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* CatsLoveLaserPointers: A dog reacts to a laser pointer by asking if it is food. When told it is not, he is all "that's cool man" and proposes sprinting around in circles until they throw up. In contrast, four cats go completely out of their minds trying to kill the red dot. As one puts it:
-->Holy mother fuckity shit\\
What is this optical phenomenon\\
of light and confusion\\
I must stab it
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* LastResortTakeout: In "[[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/cook_home Why I don't eat at home]]", Inman is about to order from Mr. Chang's Chinese Pizza Barn, but sees a TV commercial talking about why fast food is bad for you. He decides to cook Pekingese Bison Casserole from a recipe book labeled ''Recipes! Super EZ! (Haha Not Really)'', but ends up making a grey pile of sludge that taunts him about his lack of cooking skills. Finally, he just gives up and orders from Mr. Chang's, looking very happy as he shovels pizza into his mouth.

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* LastResortTakeout: In "[[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/cook_home Why I don't eat cook at home]]", Inman is about to order from Mr. Chang's Chinese Pizza Barn, but sees a TV commercial talking about why fast food is bad for you. He decides to cook Pekingese Bison Casserole from a recipe book labeled ''Recipes! Super EZ! (Haha Not Really)'', but ends up making a grey pile of sludge that taunts him about his lack of cooking skills. Finally, he just gives up and orders from Mr. Chang's, looking very happy as he shovels pizza into his mouth.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: [[http://theoatmeal.com/story/rod_stewart What to do when your boss starts masturbating at work.]] [[{{Squick}} Eww…]]
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* AlluringAnglerfish: The story of the bizarre way they reproduce is found [[http://theoatmeal.com/comics/angler here]].
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* CaninesGamblingInACardGame: Matthew drew a parody of the original ''Dogs Playing Poker'' painting that he titled ''[[https://theoatmeal.com/blog/cats_playing_hippos Cats Playing Hungry Hungry Hippos]]''.

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* CaninesGamblingInACardGame: Matthew drew a parody of the original ''Dogs Playing Poker'' "Art/DogsPlayingPoker" painting that he titled ''[[https://theoatmeal.com/blog/cats_playing_hippos Cats Playing Hungry Hungry Hippos]]''.
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* LastResortTakeout: In "[[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/cook_home Why I don't eat at home]]", Inman is about to order from Mr. Chang's Chinese Pizza Barn, but sees a TV commercial talking about why fast food is bad for you. He decides to cook Pekingese Bison Casserole from a recipe book labeled ''Recipes! Super EZ! (Haha Not Really)'', but ends up making a grey pile of sludge that taunts him about his lack of cooking skills. Finally, he just gives up and orders from Mr. Chang's, looking very happy as he shovels pizza into his mouth.
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* BeingGoodSucks: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones decides]] to pay to watch ''Series/GameOfThrones'' legally to support the author, but every streaming service is ridiculously overpriced, doesn't have it, or requires him to jump through hoops to get the content he wants. He ends up resorting to piracy, which lets him see the series instantly for free.

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* BeingGoodSucks: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones decides]] to pay to watch ''Series/GameOfThrones'' legally to support the author, but every streaming service is ridiculously overpriced, doesn't have it, or requires him to jump through hoops to get the content he wants. He ends up resorting to piracy, which lets him see the entire series instantly for free.
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* BeingGoodSucks: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones decides]] to pay to watch ''Series/GameOfThrones'' legally to support the author, but every streaming service is ridiculously overpriced, or doesn't have it, or requires him to jump through hoops to get the content he wants. He ends up resorting to piracy, which lets him see the series instantly for free.

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* BeingGoodSucks: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones decides]] to pay to watch ''Series/GameOfThrones'' legally to support the author, but every streaming service is ridiculously overpriced, or doesn't have it, or requires him to jump through hoops to get the content he wants. He ends up resorting to piracy, which lets him see the series instantly for free.
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* BeingGoodSucks: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones decides]] to pay to watch ''Series/GameOfThrones'' legally to support the author, but every streaming service is ridiculously overpriced or requires him to jump through hoops to get the content he wants. He ends up resorting to piracy, which gets him what he wants instantly for free.

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* BeingGoodSucks: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones decides]] to pay to watch ''Series/GameOfThrones'' legally to support the author, but every streaming service is ridiculously overpriced overpriced, or doesn't have it, or requires him to jump through hoops to get the content he wants. He ends up resorting to piracy, which gets lets him what he wants see the series instantly for free.
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* BeingGoodSucks: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones decides]] to pay to watch ''Series/GameOfThrones'' legally to support the author, but every streaming service is ridiculously overpriced or requires him to jump through hoops to get the content he wants. He ends up resorting to piracy, which gets him what he wants instantly.

