Incidentally, The Oatmeal has now raised over 180000USD for charity over this... Go fans of The Oatmeal!

Incidentally, The Oatmeal has now raised over 180000USD for charity over this... Go fans of The Oatmeal!
http://theoatmeal.com/blog/carreon

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  1. Dryade Geo19 June 2012 at 14:52

    What a silly thing to do... Will Carreon have a career after this?

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  2. Elaine Walker19 June 2012 at 20:47

    He may even have an effect named after him.

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  3. Garry Winterton20 June 2012 at 10:00

    it seems like a stunt to raise money i can see little other explanation

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  4. Rob Masters20 June 2012 at 10:07

    No, Carreon appears to really be that much of a spleenweasel. He even donated to the fundraiser - apparently so that he could claim in his filings that he had a vested interest.

    The Oatmeal's response (the fundraiser) was originally a joke, but it grew rather, all by itself.

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