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Annotations Every Day - Written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip

FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT ITCHING FEELING AND A NEGLIGEABLE AMOUNT OF INFLAMMATIOOOOON!

Chapter 3 – Page 11

on January 27, 2010
Chapter: Chapter 03
└ Tags: Byron, Sundar, Syr'Nj
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    • Widgetitis - Squawkpox
      March 2, 2011, 7:42 am | #
  1. Michael Ezra
    Michael Ezra
    January 27, 2010, 12:04 am | # | Reply

    As Fearless Fosdick, the Dick Tracy parody in Li’l Abner used to say, “Mere flesh wounds.”

  2. James K
    James K
    January 27, 2010, 12:35 am | # | Reply

    I just got it, her name is syringe. I can’t believe I didn’t get that.

    • JK9000
      JK9000
      January 27, 2010, 2:05 am | # | Reply

      Syringe doesn’t rhyme with orange, though.

      • Jasten
        Jasten
        January 27, 2010, 8:01 am | # | Reply

        Nothing in the English language rhymes with Orange. One of those little trivia bits to make our lips twitch into a grin at Byron’s statement.

        • Anonymous
          Anonymous
          January 27, 2010, 9:16 am | # | Reply

          The surname ‘Gorringe’ technically does; as does the coined word ‘Borange’ (although I believe that has the definition “A Word That Rhymes With Orange” so probably doesn’t count.)

          Month, Silver and Purple are also oddities. Rhymes hate colours, I guess.

          • Carl-E
            Carl-E
            January 27, 2010, 6:20 pm | # | Reply

            Purple Nurple?

            nevermind…

          • Jaguarspark
            Jaguarspark
            January 27, 2010, 8:22 pm | # | Reply

            To find a rhyme for silver
            or another ‘rhymeless’ rhyme
            requires only will, ver-
            bosity and time

            • Rhym'd
              Rhym'd
              January 27, 2010, 8:43 pm | # | Reply

              I’d imagine “door hinge” or “no fringe” kind of rhymes with orange in my own little world depending on the pronunciation.

              • Absurdist
                Absurdist
                January 28, 2010, 3:59 pm | # | Reply

                Orange rhymes with fringe. It’s alll about the pronunciation. Orinje. See. Only people who read out words as they’re written can’t rhyme Orange…

                • Nate B
                  Nate B
                  January 30, 2010, 7:11 am | # | Reply

                  The Blorenge is a mountain in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales.
                  Gorringe is a rare English surname.
                  And both rhyme with Orange.

          • matt w
            matt w
            January 28, 2010, 8:51 am | # | Reply

            Any twerp’ll rhyme with purple if contractions are allowed.

            • matt w
              matt w
              January 28, 2010, 8:53 am | # | Reply

              And apparently “hirple” is a Scottish word for “limp.” Who knew?

          • QI
            QI
            February 3, 2010, 2:45 am | # | Reply

            Actually, there’s a few words that rhyme with purple. Check out the linked youtube video.

          • Thamerlin
            Thamerlin
            February 6, 2010, 12:49 am | # | Reply

            “Chilver”, a ewe lamb, is the rhyme for “silver.” W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame pointed out that “millionth” is a rhyme for “month” – it simply has more syllables.

      • Harrowed
        Harrowed
        January 28, 2010, 9:38 pm | # | Reply

        Actually, the word sporange, which is part of the reproductive system in some flowers, rhymes with orange.

  3. Michael Ezra
    Michael Ezra
    January 27, 2010, 12:52 am | # | Reply

    Wait, who’s “Graiya?” I’m assuming some sort of deity, but the Google, it does nothing. :-)

    • healy
      healy
      January 27, 2010, 12:41 pm | # | Reply

      Gaia, maybe? Greek earth goddess.

  4. King of Zeroes
    King of Zeroes
    January 27, 2010, 1:14 am | # | Reply

    Dude be trippin’ balls.

  5. Carapace
    Carapace
    January 27, 2010, 1:14 am | # | Reply

    Graiya seems pretty likely to be a Gaia analogue.
    I bet you know this, and will headdesk when it’s pointed out. I am sorry.

    Barely related to the current topic, I want that outfit. So much, it almost makes me resort to lolspeak. This comic is driving me to atrocity.

    • Michael Ezra
      Michael Ezra
      January 27, 2010, 1:31 am | # | Reply

      Oh, Gaia definitely came to mind; I just wasn’t sure if that’s what we’re supposed to take from it.

      • Kaisara
        Kaisara
        January 28, 2010, 12:09 pm | # | Reply

        Graiya struck me is a blend of Freya and Gaia

        • Absurdist
          Absurdist
          January 28, 2010, 4:01 pm | # | Reply

          Grain + Gaia + Freya. IE that really EARTHY goddess…

  6. aluminum
    aluminum
    January 27, 2010, 1:54 am | # | Reply

    I imagined his voice going up a couple octaves in the last panel.