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* BeingGoodSucks: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones decides]] to pay to watch ''Series/GameOfThrones'' legally to support the author, but every streaming service is ridiculously overpriced or requires him to jump through hoops to get the content he wants. He ends up resorting to piracy, which gets him what he wants instantly.instantly for free.
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* BeingGoodSucks: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones decides]] to pay to watch ''Series/GameOfThrones'' legally to support the author, but every streaming service is ridiculously overpriced or requires him to jump through hoops to get the content he wants. He ends up resorting to piracy, which gets him what he wants instantly.
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* EasterEgg: If you view the page source of any page on his website, you'll be greeted by an ASCII version of the "motherfucking pterodactyl."
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* BlatantLies: "Please hug me, I am not a bear." It serves as the trope image.

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* BlatantLies: "Please hug pet me, I am not a bear." It serves as the trope image.
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* BlatantLies: "Please hug me, I am not a bear." It serves a the trope image.

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* BlatantLies: "Please hug me, I am not a bear." It serves a as the trope image.
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* BlatantLies: "Please hug me, I am not a bear." It serves a the trope image.
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* DoesNotLikeSpam: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/juicy_fruit hates Juicy Fruit]] because it loses its flavor about 0.2 seconds after being chewed. He describes it as going from "holy shit that's juicy!!" to "someone shit pencil erasers in my mouth".

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* DoesNotLikeSpam: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/juicy_fruit hates Juicy Fruit]] (a brand of gum) because it loses its flavor about 0.2 seconds after being chewed. He describes it as going from "holy shit that's juicy!!" to "someone shit pencil erasers in my mouth".
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: According to Inman, [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/asian_food small-town Asian restaurants]] are horrible mish-mashes of food from 5 different countries.
-->'''Restaurant window of "Diarrhea Dragon"''': Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Thai/Vietnamese - Gourmet! Straight from the Orient! Try our Scary-Yaki Combo Meal! Only $2.99!
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* DoesNotLikeSpam: Inman [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/juicy_fruit hates Juicy Fruit]] because it loses its flavor about 0.2 seconds after being chewed. He describes it as going from "holy shit that's juicy!!" to "someone shit pencil erasers in my mouth".
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* CaninesGamblingInACardGame: Matthew drew a parody of the original ''Dogs Playing Poker'' painting that he titled ''[[https://theoatmeal.com/blog/cats_playing_hippos Cats Playing Hungry Hungry Hippos]]''.
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** One has to wonder why the Easter bunny lays eggs for us to eat... [[spoiler: the egg hatches inside you and a baby bunny pops out of you]].

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** [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/happy_easter One has to wonder wonder]] why the Easter bunny lays eggs for us to eat... [[spoiler: the egg hatches inside you and a baby bunny pops out of you]].
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** [[http://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk_letter This]] response to the recent legal dispute with [=FunnyJunk=], complete with YourMom.

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** [[http://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk_letter This]] response to the recent legal dispute with [=FunnyJunk=], complete with YourMom.
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** [[http://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk_letter This]] response to the recent legal dispute with FunnyJunk, complete with YourMom.

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** [[http://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk_letter This]] response to the recent legal dispute with FunnyJunk, [=FunnyJunk=], complete with YourMom.
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* TheDitz: [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/house Domino,]] one of Inman's 17 childhood cats, was "special". He foamed at the mouth when he purred, couldn't run in a straight line, and never figured out how to use the litterbox.

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* TheDitz: [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/house Domino,]] Domino]], one of Inman's 17 childhood cats, was "special". He foamed at the mouth when he purred, couldn't run in a straight line, and never figured out how to use the litterbox.
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* CatsAreSuperior: [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/baby_vs_cat Behold this strip]] on why cats are superior to babies.
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* TheDitz: [[https://theoatmeal.com/comics/house Domino,]] one of Inman's 17 childhood cats, was "special". He foamed at the mouth when he purred, couldn't run in a straight line, and never figured out how to use the litterbox.
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* ForeignQueasine:[[http://theoatmeal.com/comics/asian_food Asian food in a small town]].

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* ForeignQueasine:[[http://theoatmeal.ForeignQueasine: [[http://theoatmeal.com/comics/asian_food Asian food in a small town]].
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* ChildrenAreAWaste: Has a very, very negative opinion on babies.

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* ChildrenAreAWaste: Has He has a very, very negative opinion on babies.

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