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The Oatmeal Profile

From Dave Mellisy

The Oatmeal ProfileImage courtesy of The Oatmeal
Website: http://theoatmeal.com/
Monthly Traffic: 1,259,150 (as of 07/10)
Description: Humorous thoughts and observations, starring freaky blob-people cartoons.
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What is "The Oatmeal"?:

Some things in life seem complicated, but they're really not. All you really need is a web comic explaining how to do something, why something sucks, what makes something interesting, or what the hell is wrong with people. The Oatmeal is more than happy to provide these comics!

The Oatmeal has a distinctive visual style, wherein everyone is represented as an amorphous blob topped with a hemispherical head, with bulging bug eyes atop a gaping maw. Although this sounds terrifying, it is actually quite charming. Because if you can't relate to a hideous blob-person, what can you relate to, really?

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