Re: Dilbert revisited

["maxsaw" <maxsaw@xxxxxxxxx>]

> From:          James Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> coming back to the gigantic and crucial theoretical debate that held pen-l
> by the throat recently (until comrade Sawicki pointed out the correct path
> to us all), I bought a copy of  THE DILBERT FUTURE: THRIVING ON STUPIDITY IN
> THE 21ST CENTURY (50 per cent off at BookStar).   .  .  .

> BTW, the book isn't as funny as the other one I read, THE DILBERT PRINCIPLE.
> It's not funny at all. I think Adams has been mass-producing humor in order
> to exploit his 15 minutes of fame. This is his third book in about a year
> and a half. And one can't mass-produce humor. I think his daily strip has
> also gone down hill.

Obviously anybody is going to have good days and
bad.  You can't judge Marx, for example, by his
disappointing "Favorite Schnitzel Recipies."

Another axiom is that people often run out of
ideas, so I wouldn't be surprized if Adams
couldn't keep up his current pace.  I still like
the strip, and haven't bothered to read the
books.

See in you Chicago.

Max


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