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Fugitive from the Cubicle Police

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Monkey: Evolution favors monkeys. Eventually humans will be kept in cages as pets...
Dilbert: Impossible! We humans will never allow ourselves to be treated like that! Now, get out of my cubicle!

Dilbert, the mainstay of office-life critical witticisms, is the concept of Scott Adams, who quit his job to write the column, using it primarily to exorcise the demons that haunted him (and, indeed, seem to haunt all in small-to-large corporate America) during his tenure as a mid-level office worker.

In his introduction, he says: 'I was doing some thinking today. But I didn't enjoy it very much, so I decided to write this introduction instead....'

Who can argue with this? This, perhaps in a brief statement, summarises much of the underlying philosophy of the corporate culture Adams presents in his Dilbert column. It certainly epitomises the prevailing attitude of the boss and management structure. And of course, being in charge of his own column, Adams has graduated (or, perhaps sunk) to the level of management.

This book consists of a generous sampling of Sunday columns (complete with colour -- OOOH! AAAH!) -- colour of course being a Dilbert-ian device to disguise the lack of information. Yet, the information here is timely and timeless (insofar as anything about corporate culture can be timeless).

Dogbert's entry into and rising through the hierarchy is a good case in point, where LOUD equals results. After securing a corner office with a window by being LOUD, a task force ripe for empire-building within the company, the budgetary control of his boss, he is invited, at the end of his first week on the job, to meet with the president of the company.

President: You've made quite a name for yourself in the week you've worked here.
Dogbert: It was easy to grab power, once I realised that other executives were just imbeciles with good hair.
President: I hope you don't think that of me.
Dogbert: No, that looks like a toupee from here...

Onward and upward...

Finally Dogbert becomes president, exercises stock options after a disastrous but stock-market-friendly series of initiative plans (of course, they only have to be plans for the stock market to react), and retires to devote himself to philanthropy, which is 'mostly about watching people beg, and having buildings named after me.'

We are introduced to Dilbert's co-workers, who are variously competent and stuck in their jobs, rejoicing the occasional tiny victories, or, more frequently, plotting grand schemes to gain the minor advantage (a few more inches of cubicle space, for instance). We are introduced to incompetent co-workers who get promotions and jobs in other firms with real offices and perks. We discover what kinds of women will date (and dump) Dilbert. Of course, that might have become a bit of a different problem had Dilbert's boss not been corrected in time...

Boss: My boss says we need some eunuchs programmers.
Dilbert: I think he means Unix, not eunuchs. And I already know Unix.
Boss: If the company nurse drops by, tell her I said "Never mind."

Dilbert does sometimes win after all.

I really enjoyed "The Dilbert Principle." Everyone should own a copy. Unfortunately, anyone who owns that book might find themself retreading familiar territory here. Many strips overlap, albeit sometimes the storylines are extended further in this volume. If you're a completist, get it; the strips are all good. If not, stick with "The Dilbert Principle."

Another hilarious Dilbert compilation. With both color and black and white strips, this book is a must have for any Dilbert enthusiast. Complete with Dogbert's always insightful tips on surviving the work place, and Dilberts quirky ways of getting out of doing any work for his inept manager. This book gives a very disturbing look into corporate America, with Dilbert, Alice, Wally, Dogbert, Ratbert, Pointy Haired Boss, Catbert, Phil the Prince of Insufficient Light, Bob the dinosaur, Dilberts girlfriend Liz, and many more, this book is still just as funny after two or three readings. I highly recomend this book.

I was laughing so hard when I finished reading this book that my sides ached. I also wanted to cry because Scott Adams' observations on the absurdities of the '90s workplace are dead on, whether you are an engineer, a teacher, a social worker or a nurse. . .I have friends in all these professions and more who are Dilbert fans. Thank you, Scott, for making work just a little bit easier and letting me know that I am not the only person who is surrounded by idiots on the job!!

If you're only going to get one Dilbert book (which would be folly), get this book. It has Adams' best comics, and I couldn't stop from laughing out loud in public reading some of the strips. Get it ASAP!

Fugitive From The Cubicle Police is a 224-page collection of Scott Adams' hilarious Dilbert cartoons. Dated from 1993 and 1994, these cartoons are from quite early in the Dilbert story. Most of the normal crew is here: Dilbert, Alice (her hair isn't pyramid-shaped yet), Wally, Dogbert, and so forth, but no Catbert. The cartoons themselves appear as they did in your favorite newspaper, with the big Sunday ones printed in bright color!

This book is great, a must-have addition to the library of any Scott Adams fan. And, the finger-puppets make it that much better. This is perhaps the best Dilbert book of them all - buy it!

How can cubical dwellers vent with their office related frustrations? Dilbert. From's Wally's lazy and devious ways to the boss's incompetence to Dogbert's sarcasm, this classic book provides hillarious office antics. It can identify with employees' stress and give them a good laugh at the absurd corporate world. With more useless meetings, reorganizations, downsizing, performance reviews, and many other workplace woes, this is an exquisite book.

After reading this book, I have determined out of the many Dilbert books this contains some of the funniest comic strips. You should definently think about Purchasing it. Probably from here to , Its a better price then what I paid fr it!

I have read a lot of Scott's books and this one is simply hilarious! definitely a bargain at its full retail price.

cool, and funny. I read it twice because it was so funny. Dilbert RULES!!