5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin

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You know The Oatmeal. Right? If you don't, then you've obviously been living in the mountains, so deep in the forests that you have no contact with civilization.



The Oatmeal! Matthew Inman's comic blog! Well, quick introduction to the twisted genius then - he started the blog in 2009, put up original hilarious comics and became a web sensation! I've been reading his comics for about a year now and they are quite the read! There's a blend of the obscene to the downright stupid, but all of it told in Inman's now famous way become terribly funny. That's why I even bought his book - 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (and Other Useful Guides)! I must warn you that it isn't for the faint hearted - I mean those that get easily offended, just don't read it. It's not worth your time. As for me? Well, it isn't comparable to Calvin & Hobbes or Peanuts, but it's so much fun to be seeing current trends and normal thoughts presented in such an amusing manner!

It has the right mix of information and sarcasm that will make you grin as you go through each of the comics. My natural favorites are the ones concerning language: How to Use an Apostrophe, How to Use a Semicolon (the most feared punctuation) and (this is my personal favorite) 10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling.

There are others that I liked too. While many of the comics in this book are reproductions from the Oatmeal (blog) - like Minor Differences, 8 Ways to Prepare Your Pets for War, The Three Phases of Owning a Computer, How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell, The 10 Types of Crappy Interviewees, How to Suck at Facebook, and Why It's Better to Pretend You Don't Know Anything About Computers - others are exclusive to the book - like "7 Reasons to Avoid Going to a Night Club"; "Why Nikola Tesla is the most Awesome Geek who Ever Lived".

I've listed 9 of the comics that caught my eye in this book; there are at least 20 more in there that deserve at least one read through. I guarantee, no matter how stern faced or cold hearted you are, you will laugh.

It makes for a fun, short, quickie when you're by yourself - at the coffee shop, at lunch, traveling... just lounging about. It's worth it.

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