Comic #573: 2006-10-12

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Panel 1:

• A doctor in blue scrubs with brown hair and wearing a surgical mask is holding a scalpel. He looks slightly surprised.
• A nurse with long brown hair, also wearing a mask, raises a hand with a questioning expression.
• Text bubble from the doctor: "Doctor! Aren't you going to sterilize that scalpel?"

Panel 2:

• The doctor looks even more surprised, turning to the nurse, who has an amused expression.
• Another nurse with short hair and a headband is laughing.
• Text bubble from the nurse: "Sterilize? What if he wants to have kids some day?"
• Laughter from the other nurse: "HAHAHA!"

Panel 3:

• A scene labeled "LATER…"
• The doctor has a concerned expression, looking at a worried patient, while a nurse stands beside him.
• The doctor's speech bubble: "He died of a mysterious staph infection…"
• The doctor continues: "I wish there were something I could say to make it better…"

Caption at the bottom:

• "It was at this point that I made the mistake of telling her the scalpel joke."

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