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UpInArms

(54,129 posts) Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:55 AM Yesterday

'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams dies at 68 after prostate cancer diagnosis

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip “Dilbert,” has died after being diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. He was 68. The cartoonist’s former wife, Shelly Miles, announced his death in a livestream on X on Tuesday morning, reading a statement Adams had prepared for her on Jan. 1.

“I had an amazing life,” the statement read, in part. “I gave it everything I had.”

In November, Adams issued a plea for President Trump to “help save his life” after the cartoonist said his health care provider, Kaiser Permanente, “dropped the ball” in scheduling treatment of a newly FDA-approved drug for the disease.

… more at

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-dies-at-68-after-prostate-cancer-diagnosis-160126400.html

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'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams dies at 68 after prostate cancer diagnosis (Original Post) UpInArms Yesterday OP

I appreciated the Dilbert cartoons. They provided humorous glimpses of organizational absurdities. surfered Yesterday #1

Same here PatSeg Yesterday #3

Yep BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #5

Likewise Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #12

One less doorknob in the world. aocommunalpunch Yesterday #2

His cartoons, especially in the early years, were really clever. Ocelot II Yesterday #4

He was agreeing to Cristianity just 3 days ago, didnt avow his hate statements though BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #6

+1. Well, he was SAVED dalton99a Yesterday #11

Maybe he'll bunk with Charlie Kirk DoBW Yesterday #7

He died a horrible asshole. Happy Hoosier Yesterday #8

The cartoon had some pretty good bits ... Whiskeytide Yesterday #9

He died begging his hero trump to save him from Luz Yesterday #10

surfered

(11,706 posts)

1. I appreciated the Dilbert cartoons. They provided humorous glimpses of organizational absurdities.

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:06 PM

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Too bad Mr. Adams was a right winger. Peace.

PatSeg

(52,262 posts)

3. Same here

Reply to surfered (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:09 PM

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It was a really funny and timely cartoon strip. His racist comments were a career-ender and for many, very surprising.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,982 posts)

5. Yep

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:23 PM

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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(133,083 posts)

12. Likewise

Reply to surfered (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 01:31 PM

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Like Scott Adams I worked at a Telco. It was eerie how a lot of what he lampooned is what I went through working there.

aocommunalpunch

(4,556 posts)

2. One less doorknob in the world.

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:09 PM

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What a shame.

Ocelot II

(129,232 posts)

4. His cartoons, especially in the early years, were really clever.

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:20 PM

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Too bad he turned out to be, or became, a right-wing tool. Neverthess, R.I.P. and thanks for DIlbert.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,982 posts)

6. He was agreeing to Cristianity just 3 days ago, didnt avow his hate statements though

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:26 PM

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But neither did Rush

dalton99a

(92,291 posts)

11. +1. Well, he was SAVED

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:45 PM

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DoBW

(3,065 posts)

7. Maybe he'll bunk with Charlie Kirk

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:30 PM

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"Taking to Truth Social soon after the news broke, the president posted an old picture of himself with Adams" >>

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-remembers-scott-adams-liked-164617214.html

Happy Hoosier

(9,421 posts)

8. He died a horrible asshole.

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:34 PM

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What a waste.

Whiskeytide

(4,640 posts)

9. The cartoon had some pretty good bits ...

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:41 PM

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… at times, even though Adams turned out to be a nut job.

The character “Dick from the internet” was quite prescient as a warning about social media. I still use that phrase often when I encounter Dicks on the internet.

Luz

(901 posts)

10. He died begging his hero trump to save him from

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:44 PM

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the very same healthcare system he voted for and supported.

He chose poorly.

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