Matthew Boyd Inman(born September 24, 1982), is an American cartoonist, blogger, and author based in Seattle, Washington.

He is the creator of The Oatmeal.

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Inman graduated from Lakeland Senior High School in the class of 2000.

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He began designing web sites at the age of 13 and is a seasoned programmer, systems administrator, and online marketer.

Inman launched theoatmeal.com in 2009.

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Inman championed two successful crowdfunding campaigns in 2012, including "Operation BearLove Good.

Cancer Bad" where he turned a lawsuit on its head by raising over $200,000 for charity instead of paying $20,000 in damages to a rival website.

In addition, he generated over one million in nine days to try to buy the laboratory formerly owned by Nikola Tesla.

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