Yes. The Oatmeal is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does The Oatmeal take?

Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — long comic essays about grammar, grief and running.

Does The Oatmeal work on a phone?

Yes. The Oatmeal works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

What kind of site is The Oatmeal?

We list it under Comedy Department — reliable laughs, low commitment. The tonal range is the trick. You arrive for a joke about apostrophes and get ambushed by the strip about his dog.

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The Oatmeal

Long comic essays about grammar, grief and running

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What The Oatmeal actually is

Matthew Inman draws sprawling comic essays that swing between semicolon pedantry, endurance running, and unexpectedly raw pieces about anxiety or losing a pet. Older strips sit in a browsable archive, and the card games he is now better known for grew out of the same drawings.

Why it is worth your time

The tonal range is the trick. You arrive for a joke about apostrophes and get ambushed by the strip about his dog.

Common questions

Is The Oatmeal free?: Yes. The Oatmeal is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does The Oatmeal take?: Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — long comic essays about grammar, grief and running.
Does The Oatmeal work on a phone?: Yes. The Oatmeal works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is The Oatmeal?: We list it under Comedy Department — reliable laughs, low commitment. The tonal range is the trick. You arrive for a joke about apostrophes and get ambushed by the strip about his dog.

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Long comic essays about grammar, grief and running

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Coffee break · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2009

What The Oatmeal actually is

Why it is worth your time

The tonal range is the trick. You arrive for a joke about apostrophes and get ambushed by the strip about his dog.

Common questions

Is The Oatmeal free?: Yes. The Oatmeal is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does The Oatmeal take?: Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — long comic essays about grammar, grief and running.
Does The Oatmeal work on a phone?: Yes. The Oatmeal works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is The Oatmeal?: We list it under Comedy Department — reliable laughs, low commitment. The tonal range is the trick. You arrive for a joke about apostrophes and get ambushed by the strip about his dog.