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 Just what the doctor ordered Dec 11, 2009
If laughter is the best medicine, and you are feeling a bit under the weather, try this book on for size. It isn't size-splitting, but I did get quite a few chuckles. I really appreciated the subtle/sarcasitc humor. S.Adams has a lot of Dilbert books out there and many overlap strips, but this one adds just the extra bit of flavor to make even some previously viewed strips a bit more enjoyable.
 It's not funny because you have to explain it Nov 22, 2009
This (to me) appears to be a collection of strips that Scott feels need more explanation - hence the title.
Many he claims are funny because they use funny words in unusual circumstances.
Others, I just didn't get until I read Scott's explanation.
One I did beat him to, was of Ratbert calling a coin toss and getting it right everytime, Dilbert accuses him of being plain lucky. Ratbert claims the next toss will be followed by a bunch of Chicken noises .. 'Luck, Luck, Luck ,, etc'. Ben Elton already wrote that joke into Blackadder in the 80's .. wonder if he reads Dilbert (maybe BE stole it too).
Summary - not the funniest collection, but worth a read if you want to understand a little more how SA's mind works.
Les.
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One of the funniest of the Dilbert books. May 21, 2008
Granted, there's no new material here, but this really is a "best of" collection. What really makes it work, though, are the "Jay Leno-ish" comments that Adams inserts after each strip "explaining" the humor in it, or what his inspiration was, or making some other strangely innane comment about it.
Seriously. What makes a book titled "It's Not Funny If I Have To Explain It" funny is the explanations.
See, it's the irony. Irony is funny.
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A Fantastic Book of Comedy Apr 01, 2007
I received my Dilbert Treasury and it is even better than I imagined. Not only is it full of some of Scott Adams' best Dilbert cartoons, it also has his own personal comments after each one! Some of his comments are even funnier than the cartoon above it! :-)
I keep mine on my coffee table and people just love to browse through it. It was on sale and I feel an excellent value for the price!
Love it!!!
 Good book, but not as insightful as I would have hoped... Mar 12, 2007
The comics are a good collection of Scott Adams' work over the years. While he has has added some interesting commentary, "as if [he] were looking over [your] shoulder", it seems like it could be more insightful. Some of the comments such as, "Monkey-related punchlines always work," seem a bit lacking, while, comments such as "all success depends on faulty comparisons," reveal some thematic insight into the author's vision of the strip. As a long-time fan of Adams' work, I recommend this, as it is a solid collection, and captures a bit of Adams "behind the scenes" thinking behind his strips.
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