Dilbert: For When 9 Chickweed Lane is Just Too Subtle
Cidu Bill on Jun 2nd 2010
Nicole: Heh heh heh … he said masturbation … Heh heh heh
and I am not sure, but given Alice’s expression PHB may be indicating his genital area
But Dilbert DID say masturbation (heh heh)
Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Dilbert, Scott Adams, comic strips, comics, humor | 24 responses so far
Rasheed Jun 2nd 2010 at 03:10 pm 1
Pedro
Minor Annoyance Jun 2nd 2010 at 04:19 pm 2
Adams has in the past expressed great pride in pushing the envelope. In one, Dilbert returns from vacation and compares his warm little cubicle to the womb. The pointy-haired boss appears: “Mind if I poke my head in here?”
Powers Jun 2nd 2010 at 06:51 pm 3
This is a CIDU. How is that “nicknames for partnerless loving” don’t “remind people of this general area of the human body”?
Mark in Boston Jun 2nd 2010 at 07:01 pm 4
There are many unfortunate trademarks. For instance, Snap-On Tools (for the transgender auto mechanic).
fumoodydoo Jun 2nd 2010 at 07:42 pm 5
That’s strap on, not snap on.
More fantasy, less reality, no baby blues Jun 2nd 2010 at 07:54 pm 6
Chickweed Lane has an annoying tendency to replace jokes with innuendoes, whereas, Dilbert uses it to help jokes. I love Dilbert.
John Bledsoe Jun 2nd 2010 at 08:07 pm 7
I had a feeling this comic would make it to CIDU today. Surprised how this one got by the censors!
Nicole Jun 2nd 2010 at 11:00 pm 8
It may have gotten by the censors …. but it didn’t get by me
(heh heh)
George P Jun 2nd 2010 at 11:03 pm 9
I love that PHB is not just pointing to his crotch but moving his hands.
Elyrest Jun 2nd 2010 at 11:41 pm 10
Nothing much gets by you Nicole!!!!
Winter Wallaby Jun 3rd 2010 at 01:10 am 11
I’m with Powers - the setup doesn’t make any sense.
cydu Jun 3rd 2010 at 02:17 am 12
I’m not buying it.
Names that remind people of this general area of the human body and funnier nicknames for partner-less loving are among the FIRST to be trademarked.
And no way would they faze Alice.
Nicole Jun 3rd 2010 at 06:06 am 13
Elyrest #9 - Yeah … cause this was subtle … lots of room for interpretation here — I am surprised that Bill was not flooded with submissions for this as an Arlo Award … maybe he was.
Igelino Jun 3rd 2010 at 07:21 am 14
cydu #10: from the strategic placement of the table corner, and the hand movements, I would say he took it out, and that’s why Alice is shocked.
padraig Jun 3rd 2010 at 08:47 am 15
A while back the entrance to one of the departments in Dilbert’s company (Accounting, maybe?) was clearly the business end of a large intestine. (Outgoing business, that is, since you ask.) Here at least he used words instead of pictures.
padraig Jun 3rd 2010 at 08:49 am 16
BTW, I was thinking that this strip was a bit exaggerated, and then a commercial for the new drug “Asiphex” came up on my TV.
Again life imitates Dilbert, and vice versa.
Keera Jun 3rd 2010 at 12:48 pm 17
I’m thinking this was inspired by the jokes flying around when the iPad became known. Jokes about feminine hygiene products. Before the iPad, there was the iProd. Arloing: It’s not just for CIDU.
lord-z Jun 3rd 2010 at 01:41 pm 18
The first episode of the animated Dilbert show was pretty much this gag. All the good names have been taken, so they have a brainstorm, where the suggestions are limited to greek names, diseases and secretions.
Minor Annoyance Jun 3rd 2010 at 04:51 pm 19
Ah, the TV show. They had the perfect name for their product — “Acorn” — but to give the CEO a choice, they came up with the meant-to-be-rejected “Gruntmaster 9000.” At the fateful meeting, the CEO decided to regale the peons with an anecdote about summer camp, when he emerged from the freezing lake sans trunks and was forever traumatized by a hateful nickname . . .
For several episodes thereafter, they were working on the Gruntmaster.
George P Jun 3rd 2010 at 09:05 pm 20
I still giggle every time an “Aciphex” commercial comes on. I keep expecting “unusual flatulence” to be a side effect.
The Dilbert TV show did a great job of capturing the futility of it all.
Mark in Boston Jun 3rd 2010 at 09:27 pm 21
Well, Anusol brand cream is supposed to be put guess where.
Lola Jun 3rd 2010 at 10:12 pm 22
For annuals, yes? It soothes the pansy petals.
someone else Jun 5th 2010 at 08:20 pm 23
Well, Anusol brand cream is supposed to be put guess where.
Just the other day when I was examining my tube of Tucks brand ointment I noticed “Formerly Anusol” printed on it.
Matthew Jun 5th 2010 at 08:45 pm 24
It’s discussions like this one that provide me the reason to check back here once a week.