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	Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Explains Cloning, Blouse Monsters, Voting Machines, ... Scott Adams Portfolio Trade, 2008 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 27 reviews view larger image
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Everyone knows Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, as the king of workplace humor. His insights into the crazy world of business have long been on display in his hugely popular comic strip and bestselling books like The Dilbert Principle. But there?s much more to life than work, and it turns out that the man behind Dogbert and the Pointy-Haired Boss has an equally outrageous take on life outside the cubicle.

Adams ventures into uncharted territory in this collection of more than 150 short pieces?on everything from lunar real estate to serial killers, not to mention politics, religion, dating, underwear, alien life, and the menace of car singing. He isn?t afraid to confront the most pressing questions of our day, such as the pros and cons of toothpaste smuggling, why kangaroos don?t drive cars, and whether Jesus would approve of your second iPod.

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NOT Dilbert, STILL funny!

This is an autobiography, basically from a daily on-line blog maintained for years by Adams. It is funny, philosophical, ridiculous. No plot (it's just a blog, people), but great airport or hospital reading. Lots of short chapters, all of which stand alone, with occasional repetition. Don't try to read it all at once. Put it in your trunk for waiting rooms and visits to the in-laws.

Hilarious!

Very funny, witty and insightful. Scott Adams provided an interesting perspective on the world around us. If you are a fan of The Dilbert Principle, this is another one to try. I simply could not stop laughing while reading this book.

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Wonderful Essays, Terrible Title!

I'm a big fan of Scott Adams's blog and it is a treat to read this collection of some of his best essays. Thought provoking, funny, philosophical, infuriating - something for everybody. The worst thing about this book is its title. It's a much better book than the title indicates. Ironically, one of Adams's essays is on good book titles - he should have taken his own advice. So ignore the title, buy the book, and enjoy yourself!

Amusing but disjointed

I would have liked to like this book more. The chapters are short, pithy and amusing, but there's no overarching plot or story so it feels like you're just reading someone's blog. And wait! You ARE just reading someone's blog, because this book is a collection of Scott Adams' blog postings you can read for free online. Damn, I wish I'd known that first.

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It's an effort I suppose

I have for some years now been a fan of Dilbert, and have also with delight read some of Adams' other books like "The Dilbert Principle", which I also found very funny. He is, or at least can be, a very witty man, Scott Adams, and does have an ability to cut to the bone of a subject, which is absolutely joyous to read about.

This book, however, is not that great. Firstly the blog format makes the chapters/sections of the book far too short and to a certain exent repetitive. Many, far too many, ideas seem like the half baked kind, that should have been left out completely or at least have been expanded on before being put into bookform. Also Adams, at times, comes across as not witty or funny at all, but 'weird' for the sake of being weird (he is not weird at all, but he like to project an image of himself being terribly close to being absolutely barking). He seems almost like an ageing Hunter S Thompson or such. He is also terribly self-important and a bit conceited at times, which makes the already doubtful material even less funny.

There are naturally redeeming factors. It is not everything in it, that is not one bit funny. Loads of satire and a critical look at society can be spotted in this volume too. There are many amuzing passages, but sadly they do not outweigh the less good ones. Read it if you're a fan. Otherwise there are much better books out there to make you laugh. 2,5 stars.

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