    • Em
      Em
      January 27, 2010, 2:08 am | # | Reply

      Presumably, only dogs could hear the alt text.

  7. Paul
    Paul
    January 27, 2010, 3:42 am | # | Reply

    Man this reminds me of when I was a kid and everybody had to get their vaccine shots.

  8. TexasRed
    TexasRed
    January 27, 2010, 4:41 am | # | Reply

    “First, I’m going to kill you.” <3 ~Arny

  9. Doval
    Doval
    January 27, 2010, 9:36 am | # | Reply

    I laughed so hard at the last panel. The accuracy of his statement doesn’t match his look at all. It’s great.

  10. Mavander
    Mavander
    January 27, 2010, 10:47 am | # | Reply

    Love Syr’nj’s expression in the last panel.

  11. Snowblind
    Snowblind
    January 27, 2010, 10:49 am | # | Reply

    Yes…. but do they get the informaaaaation?

    (for the old timers)
    Magnificaaaaaation… magnifcaaaaation…. magnificaaaaion!

  12. Zuckerlmitzi
    Zuckerlmitzi
    January 27, 2010, 12:53 pm | # | Reply

    I feel Syr’nj’s shadow in the last panel is sort of distorted. Her right arm and shoulder are missing, her chin is too short and thrusted out. The silhouette – in my opinion – should be more curved, showing a line with hairline, eyebrow, eye, cheekbone and chin. I don’t know how to outline that without being able to make a draft of what I mean : /

    Maybe this will work:

    \
    )
    (
    )
    /

    • Phil
      Flo
      January 27, 2010, 1:46 pm | # | Reply

      Actually, i think it would go more like this:

      < (" <) \( " )/ (> “)>

      • Terra
        Terra
        January 29, 2010, 12:46 pm | # | Reply

        It’s Kirby! Hi Kirby! this is Kirby when he realized he wasn’t recognized

    • Snowblind
      Snowblind
      January 27, 2010, 5:23 pm | # | Reply

      Looks like a shadow puppet of Bart Simpson saying “Eat my shorts”

    • SillieGoose
      SillieGoose
      January 27, 2010, 8:48 pm | # | Reply

      I like it it makes me feel happy :DD lolshadow is pleased.

  13. TraderInTown
    TraderInTown
    January 27, 2010, 1:26 pm | # | Reply

    Actually the parentheses didn’t help at all.

    So torture won’t work and Payet is a douche, whatever do our heroes resolve to? Drugs of course! Drugs are always helping heroic people do heroic things!

    Just kidding. Syr’nj’s method is definitely more effective than a spoony bard. If she’s packing stat enhancer ‘roids then the spoony bard is completely obsolete! Drugs solve everything!

    *Does LSD and then falls in a convulsing, drooling mess on the floor.*

    • Phil
      Flo
      January 27, 2010, 1:44 pm | # | Reply

      Oh jeez.

      Anyone got a mop?

      • Mavander
        Mavander
        January 27, 2010, 4:43 pm | # | Reply

        I don’t, but I do need a body for experiments and he’ll do just fine, thank you.

        We can clean it with his hair.

  14. DCB
    DCB
    January 27, 2010, 2:04 pm | # | Reply

    Syr’nj’s expression says to me: “I keep expecting more of the human race…and then I meet them.”

    • Carl-E
      Carl-E
      January 27, 2010, 6:26 pm | # | Reply

      At least she’s got Payet’s number down. I was really afraid she was going to be smitten with him for some inexplicable elfin reason.

      Gravedust is infinitely cool, but I really like the way Syr’Nj represents “the outside, looking in” for this party.

  15. Wendy
    Wendy
    January 27, 2010, 5:56 pm | # | Reply

    I wish to know ‘the stories’ that he speaks of.

  16. Wyrd
    Wyrd
    January 27, 2010, 5:56 pm | # | Reply

    I love that he continues to talk in ‘I’mabouttoshitmyselfese,’ proving that the potion has no effects on his emotions, he just starts saying how things really are in a completely paniced matter. I wonder if he is even aware of what he is actually saying.

  17. Dragonrose
    Dragonrose
    January 27, 2010, 6:48 pm | # | Reply

    Gah, is it just me or the RSS doesn’t update?

  18. Boy
    Boy
    January 27, 2010, 10:15 pm | # | Reply

    The alt-text in combination with the last panel makes it seem like we’re about to break into song. Is it time for the musical episode already?

  19. airen
    airen
    January 28, 2010, 9:18 am | # | Reply

    Y’know, that last line sounds exactly like something that would come out of a Dr. McNinja comic…

    I like where this is going.

  20. TraderInTown
    TraderInTown
    January 28, 2010, 1:37 pm | # | Reply

    I tried reading McNinja once, but navigating the archives proved difficult.

    Musical episode, bleh. That means Payet will sing again. What have we done to deserve that?

  21. Twigs
    Twigs
    March 21, 2010, 5:11 pm | # | Reply

    She is my favourite character =) Not sure why yet, but these things happen mysteriously.

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