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| title = The Cure
 
| title = The Cure
 
| image = the_cure.jpg
 
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| titletext = My first try at drawing a real face in years.
 
| titletext = My first try at drawing a real face in years.
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
This was the first comic posted only on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and not on [[LiveJournal]]. The [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd.com|last eleven comics]] were posted both on LiveJournal and on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] after the new site was launched.
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The “real face” is depicting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/robert_smith Robert Smith], singer of the 80's band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_cure The Cure], famous for songs like “A forest” and “Friday I'm in love” . The joke is therefore very simple: When Robert would sing the above lines of Coldplay's “Clocks”, anyone would know the answer: he's part of The Cure.  
 
 
The "real face" is that of {{w|Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith}}, best known as the singer of the musical group {{w|The Cure}}, hence the title. When Robert would sing the above lines of {{w|Coldplay}}'s song "{{w|Clocks (song)|Clocks}}", fans of his music would know the answer: he's part of The Cure.
 
 
 
In the title text, Randall notes that he has not tried to draw a real face in years, as he mainly draws [[stick figure]]s. In that way this comic also sticks out.
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:[A charcoal drawing of Robert Smith's head and face.]
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:[A pencil drawing of Robert Smith's head and face, with a caption underneath.]
:[Caption below:]
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:Caption: Robert Smith should do a cover of Coldplay's ''Clocks,'' so when he sings "Am I part of the cure or am I part of the disease?" we can say, "Ooh, we know this one!"
:Robert Smith should do a cover of Coldplay's ''Clocks'', so when he sings "Am I part of the cure or am I part of the disease?" we can say, "Ooh, we know this one!"
 
  
 
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