Seven Years of Highly Defective People
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In the book Seven Years of Highly Defective People, Dilbert
Dilbert
Dilbert is an American comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. First published on April 16, 1989, Dilbert is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office featuring the engineer Dilbert as the title character...

cartoonist Scott Adams
Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adams is the American creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, business, and general speculation....

 explains the origins and evolution of many of the Dilbert characters, and he includes comments under each comic strip reprinted in the book. In his introduction, Adams says, "Some of the notes are fascinating insights into the world of cartooning. Other notes are interesting only for their poor grammar and spelling, thus proving that you can be a moron and still have a successful career as a cartoonist." The book went to number three on the New York Times Business Best Sellers List for paperbacks.

Chapters

  1. Dilbert
    Dilbert (character)
    Dilbert is a fictional character and the main character and protagonist of the Dilbert comic strip. He is a white collar office worker who has a rare medical condition characterized by an extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical , an idea that was explored in the animated...

  2. ... at Home with Dogbert
  3. ... and Technology
  4. ... in the Business World
  5. ... and Women
  6. ... and His Ego
  7. ... Dies
  8. ... Travels
  9. ... Attempts to Join the Consumer Society
  10. Dogbert
    Dogbert
    Dogbert is Dilbert's anthropomorphic pet talking dog from the Dilbert comic strip. According to creator Scott Adams, the character is being based on, if not a member of, the beagle breed.-Characterization:...

  11. ... the Early, Vulnerable Days
  12. ... Reveals His Sarcasm
  13. ... the Many Occupations
  14. ... Schemes to Conquer the World
  15. ... Saving Dilbert
  16. Ratbert
    Ratbert
    Ratbert is a regular character from the Dilbert comic strip. He was not originally intended to be a regular, instead being part of a series of strips featuring a lab scientist's cruel experiments...

  17. Garbageman
    World's smartest garbageman
    The world's smartest garbageman is a fictional character in Scott Adams's Dilbert comic strip. He is Dilbert's garbageman and a mysterious philosopher and scientist. He occasionally solves extremely complex problems for Dilbert and has several inventions, including a weather control device, a...

  18. Liz
  19. Mom
    Dilmom
    Dilmom is a fictional character and Dilbert's mother in Scott Adams' Dilbert comic strip and television series. She is homely and intelligent, not unlike her son. She used to think Dilbert worked at a railroad, confusing his profession as an electrical engineer with a train engineer...

     and Dad
  20. Bob the Dinosaur
    Bob the Dinosaur
    Bob the Dinosaur is a fictional character in the comic strip and television series Dilbert. A vegetarian dinosaur who is the wedgie enforcer at the office. He was found after Dilbert calculated that dinosaurs could not be extinct, and they therefore must be in hiding. Bob is found hidden behind the...

  21. Catbert
    Catbert
    Catbert 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.-Publication history:...

  22. Phil
  23. Asok
  24. Tina the Tech Writer
  25. Elbonians
  26. The Boss
    Pointy-Haired Boss
    The pointy-haired boss is Dilbert's boss in the Dilbert comic strip. He is notable for his micromanagement, gross incompetence and unawareness of his surroundings, yet somehow retains power in the workplace...

  27. Alice
  28. Wally
  29. ...and Hygiene Issues
  30. Carol
  31. Critters
  32. Dogbert
    Dogbert
    Dogbert is Dilbert's anthropomorphic pet talking dog from the Dilbert comic strip. According to creator Scott Adams, the character is being based on, if not a member of, the beagle breed.-Characterization:...

    in Hats
  33. Ted the Generic Guy
  34. Slapstick
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