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

WATCH OUT! SHE'S GOT A... uh. Dude, what the Hell are those things called again? Shit, I am blanking on this one.

Chapter 2, Page 12

on November 30, 2009
Chapter: Chapter 02
└ Tags: Bandit, Private Brad, Private Paul, Syr'Nj
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  1. Michael Ezra
    Michael Ezra
    November 30, 2009, 12:03 am | # | Reply

    Bandit’s channeling Curly. I love it!

  2. Magnor
    Magnor
    November 30, 2009, 1:05 am | # | Reply

    “Potion of fwittneff”

    • Melvar
      Melvar
      December 5, 2009, 1:59 pm | # | Reply

      “Potion of ſwiftneſſ”, actually. Long s on altgr+s ftw.

      • SotiCoto
        SotiCoto
        June 20, 2013, 10:20 am | # | Reply

        For what win?
        Did you even read your comment after posting?

  3. Donnigan
    Donnigan
    November 30, 2009, 1:37 am | # | Reply

    I Think it’s swiftness. Also, dirty needles aren’t good. Does she want to get Aids? Or Tetanus?

    • DougFunny
      DougFunny
      November 30, 2009, 6:51 am | # | Reply

      Its all good, probably has a backup cure disease in there.

      • JK9000
        JK9000
        November 30, 2009, 11:56 am | # | Reply

        Cure disease! It heals what ails ya. Unless it’s poison, magic, or a curse.

        • Johnny
          Johnny
          December 1, 2009, 11:43 am | # | Reply

          Which begs the question–if you use a dirty needle to inject a cure disease potion, do they cancel each other out?

    • Vivian Faberfox
      Vivian Faberfox
      January 2, 2015, 9:44 pm | # | Reply

      Actually, considering how she’s chasing a swift bandit and the guards are actively disinterested in helping, some aids might really make things easier here. : I
      Tetanus could be a decent back up plan, too, if she gave it to Bandit.
      A lot of good the speed boost would do if she was bone locked in place. : p

  4. Aedo
    Aedo
    November 30, 2009, 12:23 pm | # | Reply

    Previous to the 1900’s it was common in many scripts to have elongated s’s that resembled the modern “f”.

    • Erica
      Erica
      November 30, 2009, 12:31 pm | # | Reply

      Also prior to the 1900’s doctors didn’t wash their hands since we didn’t have knowledge of itty bitty monsters that make people sick. Sterilization is a fairly modern concept.

  5. Zakrael
    Zakrael
    November 30, 2009, 1:08 pm | # | Reply

    It’s just struck me that I never really though about how potions are applied. The syringe is pretty much the only way to get them into the bloodstream quick enough. xP

    I’m now tempted, next DnD-esque game I run, to make it so every potion taken has a chance of causing a blood-born disease of some kind unless sufficient precaution is taken. These diseases can, themselves, only be cured with a potion. Which, if they don’t learn from their mistakes, causes a different disease.

    I may stop before the entire party is dead of blood poisoning. >.>

    • Erica
      Erica
      November 30, 2009, 1:12 pm | # | Reply

      They’re never going to learn untill they’re all dead. It’s not your fault that they can’t follow simple rules.

      • handgunman
        handgunman
        July 31, 2011, 5:45 am | # | Reply

        They’re just going to get a cleric who takes nothing but “cure disease” each day

  6. BeetlesBane
    BeetlesBane
    November 30, 2009, 2:18 pm | # | Reply

    And peopkie were asking why she hid her ears!

  7. Carapace
    Carapace
    November 30, 2009, 2:31 pm | # | Reply

    Doctors didn’t wash their hands in SOME countries. But midwives did! More because dirt was clearly icky, I think.

    But see, our wood elf knows about sanitation! her hands are clean– she’s wearing GLOVES!

    And I thought the humans were in fear of wood elves? Because of the killing ecological threats, and such?

    • JK9000
      JK9000
      November 30, 2009, 3:50 pm | # | Reply

      Fear takes many forms. Like making fun of someone’s big ears.

  8. Jim_Deets
    Jim_Deets
    November 30, 2009, 11:10 pm | # | Reply

    The “cops” should grab her arm or something. “Hay! You cant shoot up here! Go to the clean injection site down the road!”

  9. Bavette
    Bavette
    December 1, 2009, 12:47 pm | # | Reply

    Potions, in D&D, are simple magical tools. The water in it can be anything, really. It could be orange juice for all that are cared by rules. It is just magic stored in liquid form.
    But Syr’Nj is not a wizard, sage or witch. She is a Field Medic. It is easier to apply magical concoctions when they do not require the individual to drink it (another topic of discussion).

    It is GENIUS work. I would like to study it very much, if you were to share your secrets with me, Erica.

    • Phil
      Flo
      December 1, 2009, 12:49 pm | # | Reply

      Someone get this one a Gold Star.

  10. A.L.
    A.L.
    December 1, 2009, 1:27 pm | # | Reply

    I’m back!!

    Bandit’s been watching too much Three Stooges….FROM THE FUTURE.

