality traits Wally is accepted as part of Dilbert, Ted, Alice, and Asoks clique. Although his relationship with Alice is often antagonistic and Dilbert occasionally denies being his friend, their actions show at least a certain acceptance of him. One of the more competent engineers. She is often frustrated at her work, because she does not get proper recognition, which she believes is because she is female, though in reality it is likely because she has a quick, often violent temper, sometimes putting her Fist of Death to use, even with the Pointy Haired Boss. Alice is based on a woman that Scott Adams worked with named Anita, who is described as sharing Alices pink suit, fluffy hair, technical proficiency, coffee obsession, and take no crap attitude. DogberteditDilberts anthropomorphic pet dog is the smartest dog on Earth. Dogbert is a megalomaniac intellectual dog, planning to one day conquer the world. He once succeeded, but became bored with the ensuing peace, and quit. Often seen in high ranking consultant or technical support jobs, he constantly abuses his power and fools the management of Dilberts company, though considering the intelligence of the companys management in general and Dilberts boss in particular, this is not very hard to do. He also enjoys pulling scams on unsuspecting and usually dull customers to steal their money. However, despite Dogberts cynical exterior, he has been known to pull his master out of some tight jams. Dogberts nature as a pet was more emphasized during the earlier years of the strip as the strip progressed, references to his acting like a dog became less common, although he still wags his tail when he perpetrates his scams. When an older Dilbert arrives while time traveling from the future, he refers to Dogbert as majesty, indicating that Dogbert will one day indeed rule the world. CatberteditCatbert is a fictional cat, and the evil director of human resources in the Dilbert comic strip. He was supposed to be a one time character but resonated with readers so well that Adams brought him back as the HR director. A young intern, he works very hard but does not always get proper recognition. Asok is intensely intelligent but naive about corporate life the shattering of his optimistic illusions becomes frequent comic fodder. He is Indian, and has graduated from the Indian Institutes of Technology IIT. Scott Adams Games' title='Scott Adams Games' />The other workers, especially the boss, often unwittingly trample on his cultural beliefs. On the occasions when Asok mentions this, he is normally ignored. His test scores a perfect 1. SAT and his IQ of 2. Nonetheless he is often called upon by the Boss to do odd jobs, and in meetings his ideas are usually left hanging. He is also seen regularly at the lunch table with Wally and Dilbert, experiencing jarring realizations of the nature of corporate life. There are a few jokes about his psychic powers, which he learned at the IIT. Passing Statistics Player Att Comp Yds Comp YdsAtt TD TD INT. Scott Adams Adventures. The Classic Scott Adams text adventures, now with Hints and Solutions. Contact IGN Editors to offer feedback, ask questions, or submit news tips. Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth is scheduled to be released from prison in October 2018. Carruths disabled son, Chancellor Lee Adams, about to. 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