Scott Adams: In his own words
Today the AP reported: WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets. Vice President Cheney explained the shooting this way: “I was tracking a covey of…
Read MorePeople often ask me why I don’t draw political cartoons. So I tried one. I think you’ll agree that the world is better off without it. [missing image] Click it to enlarge.
Read MorePeople have been telling me for years that I should have my head examined, and yesterday I did. It’s standard procedure for people who have sudden speech problems, even though I’ve already solved the problem with Botox treatments to the vocal cords. (Seriously. More on that another time.) I was…
Read MoreDo you love your boss so much that you want to write him or her a poem? This is your chance. Leave your best (rated PG) poem in the comments. This idea comes courtesy Diana Wales who supplies an example: A boss like you is hard to…
Read MoreRecently I predicted in this blog that Hamas’ election victory would cause them to soften their stance on Israel. I based that prediction on the fact that it’s hard to reconcile “destroy Israel” with “we’ll all be meeting at the parliament building at noon to talk about it.” There are…
Read MorePerhaps you’ve heard about the Danish editorial cartoon that sparked riots all over the world. According to the news, the comic featured some disrespectful images of The Prophet, so believers burned Danish embassies and whatnot. Let me go on record as saying I don’t approve of the burning of embassies….
Read MoreBased on your comments, here are the top 15 preferred artists to take over drawing the Unfit comic strip. They are ranked so you can see who got the most positive comments. http://www.looking4cartoonist.com/top15 [no longer available] I’d love to have your comments on this trimmed down list. I’ve developed some…
Read MoreThere are many ways to learn things. You could read a book, take a class, perhaps do your own experiments. My favorite source of knowledge is called “some guy told me.” When you consider that my other favorite source is hallucinations, the “some guy told me” method of knowledge acquisition…
Read MorePeople are often surprised to learn that I consider myself an optimist, albeit an optimist with cynical tendencies and a dark side that Lucifer himself would find a little creepy. (Perhaps you’ve noticed.) I’m actually named on a web site that lists Famous Cynics. You don’t normally associate cynicism with…
Read MoreSo far I’ve taught you how to dance, how to be funny, and how to seem less boring to other people. Today I will teach you the most important rule about getting along with your mate. The biggest relationship mistake you can make is to assume that because you have…
Read MoreYesterday I got a massage at a hotel spa. As I was disrobing I noticed a big bottle of massage oil sitting near the sink. It was labeled “Nut Oil.” My first thought was “Gee, they have a different type of oil for every body part.” My second thought was…
Read MoreThank you all for the time you spent going through the submissions for Unfit. Your comments are hugely helpful. The next step will be for Mike Belkin to narrow down the submissions to the top ten (maybe fewer) and ask for comments again. This isn’t an election per se, except…
Read MoreEarlier this month I told you that Mike Belkin was looking for an artist to take over the drawing of his syndicated comic strip Unfit. More than 80 people submitted samples. I’m amazed at the level of talent. I was expecting most of the submissions to come from toddlers and…
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