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7 unusual facts about Scott Adams


Bonjour paresse

Because of their similar attitudes towards the workplace, Maier has been frequently compared to Dilbert creator Scott Adams.

Confusopoly

A combination of confusion and monopoly or oligopoly, Dilbert's author Scott Adams defines confusopoly as "a group of companies with similar products who intentionally confuse customers instead of competing on price".

Formicarium

The fact that the term "ant farm" is covered by a trademark received notoriety when Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, used the phrase in one of his comic strips.

Internet humor

There are definite examples of humor restricted by copyright law on the internet; examples include the Dilbert cartoons of Scott Adams or the newspaper columns of Dave Barry.

Scott Adams

An avid fan of the science fiction TV series Babylon 5, he appeared in the season 4 episode "Moments of Transition" as a character named "Mr. Adams," who hires former head of security Michael Garibaldi to locate his megalomaniacal dog and cat.

Who Moved My Cheese?

Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams said that patronizing parables are one of the top 10 complaints he receives in his email.

Windham, New York

Scott Adams, writer of the Dilbert comic strip, grew up in Windham, and graduated valedictorian from Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School.


Questprobe

The fourth title in the series was to include the X-Men - this game was partly coded by Scott Adams but never saw the light of day as a published game, as Adventure International became bankrupt during its development in 1985.

The games were designed by Scott Adams, developed and published by Adventure International and the first was originally released in 1984 for the Atari 800, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 with the sequels being published each following year.

The Dilbert Future

The Dilbert Future (1997) is a book published by Scott Adams as a satire of humanity that breaks the net motivations of humanity down into stupidity, selfishness, and "horniness", and presents various ideas for profiting from human nature.


see also

Dilbert

In 1997, Scott Adams masqueraded as a management consultant to Logitech executives (as Ray Mebert), with the cooperation of the company’s vice-chairman.

Peggy Scott-Adams

Scott-Adams continued in 2000 with Live in Alabama & More which featured the ballad, "When I'm With You" and the dance track, "Sweaty Men."