Synopses & Reviews
Prepare to laugh your ass off. The hilarity of TheOatmeal.com is now presented in book form with 35 never-before-seen pieces and 25 classic favorites from the Web site, including 6 Types of Crappy Hugs and 17 Things Worth Knowing about Your Cat.
In Matthew Inman's New York Times best selling 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides), samurai sword-wielding kittens and hamsters that love .50-caliber machine guns commingle with a cracked out Tyrannosaur that is extremely hard to potty train. Bacon is better than true love and you may awake in the middle of the night to find your nephew nibbling on your toes.
Inman creates these quirky scenes for theoatmeal.com, which launched in July 2009 and already has more than 82 million page views. In fact, every 15 to 30 seconds, someone Googles one of theoatmeal.com's creations. Now, 60 of Inman's comic illustrations and life-bending guides are presented in full-color inside 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides). Consider such handy advice as: 4 Reasons to Carry a Shovel at All Times, 6 Types of Crappy Hugs, 8 Ways to Tell if Your Loved One Plans to Eat You, 17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat, and 20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer.
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"Matthew Inman is the Gary Larson of the Internet age." (Ken Wheaton, Advertising Age)
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"If Inman isn't a king of the Internet, he's certainly among its royalty. The Oatmeal is one of the most popular humor sites on the web." (Todd Leopold, CNN)
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"In 2009, Inman put his hand to the page, and the world hasn't stopped laughing since." (Nick Carbone, Time)
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"Dangerously funny." (TODAY.com)
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"Delightfully absurd musings on both everyday life and fantasy from an unusually creative mind." (Kirkus Reviews)
Synopsis
Brilliantly whimsical yet oddly informative, TheOatmeal.com is an entertainment site full of comics, quizzes, and stories. Matthew Inman, creator of The Oatmeal.com, is literally a king of all trades when it comes to the Web. He writes, draws, and codes everything on the site and his viral marketing skills make the site a huge success.5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth is a very funny, creative dump of comics, facts, and instructional guides, which all stem from the creative wonderland at TheOatmeal.com. The book covers a wide variety of topics, including why you should keep your Tyrannosaurus away from drugs, as well as showing the proper way to use an apostrophe by featuring illustrations of cats riding on top of goats. Since launch, the Web site has grown from 200,000 readers a month to over 4 million readers a month. This massive audience is eagerly awaiting the release of a full-sized book from The Oatmeal.
Synopsis
Prepare to laugh your ass off.The hilarity of TheOatmeal.com is now presented in book form with 35 never-before-seen pieces and 25 classic favorites from the Web site, including 6 Types of Crappy Hugs and 17 Things Worth Knowing about Your Cat.
In Matthew Inman's 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides), samurai sword-wielding kittens and hamsters that love .50-caliber machine guns commingle with a cracked out Tyrannosaur that is extremely hard to potty train. Bacon is better than true love and you may awake in the middle of the night to find your nephew nibbling on your toes.
Inman creates these quirky scenes for theoatmeal.com, which launched in July 2009 and already has more than 82 million page views. In fact, every 15 to 30 seconds, someone Googles one of theoatmeal.com's creations. Now, 60 of Inman's comic illustrations and life-bending guides are presented in full-color inside 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides). Consider such handy advice as:
* 4 Reasons to Carry a Shovel at All Times
* 6 Types of Crappy Hugs
* 8 Ways to Tell if Your Loved One Plans to Eat You
* 17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat
* 20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer
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This 2015 wall calendar features full-color spreads from the web comic and book Hyperbole and a Half by bestselling author Allie Brosh. The calendar includes material from some of Allieand#39;s most beloved stories, including The God of Cake and This Is Why Iandrsquo;ll Never Be an Adult. Additionally, it is full of useful things that will help organize your year, including dates, numbers, and pictures of dogs.
Broshand#39;s comic has quickly become one of the most recognizable new pop culture phenomenons. With 125,000 followers on Twitter, 400,000 likes on FB, 150 million page loads on her blog, and now 350,000+ books in print, her loyal fans are eager for everything Hyperbole!
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Love, social acceptance, and robots for fans of What If? and Hyperbole and a Half A bear flies through space. A hamster suffers a breakdown. Elsewhere, a child marvels at the wonder of nature as worms emerge from the ground and begin looking for vodka (as they always have). This is the bizarre world of Poorly Drawn Lines. With more than half a million fans on Facebook and calloutsand#160;on NPR and Comedy Central, Reza Farazmandand#8217;s Poorly Drawn Lines is a king among web comics.
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Traveling to deep space, alternate realities, and the bottom of the ocean, this collection brings together fan favorites with all-new comics and original essays to delight and mystify the legions of readers who like their humor poorly drawn.and#160;
About the Author
TheOatmeal.com is an entertainment Web site full of comics, quizzes, and stories. The site gets more than 7 million unique visitors and 30 million page views a month; 250,000 blogs and Web sites have linked to it. TheOatmeal.com is written, drawn, and coded by Matthew Inman, a king of all trades when it comes to the Web. Matthew lives in Seattle, Washington. He subsists on a steady diet of crickets and whiskey. He enjoys long walks on the beach, gravity, and breathing heavily through his mouth. His dislikes include scurvy, typhoons, and tapeworm medication.