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Dilbert #17
Excuse Me While I Wag
Another great collection of cartoons from the man who feels our pain like no other. Learn all the very latest in inept management techniques, moronic mission statements, and the best way to avoid meetings from Dilbert and his merry mates. Find out why common sense never prevails, why you always need to keep a sense of humour and why the only reason why your incompetent boss hasn't been fired is that your company is run by a consultant who is actually a dog...
128 pages, Paperback
First published April 3, 2001
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About the author
Scott Adams
283 books1,267 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
Adams was born in Windham, New York in 1957 and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979.
He also studied economics and management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
In recent years, Adams has been hurt with a series of debilitating health problems. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his focal dystonia which has affected his drawing. He can fool his brain by drawing using a graphics tablet. On December 12, 2005, Adams announced on his blog that he also suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that causes the vocal cords to behave in an abnormal manner. However, on October 24, 2006, he again blogged stating that he had recovered from this condition, although he is unsure if the recovery is permanent. He claims to have developed a method to work around the disorder and has been able to speak normally since. Also, on January 21, 2007, he posted a blog entry detailing his experiences with treatment by Dr. Morton Cooper.
Adams is also a trained hypnotist, as well as a vegetarian. (Mentioned in, "Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips 00).
He married Shelly Miles on July 22, 2006.
Adams was born in Windham, New York in 1957 and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979.
He also studied economics and management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
In recent years, Adams has been hurt with a series of debilitating health problems. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his focal dystonia which has affected his drawing. He can fool his brain by drawing using a graphics tablet. On December 12, 2005, Adams announced on his blog that he also suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that causes the vocal cords to behave in an abnormal manner. However, on October 24, 2006, he again blogged stating that he had recovered from this condition, although he is unsure if the recovery is permanent. He claims to have developed a method to work around the disorder and has been able to speak normally since. Also, on January 21, 2007, he posted a blog entry detailing his experiences with treatment by Dr. Morton Cooper.
Adams is also a trained hypnotist, as well as a vegetarian. (Mentioned in, "Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips 00).
He married Shelly Miles on July 22, 2006.
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Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 reviews
August 7, 2025
LOL!
This book is a fun one. I enjoyed reading it, but I don’t enjoy the author. He needs to keep his thoughts to himself and just stick to comedy. Since I have already purchased the book and I enjoy reading Dilbert, I decided to read this one.
The humor is good and laughable. It made me laugh out loud and chuckle and snigger with a smile. I think I will add this book to my list of comics that I have read. I’m sure I can judge the book separately from the author. And that is what I do. See you soon.
This book is a fun one. I enjoyed reading it, but I don’t enjoy the author. He needs to keep his thoughts to himself and just stick to comedy. Since I have already purchased the book and I enjoy reading Dilbert, I decided to read this one.
The humor is good and laughable. It made me laugh out loud and chuckle and snigger with a smile. I think I will add this book to my list of comics that I have read. I’m sure I can judge the book separately from the author. And that is what I do. See you soon.
June 19, 2022
I enjoy these comics to end my day.
May 21, 2015
Dilbert: This is the minimum budget I need for my project.
Boss: What could you do with half this amount?
Dilbert: Fail.
Boss: When can you start?
Dilbert: I think I just did.
hahaha!
At its best, Dilbert is hilariously funny. And there are plenty of cartoons in this collection that had me laughing out loud.
At its worst, Dilbert is still a treasury of data that should be studied by anyone who supervises other employees in the workplace.
Boss: What could you do with half this amount?
Dilbert: Fail.
Boss: When can you start?
Dilbert: I think I just did.
hahaha!
At its best, Dilbert is hilariously funny. And there are plenty of cartoons in this collection that had me laughing out loud.
At its worst, Dilbert is still a treasury of data that should be studied by anyone who supervises other employees in the workplace.
January 17, 2015
Dilbert always makes me laugh. I've read this (and the other nine I bought recently) before but they are good quick reads to enjoy on the shorter bus journeys. A nice break from the Berlin Wall history I am working my way through.
Everyone knows some variation of the characters in Dilbert making it perfectly relatable even without a career in engineering.
Everyone knows some variation of the characters in Dilbert making it perfectly relatable even without a career in engineering.
August 7, 2014
Wally: "You killed Anne L. Retentive with a typo?!"
Dilbert: "No, she's just in a comma."
*grin*
Dilbert: "No, she's just in a comma."
*grin*
November 29, 2008
Another great Dilbert book from the series! If you love business humor, Scott Adams hits the spot.
November 1, 2022
Another fun and funny installment of Dilbert books. I thought by the title that this might be more Dogbert, but it isn’t exclusively about Dogbert. This one had fewer repeats from the several other Dilbert books that I’ve read, so I enjoyed it a lot.
February 15, 2021
Good old dilbert
February 20, 2022
It wasn't really my kind of comics. If you like those kinds of comics then you'd definitely enjoy it.
January 24, 2023
Inspired!
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December 21, 2023
Whenever the employees start to show more brains than their clearly more experienced boss, the work of Dogbert begins - and if he can get some sadistic amusement out of playing with the minds around him, all the better. Adams brings another round of humour and mayhem with this latest installment in the comic collection. Staying five steps ahead of the curve is just another walk in the park for the genius of Dogbert!
January 23, 2016
We all might have started out like Calvin with a great view of life. But after hitting the workforce we all somewhat become Dilbert. Everyone knows someone like one of the characters in the strips. Highly recommended
January 6, 2009
helena wont understand the complex stuff in this book
July 28, 2011
my husband (an engineer( laughed through the whole book
September 22, 2007
Dilbert = yes, very yes.
May 20, 2013
Very funny
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