Scott Adams: In his own words
Today’s comic featured me being sucked into the Dilbert world. A tiny and poorly drawn version of me is complaining about violating the “third wall.” [missing image] Many readers gleefully wrote to tell me I’m an idiot and I should have said “fourth wall.” That’s what it’s called when a…
Read MoreSo you think you’re funny? Let’s find out. Below is a version of my comic that will run in papers and on www.dilbert.com on 12/9/05 (Friday). I left out the dialog for the second and third panels. Your job is to come up with something funnier than what I already…
Read MoreIn today’s blog entry I will teach you how to write humor, thus removing the mystery and in the process turning you into a joyless zombie, albeit a witty one. I wrote on this topic more extensively in my book, The Joy of Work. So I’ll just give you the…
Read MoreDid you see my comic on 11-3-05 where the Pointy-Haired Boss is interviewing for a new Boss’s Pet? Here it is again in case you missed it. [missing image] It’s mildly amusing at best. But the original version, that didn’t make it past my editor, was a bit edgier. It…
Read MoreThose Crocodiles A few months ago I got an e-mail from Stephan Pastis, the creator of a comic called Pearls Before Swine. He asked my opinion about the crocodile characters he had introduced to the strip. They were a big hit with fans, but he worried about using them too much….
Read MoreSeveral people sent comments to my blog yesterday saying they noticed that my comic on 9-6-05 that featured a porpoise killing a lawyer was published in two different versions. The tame version ran in newspapers and the edgier one ran on my website. What’s up with that, they wonder. Sometimes…
Read MoreWelcome to my first blog entry. If you’re reading this on company time, congratulations on beating the system. If you’re reading it on your own time, you really need to find a job where they pay you to do this sort of thing. Did you happen to see my comic…
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