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| date = January 6, 2006 | | date = January 6, 2006 | ||
| title = Secrets | | title = Secrets | ||
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| image = secrets.jpg | | image = secrets.jpg | ||
| − | | titletext = I'm a big fan of Kurt Halsey | + | | titletext = I'm a big fan of Kurt Halsey |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This | + | This comic addresses the issue of commitment-phobic partners who {{tvtropes|CommitmentAnxiety|get into relationships but get cold feet when it starts to get serious}}. The girl wants someone who can see every part of who she is and still love her. |
| − | + | In the title text, [[Randall]] mentions that he is a big fan of [http://www.kurthalsey.com Kurt Halsey], a comic artist from Oregon. He was also referenced in [[24: Godel, Escher, Kurt Halsey]]. His style is similar to that in this comic. Many of his comics and paintings depict a couple and convey various emotions they go through, as does this comic. | |
| − | In the | + | In the original Randall quote (see [[#Trivia|trivia]]), he gives the above link to the official home page of Kurt Halsey. And then he mentions that if you had not realized he was a big fan already, you should reconsider clicking on the link ''because it's depressing how much better at this he is than me''. |
== Transcript == | == Transcript == | ||
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:I just want you to share in my secrets | :I just want you to share in my secrets | ||
:and not run away | :and not run away | ||
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| + | ==Trivia== | ||
| + | *This was the 43rd comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. | ||
| + | **The previous was [[45: Schrodinger]]. | ||
| + | **The next was [[47: Counter-Red Spiders]]. | ||
| + | *This comic kept its original title: "Secrets" | ||
| + | **It was the first comic to do so since [[31: Barrel - Part 5]], ten comics back. | ||
| + | **The next four comics did, as the previous comic, include a "Drawing" before the xkcd title. | ||
| + | **But then the last 6 comics on LiveJournal only had a title; five of these had exactly the same title on both sites as did this. | ||
| + | **Only 11 comics have the same title on both sites. | ||
| + | *Original [[Randall]] quote: "I'm a fan of [http://www.kurthalsey.com/ Kurt Halsey], if you hadn't noticed. Don't click that right now, because it's depressing how much better at this he is than me. " | ||
| + | **The link is to the official page of Kurt Halsey. | ||
| + | *This comic was one of the last 11 comics posted on LiveJournal. | ||
| + | **These 11 comics were [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd|posted both on LiveJournal and xkcd]] after the [[xkcd]] site opened on the 1st of January 2006. | ||
| + | **This comic was posted on the same day on both sites. | ||
| + | **They were not all posted on the same day though. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 43]] |
| − | [[Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd | + | [[Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd]] |
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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