Nice! Love the Oatmeal, but hadn't seen that one before. The creator seems like a stand-up guy, although last I checked he was getting sued by some uber-douche site who'd stolen his work. Hope it all works out for him...George Kaplan":7yjriiqz said:
It worked out pretty well for him. The site's sleazebag attorney was demanding $20'000 in damages. The Oatmeal raised over ten times that amount in donations in just seven days, photographed the money, sent the lawyer a picture of the money along with a picture of the lawyer's mother seducing a kodiak bear, and donated all of the money to charity. Matthew Inman (TheOatmeal) is now being declared as "The man who beat the internet".GrampaGrossbart":rhjz9voj said:
Holy hell, that is awesome! I've dialed back the time I spend online, as, BoB excepted, most of the ruddy establishment drives me to drink, but it seems that I've missed out on some pretty goddamn cool developments in the process.George Kaplan":lf354rwb said:
Yeah, it's just baffling the things people get caught up in--it takes some serious stupid/crazy to try to sue someone after you stole their intellectual property.Kyle Weiss":7ke1t9i7 said:
Preferably ones with permission to smack him upside the head when he was about to sign away his rights to something.George Kaplan":y9rdepek said:
:lol:wintermute":zjo4jjlc said:
No kidding. What an ordeal. I'm sure both of them know it's all just publicity for both sides--even bad press is still press. :|GrampaGrossbart":s6l12d8y said:
What?! You mean the lawyer who became famous for successfully litigating sex.com is suing the American Cancer Association and the World Wildlife Fund in order to block TheOatmeal's charitable donations just for publicity?!! What's the world coming to?Kyle Weiss":ntx812wc said: