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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from FletchKennedy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wow, the person who originally blogged about it was correct, but maybe a tad...harsh? You &quot;expect&quot; new material from him? Or what? you're going to stop reading the daily entertainment he provides you for free? And Scott makes a really good point that after so many years, a bit of repetition is inevitable. I highly doubt Scott is sitting there combing his archives for bits to repeat - it would probably be more work than just coming up with something new. And even if he is, it's his fire to play with, if you know what I mean.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Bob boB]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It appears that he has a life beyond cyber space - who knew? I blame !$%*!$% I bet she didnâ€™t let him take his CrackBerry either.

Heâ€™ll be back once he recovers from jetlagâ€¦
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from DiscomBob]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[oops, guess I thought comments were still being reviewed prior to posting, apparently not. Maybe Scott is dead. Or maybe he just smells funny.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from DiscomBob]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I figure someone must be alive somewhere, since at least some comments are being posted. How about a progress meter on the status of Scott's recovery?

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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from ina]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[odson,

are you God? For you have got a sick sense of humour.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from bobman1235]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Knowing Scott, he's just not posting for an extended period of time as some kind of social experiment to see how long it takes people to react.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from odson]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I guess we better go ahead and call it.  Uncle Scott's dead.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from gilknut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Come on, Uncle Scott... you simply *can't* leave this one alone...?!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/11/invisibility.cloak.ap/index.html

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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from daveywest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/8662]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[I was pretty impressed with Sunday, Aug. 10's take on this issue.

(P.S. Where has Scott gone?)]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from ginger_wookey]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi Scott

Just getting a bit concerned - even on your honeymoon you managed to blog more frequently than 10 days.  Has the new puppy eaten your computer?  Have there been (please not) problems from the op?

Just a quick note would be appreciated - looking at the comments I am not the only one to be worried about you... whatever is going on I hope that

a) it's a good thing, or
b) if it's a bad thing that it's not too bad, and also nearly over and fixable, or
c) has Rita Mae finally managed to stalk you?
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from kunalm1983]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[hi scott, here's an avid fan from india. why are we seeing probably the longest hiatus in the history of this blog? is everything ok with your neck operation? please tell us whats going on. thanks!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from the_muteKi]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Another fart joke today. Been thinking about this a lot, eh?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from CmdrSue]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[And to think, Vonnegut didn't know any of this when he wrote the ending to Galapagos.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from aaronread]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi Scott - this has nothing to do with repeating comics, but I thought you'd be interested to know that R.Stevens has decided to discontinue doing his webcomic (Diesel Sweeties) as a syndicated newspaper comic as well.

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/07/r-stevens-steer.html

The reason he gives is that he was actually making LESS money by doing a webcomic (and managing his own merch sales) and doing a syndicated comic...than he was when he wasn't doing a syndicated comic.

I find this fascinating within the context of your Basic Instructions experiment a little while back (for the record, I am now a regular BI reader, and I'm going to buy the Help is On the Way book).  The overarching concept was that if Scott Meyer successfully became syndicated, then by default he would make more money in the end. (among other things)

I wonder if Diesel Sweeties turns that idea on its head.  In that, obviously, maybe R.Stevens just wasn't doing it &quot;right&quot;.  But maybe, as newspapers sink deeper and deeper into insolvency, has the syndication business become such a mug's game that you really can make more money just by being a webcomic and managing your own merch sales?

P.S. Loved the blog post about saving a million people by not making a joke about Vista !$%*!$%*  I called my friends at Marketplace (public radio) and told 'em they ought to do a story on it.  :-)]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from ina]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[hrrr, this prolonged silence is scary. having in mind Scott's recent operation and all.
i wish i did not know the comics are drawn far in advance :(]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from tartanmarine]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Someone needs to get a life. Okay, I can steal enough time from my job to read today's strip, but to go back over old strips and compare? What's his payoff? Scott gets rich (Deservedly so. Read Thomas Sowell's &quot;Basic Economics,&quot; a great book.) and the nipwitpicker gets what? Satisfaction?

I thought both strips were amusing. And will if I'm lucky enough to be around in 10 years to read the sanme joke again.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from WinSome]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hey It's Dave,

For some one who has stopped reading Dilbert 10 years ago, you sure notice a lot of nitty gritty details.  
That is the beauty of Dilbert, its simplicity in the complexity of the issue that it presents.
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Haliverpool]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hey Scott,

Are you OK?  I know you said you wouldn't be blogging as much, but couldn't we have at least a crumb?  There's been nothing for six days!

-HAL
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from hesitantgenius]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/8599]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The second &quot;fart joke&quot; comic has been cut off by Dilbert's handstand for 5 days.  Yawn.  Nobody at the helm of Dilbert.com BETA?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from the_muteKi]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/8580]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[I disagree that the comic you're referring to as the dirtiest you got away with really is the one.

I think that the one where Alice talks about a space heater keeping Uranus warm (or the Uranus-Hertz product name) is far more so. That said, though, I'm not 100% sure what &quot;Getting away with it&quot; means, seeing as how several newspapers might have pulled either.]]></description>
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