Dilmom
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Dilmom is a fictional character and Dilbert
's mother in Scott Adams
' Dilbert
comic strip
and television series. She is homely and intelligent, not unlike her son. She used to think Dilbert worked at a railroad, confusing his profession as an electrical engineer with a train engineer. She's often sarcastic and openly uncaring towards her son; in the TV series she states that, although she loves him as family, she did not like him as an individual. She has nearly the same level of technical knowledge as Dilbert, although she has him do technical work for her. She is obsessed with Scrabble
, and has been accused of cheating with "counterfeit vowels," which is a reference to Adams' own mother. She also is on an unnamed department store
's "bad customer list", for buying and later returning over a thousand items to the store, one scarf
in particular 17 times.
Dilmom's name appears in the April 12, 2006 and the May 31, 2009 strips. She is also referred to as "Dilmom" in the TV series episode "Hunger", by Dogbert and later a TV announcer.
Dilbert (character)
Dilbert is a fictional character and the main character and protagonist of the Dilbert comic strip. He is a white collar office worker who has a rare medical condition characterized by an extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical , an idea that was explored in the animated...
's mother in Scott Adams
Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adams is the American creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, business, and general speculation....
' Dilbert
Dilbert
Dilbert is an American comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. First published on April 16, 1989, Dilbert is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office featuring the engineer Dilbert as the title character...
comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
and television series. She is homely and intelligent, not unlike her son. She used to think Dilbert worked at a railroad, confusing his profession as an electrical engineer with a train engineer. She's often sarcastic and openly uncaring towards her son; in the TV series she states that, although she loves him as family, she did not like him as an individual. She has nearly the same level of technical knowledge as Dilbert, although she has him do technical work for her. She is obsessed with Scrabble
Scrabble
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary. Official reference works provide a list...
, and has been accused of cheating with "counterfeit vowels," which is a reference to Adams' own mother. She also is on an unnamed department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
's "bad customer list", for buying and later returning over a thousand items to the store, one scarf
Scarf
A scarf is a piece of fabric worn around the neck, or near the head or around the waist for warmth, cleanliness, fashion or for religious reasons. They can come in a variety of different colours.-History:...
in particular 17 times.
Dilmom's name appears in the April 12, 2006 and the May 31, 2009 strips. She is also referred to as "Dilmom" in the TV series episode "Hunger", by Dogbert and later a TV announcer.