  11. MDranz
    MDranz
    December 1, 2009, 2:01 pm | # | Reply

    Of course, there’s always the point her name is “Syr’Nj”…

    • Phil
      Flo
      December 1, 2009, 2:16 pm | # | Reply

      I don’t follow.

  12. Mike'n'Tater
    Mike'n'Tater
    December 1, 2009, 2:44 pm | # | Reply

    Sounds like Syringe

    • Phil
      Flo
      December 1, 2009, 2:45 pm | # | Reply

      What are you talking about.

    • Links
      Links
      December 1, 2009, 5:46 pm | # | Reply

      This is not the word play you’re looking for…

  13. Julie
    Julie
    December 1, 2009, 2:49 pm | # | Reply

    Okay guys clearly she has a cap on that syringe but she just removed it, just like the adrenaline shot in left 4 dead 2! I love the look on the guards faces as Thief runs by, hahahaha.

  14. Banish
    Banish
    December 1, 2009, 9:08 pm | # | Reply

    I would like to note though that yes, it’s a syringe and its handy for healing an unconsious (pardon any spelling errors si vous pretty please) persojs, but I mean… Is it really needed to have an injection form of a buff? Typically you arent going to bulls strength or swiftness someone who is down… Although I think I just realised its to apply many potions at once, or the quick and convenient application of said potion… Rendering my point moot. Although, drinking a potion from a flask is quicker than someone looking for the proper artery to apply said potion to, not to mention the little alchohol swabbie thinger (oh yeah, Im totally rocking an MD) that makes it safe… Maybe she really ought to consider that… Wouldnt want anyone to die of poor precautions?
    Im going to stop now, I could go back and forth on this all damn night.
    Overall? Me like pointy healy knife, it looks like her ears. “Who needs a doctor when you have my machines and their scary needles?” (I may have misquoted, meh)

  15. Banish
    Banish
    December 1, 2009, 9:09 pm | # | Reply

    holy crap that was a helluva rant… Im sorry ^.^;;;

  16. DCB
    DCB
    December 1, 2009, 9:35 pm | # | Reply

    I hope no one ever looks at me like that before reaching for a syringe

  17. Carl
    Carl
    December 1, 2009, 10:17 pm | # | Reply

    the f’s you see on the potion are actually what is called a “long s” while what we use now is an abbreviated s. Long S on Wikipedia

  18. KingTwelveSixteen
    KingTwelveSixteen
    December 1, 2009, 11:09 pm | # | Reply

    The whole quote is: “Who needs a real doctor when you’ve got my machines and their scary needles.” You got it almost spot on Banish.

  19. Magnor
    Magnor
    December 1, 2009, 11:15 pm | # | Reply

    I know it’s “swiftness,” I know about the long s, I was just kidding around. sheesh people! =p

    Hafta agree with DCB here, if any doctor ever gets that look on their face whilst pulling out a syringe I’m exit, stage left-ing it as fast as I can.

    • Vivian Faberfox
      Vivian Faberfox
      January 2, 2015, 9:52 pm | # | Reply

      I made the same joke in response to a comment a number of pages back.
      i was surprised (happily) to see that you had beaten me to punch of posting it here too (word for word, even, save the quotation marks. /3)

      And, I thought it was very funny, whether the others will admit they did too or not. ; 3

  20. alta lemur
    alta lemur
    December 4, 2009, 3:27 pm | # | Reply

    I know this is late, but that looks more like an epipen than a regular needle. The rules for applying an epipen are also different. Which makes sense also if it’s “swiftness” for it to be more like an adrenaline shot. Also like epipens, some shots are put into muscle mass and not veins.

  21. Banish
    Banish
    December 5, 2009, 12:54 pm | # | Reply

    Well that would make alot more sense, I hadn’t even considered that. Nifty =p

  22. Melvar
    Melvar
    December 5, 2009, 2:47 pm | # | Reply

    The long s is misused though; it is only used at the beginning and in the middle of a word, ‘s’ is used at the end. Thus, “ſwiftneſs” is the correct spelling.

  23. Biscuit
    Biscuit
    November 15, 2010, 11:35 am | # | Reply

    STEROIDS!!!

  24. Sega_Shaman
    Sega_Shaman
    February 19, 2011, 2:57 pm | # | Reply

    Anyone else hear Zoidberg because of Bandit?

    • Vivian Faberfox
      Vivian Faberfox
      January 2, 2015, 9:53 pm | # | Reply

      NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT
      : D

    • Ryan
      Ryan
      January 10, 2016, 1:50 pm | # | Reply

      That’s the first thing I thought of

  25. FreddeX
    FreddeX
    May 7, 2011, 4:48 am | # | Reply

    Bandit – If you thought that thieves couldn’t get more awesome, think again! ;) ^^

  26. Josh
    Josh
    April 8, 2015, 11:26 am | # | Reply

    wow the (what i am guessing are) S’s look weird

  27. Drewid
    Drewid
    November 16, 2015, 9:38 am | # | Reply

    A syringe? A needle? A hypospray?

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