20 years ago, his house burned down...

[siah1214]

...so he wrote a comic about it:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/house

I don't think this belongs in Jokes or Funny Stuff, it's not really funny, really just a touching story about a family and a cat. Pets make all things better.

[tsupersonic]

I saw this on Inman's Google+ post - the guy has great talent, and what a heck of a story!

[Growled Member]

That's one fantastic story. Thanks for the share.

[Buttus]

that's sad and awesome at the same time!

thanks

[Praetor]

love the oat meal facts and stories :D

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Wow, i got a little choked up reading that. Truly love The Oatmeal. I recently picked up his latest book from Amazon, How To Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting To Kill You, it is pure awesomeness.

[Draconian Guppy]

Domino!

Damn! Almost made me cry!