56: The Cure - Revision history

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 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 ([[No Pun Intended|no pun intended]]).
+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 ([[No Pun Intended|no pun intended]]). It is possible that he is preemptively apologizing for a lack of quality in the comic.
 ==Transcript==

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-This was the first comic posted only on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and not on [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[55: Useless]]. 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.
+This was the first comic posted only on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and not on [[LiveJournal]]. The previous comic, [[55: Useless]], was the last comic originally posted to [[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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-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.
+This was the first comic posted only on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and not on [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[55: Useless]]. 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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 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.
 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.

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 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.
+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 ([[No Pun Intended|no pun intended]]).
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
-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. The joke in this comic is very simple: When Robert would sing the above lines of {{w|Coldplay|Coldplay}}'s song "{{w|Clocks_(song)|Clocks}}", fans of his music would know the answer: he's part of The Cure.
+This was the first comic posted only on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and not on [[LiveJournal]]. The [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd|last eleven comics]] were posted both on LiveJournal and on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] after the new site was launched.
-In the title text, Randall notes that he has not tried to draw a real face in years, as he mainly does stick drawings. In that way this comic also sticks out.
+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.
 ==Transcript==
 :[A charcoal drawing of Robert Smith's head and face.]
 :[Caption below:]
-: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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