1.   Adams thinks that some bosses see Dilbert as a safety valve, a harmless way for disenchanted employees to laugh off their anxieties.

2.   One harmless way to quench your thirst for prophecy is to make your own forecasts.

3.   Perhaps the Salad Shooter is a socially harmless way to work off aggressions that come from the stresses of, for instance, the gift-giving season.

4.   Some profited personally from the trade, while others saw it as a harmless way to bring cash into a destitute region with few resources.

5.   Some players believe using such a display is cruel and unnecessary while others think it is a harmless way of celebrating.

6.   That would have been a harmless way to strengthen their allegiance to the clique.