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(Explanation: Forthright mention of the desire for someone's sister is unusual; the desire per se is not.)
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{{comic
 
{{comic
 
| number    = 49
 
| number    = 49
| date      = January 14th, 2006
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| date      = January 14, 2006
 
| title    = Want
 
| title    = Want
 
| image    = want.jpg
 
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==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
 
:I want to be brave enough to tell you how I feel.
 
:I want to be brave enough to tell you how I feel.
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:I want to say "I love you" _before_ I hang up the phone for once.
 
:I want to say "I love you" _before_ I hang up the phone for once.
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:I want to drive all night with you, listening to mix tapes, not caring where we end up.
 
:I want to drive all night with you, listening to mix tapes, not caring where we end up.
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:Oh, and I also really want to get with your sister.
 
:Oh, and I also really want to get with your sister.
 
:I mean, DAMN.
 
:I mean, DAMN.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* This is the forty-sixth comic posted to livejournal.  The previous comic was {{explain|48}}, the next is {{explain|50}}.
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* This is the forty-sixth comic posted to livejournal.  The previous comic was [[48: Found]], the next is [[50: Penny Arcade]].
  
 
{{Comic discussion}}
 
{{Comic discussion}}
 
[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal]]
 
[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]

Revision as of 00:43, 31 October 2012

Want
Well, she's pretty hot.
Title text: Well, she's pretty hot.

Explanation

In the first three panels of this comic, Cueball is expressing poetic romantic notions towards someone (presumably off-panel), typical of being newly in love, when one is afraid of actually expressing it.

In the last panel, Cueball totally contrasts his previous poetic statements, as he crassly states that he wishes to have sex with his paramour's sister, something one usually doesn't say.

Transcript

I want to be brave enough to tell you how I feel.
I want to say "I love you" _before_ I hang up the phone for once.
I want to drive all night with you, listening to mix tapes, not caring where we end up.
Oh, and I also really want to get with your sister.
I mean, DAMN.

Trivia


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Discussion

I feel as though this comic also expresses the difference between romantic and sexual attraction. 173.245.55.124 17:45, 16 July 2015 (UTC)