How to Buy Dilbert Gifts

Since 1994, when Scott Adams published "Always Postpone Meetings With Time Wasting Morons," legions of "cube dwellers" across the country have transformed Dilbert from a comic strip character into a movement - or at least a phenomenon. Here's how to buy for the Dilbert fan in your life.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Dilbert 2000 Calendars
• Dilbert Attitude Adjusters
• Dilbert Back Stabber Alert
• Dilbert Boss Voodoo Dolls
• Dilbert Crisis By Number
• Dilbert Cubicle Periscopes
• Dilbert Cubicle Police Security
• Dilbert Silly Slammers
• Dilberts By Gund

1. Introduce yourself to the cast: primarily Dilbert, Dogbert, Catbert and Ratbert - and, of course, The Boss. A few days of reading the strip - or a quick browse through one of Adams' books - will bring you up to speed.

2. Acquaint yourself with the dizzying array of Dilbert merchandise. This consists of the predictable (mouse pads, card games, calendars, T-shirts and sweatshirts), the practical (mugs, desk organizers, bookends), and the sublimely humorous (Phone Call Flash Cards, a Back Stabber Alert, a cubicle periscope, the Dilbert Boss Voodoo Doll with 14 flagged darts).

3. Decide on the goal of your purchase: to send a co-worker into hysterics? To instigate a covert revolution? To update your cubicle's look?

4. Decide if you'll shop in person or online.