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This picture was sent to a friend by a woman he was talking to

[![僕はもう君以外何もいらない君だけが欲しいんだ。金はもうあるし](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YUcfJ.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YUcfJ.jpg)

We think we get what the literal meaning is but have no idea about the nuance
of what it actually means.

For example, it could mean exactly what it we think it says. Effectively
something like

> I don't need anything but you. I only want you. You even have money.

But it could also have a cultural background or something such as it could be
a put down as in.

> You're actually not my type but you've got money so I'll pretend.

It could also be a famous line or a famous character for all I know

I asked a Japanese female friend, all she told me was "haha", that's funny,
and, "I'd never send a message like that to someone I actually liked"

Does anyone know what this is really means?
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What does "僕はもう君以外何もいらない君だけが欲しいんだ。金はもうあるし” mean?
Your translation of the third line is wrong.

> 僕はもう君以外何もいらない。  
>  I don't need anything but you.
>
> 君だけが欲しいんだ。  
>  I only want you.
>
> 金はもうあるし。  
>  (Because) I've already gotten (enough) money. / There is already money.

Well, that's all what these lines say. No puns, no wordplay.

To interpret this as a joke, yes you need to understand the cultural
background. This art style is typical 地獄のミサワ's style, and he is famous for
this kind of satirical pictures of overly-confident, snobbish people who love
sarcasm and showing off their ability (often referred to as
[意識高い系](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/40934/5010)). [Some of his works
are found here](http://jigokuno.com/). Well, they are surrealistic, and I
admit I have difficulty understanding all of them. But I can feel many of them
are really ウザい ("annoying"). You can safely assume whatever drawn in this
style is a joke.

So 金はもうあるし is the funny (or, "annoying") part of this picture: the guy who
seemed earnest at first suddenly started to (indirectly) boast about how rich
he is, and he doesn't even know that's a bad way to attract a girl in a
romantic situation. This line also ends up implying "you" are not as important
as money.
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