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Friday, October 28, 2011

Teh Internets Toothpaste For Dinner Vs. The Oatmeal

Posted by Derek Erdman on Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:48 PM

Toothpaste For Dinner is a webcomic created by Drew Fairweather from Columbus, Ohio. The comic was launched on January 1st, 2002, and as far as I know, a new one has been posted every day since it started. The drawings are minimal, clever, and are shared on the Internet by your closest friend at work and cool stoner cousin. They also show up in nearly every Google Image search ever.

The Oatmeal is a website that contains comics created by Matthew Inman from Seattle, Washington. The drawings are complex and colorful and are usually titled something like "I Will Punch You in the Face if You Talk While at the Public Library." They are shared by nearly every one of your friends on Facebook and the lady at work who never talks to anybody in real life.

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Oats!

Posted by Renée Krulich (Nay) on October 28, 2011 at 3:56 PM

I am old-fashioned and think that drawing ability counts for something. Plus, the oatmeal is funnier.

Posted by Granny Smith on October 28, 2011 at 3:59 PM

Maakies.

Posted by maddogm13 on October 28, 2011 at 4:04 PM

Toothpaste for Dinner is much funnier.

Posted by Fnarf

on October 28, 2011 at 4:07 PM

You might as well say
Toothpaste for Dinner: Random thoughts and puns - that you've probably thought of yourself while sitting on the bus - poorly illustrated.

The Oatmeal: Unique illustrations of interesting shit that you should already know but don't; like when to use a semi-colon e.g. I'm pretty sure Bologna is made out of cow elbows; I love it anyway. Also when to use e.g vs. i.e. All made hilarious by the use of off the wall situations like "How to best take out a unicorn with a claymore".

Now vote.

Posted by jnonymous on October 28, 2011 at 4:07 PM

Fnarf is right. I thought Slog readers were better than this…

Posted by Jason Petersen

on October 28, 2011 at 4:16 PM

Did you know Miracle Whip tastes like goblin cum?

Oats, hands down. Plus, Inman is pretty sexy.

Posted by brandon on October 28, 2011 at 4:16 PM

I think they both have great value and can coexist in a world that doesn't pit them against each other

Posted by Andy_Squirrel on October 28, 2011 at 4:18 PM

Dude, I'm sorry. I love to be a regionalist, but Oatmeal's comics aren't all that insightful or well-executed either. I mean, I suppose if you like simple vector illustrations done on photoshop.
Not saying it's bad, but TPFD will always be the best webcomic ever.

Posted by More, I Say! on October 28, 2011 at 4:21 PM

No option for hate them both and was happier before I knew they existed?

Posted by EricaP on October 28, 2011 at 4:22 PM

Toothpaste for Dinner, absolutely

Posted by barzen on October 28, 2011 at 4:23 PM

@9 uh...xkcd? or was that a joke?

Posted by EricaP on October 28, 2011 at 4:23 PM

@12 XKCD used to be the best webcomic, but he's gone downhill for the past year or two. I much prefer The Oatmeal, if only for the Literally comic, which brings us the Gayroller 2001. That's my favorite image in years.

Posted by TheMisanthrope on October 28, 2011 at 4:31 PM

Making humorous things is a hit of miss proposition at best, so definitely they both deserve credit for effort. But man, really? Content-wise The Oatmeal is just DIRE. Also, the crap vector-art style makes me angry just looking at it. Do not fwd/link to anything from there if you value my respect.

Posted by RL is too lazy to login on October 28, 2011 at 4:35 PM

I totally relate to this one by toothpaste:
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/index…

Posted by emma's bee on October 28, 2011 at 4:35 PM

TheOatmeal, because it's funnier and less misogynistic than other nerd humor like XKCD.

Posted by undead ayn rand on October 28, 2011 at 5:02 PM

I don't need to read Toothpaste for Dinner to know that it MUST be funnier than The Oatmeal. I have never even cracked a smile at that and can't understand why it makes people laugh.

Posted by leek on October 28, 2011 at 5:08 PM

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal! http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=…

The XKCD. Then Toothpaste for Dinner. The Oatmeal is what you forward to your coworker when they can't bloody figure out how to use some form of punctuation.

Posted by infrequentposter on October 28, 2011 at 5:09 PM

Oh yeah, and Hyperbole and a Half on top of ALL OF THESE.

Posted by leek on October 28, 2011 at 5:14 PM

Hyperbole and a Half is incredible. It's completely in a class of its own.

Posted by infrequentposter on October 28, 2011 at 5:27 PM

I like them both equally and see no reason to choose one over the other.

Posted by Zebes

on October 28, 2011 at 5:51 PM

http://xkcd.com/967/
http://xkcd.com/962/

@13/16, gone downhill? misogynistic?
Nah. Still good.

Posted by EricaP on October 28, 2011 at 7:32 PM

@13 - You know that's due to the cancer, right? And it's still good?

Have you guys seen Hark! A Vagrant! ? http://beatonna.livejournal.com/134378.h…
http://beatonna.livejournal.com/

Posted by STJA on October 28, 2011 at 8:11 PM

The world is a better place for having both.

Posted by seandr on October 28, 2011 at 10:29 PM

STJA: Awwwwesome, thanks. The Nancy Drew cover comics are FABULOUS.

Posted by leek on October 28, 2011 at 11:23 PM

You are all wrong. The correct answer is Achewood even if he isn't producing new ones anymore.

Posted by bleedingheartlibertarian on October 29, 2011 at 8:28 AM

Toothpaste. Go forth and buy something to support whatever web comic artist you love most!

Funny timing for this post, because I just realized a few days ago that I'd never purchased any items from the TFD store, though it has brought me many hours of free amusement. I now look forward to receiving the original drawing of one of my favorites: http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/index… Originals can be obtained for the bargain price of $50 a pop.

Posted by furrygirl