Dilbert™
/ˈdɪlbət/
/ˈdɪlbərt/
- a US cartoon character created in 1989 by Scott Adams. Dilbert is an electrical engineer who works with computers in an office. He is polite and honest but often confused by the company's policies. The Dilbert cartoon makes fun of boring and stupid office jobs. It has appeared in newspapers around the world, there was a television series in 1999-2000 and there are animations online.
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