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Dilbert is the and the cow-orker article --> (most often the Pointy-Haired Boss ) and is often Sarcastic and snide. Dilbert's unusual name was suggested to Adams by a co-worker; Adams later found that the name likely came from a cartoon character used by the United States Navy during World War II (''Seven Years of Highly Defective People'').

Dilbert lives with his pets, Dogbert and Ratbert , and the three dinosaurs Bob, Rex, And Dawn . Dilbert works among strange and wonderful co-workers, including Alice , Wally and Asok and many other guest characters. He is currently single as a result of his poor social skills, although he has been on many dates and was in a relationship with a woman named Liz for two years between 1994 and 1996. While he is frequently seen having dates with eligible women, the dates almost invariably end in disaster, usually in surreal and bizarre ways. Dilbert has only two notable friends, Dogbert and Wally . Dilbert loves computers and technology, and will spend much of his free time playing with such things.

Dilbert usually has no visible Mouth or Eye s. In more recent strips the mouth has been drawn on occasions when Dilbert is eating, surprised, furious, or nervous, and in the TV series his mouth is drawn when he is speaking. Dogbert looks very much like he does, with glasses and no mouth, with the exception of when they are in the TV Series .

In all but the early strips his , 1994 .


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