Doug: (fake coughing) I think I'm sick.
School Nurse: What's your story?
Doug: I have... um... the Turkey Pox?
School Nurse: You're the fourth kid today to pull that one. Try again.
Doug: The... Kangaroo Flu?
School Nurse: No...
Doug: An allergic reaction to beets?
School Nurse: (glares at Doug)
Doug: I guess I'll go have my picture taken now?
School Nurse: Bingo.
School Nurse: What's your story?
Doug: I have... um... the Turkey Pox?
School Nurse: You're the fourth kid today to pull that one. Try again.
Doug: The... Kangaroo Flu?
School Nurse: No...
Doug: An allergic reaction to beets?
School Nurse: (glares at Doug)
Doug: I guess I'll go have my picture taken now?
School Nurse: Bingo.
— Doug, "Doug's Big Nose"
Katie: "Mom, I'm sick!"
Katie's Cat: (thinking) "You don't look sick to me."
— Help Me Be Good, "A Children's Book About Lying"
Steve: Huh? You're dot sick?
Brent: Not me. I'm just good at faking.
Brent: Not me. I'm just good at faking.
— Kedabory's Elmore Chronicles, "The Voicemails", "November 15th"
"I'm not ill! I was, but then I got better. But I thought it was fun, so I pretended."
— Julian, Postman Pat
Jon: This is really amazing, Garfield. I have called every woman I know… they all have a cold.
Garfield: Probably caught it in group therapy.
Garfield: Probably caught it in group therapy.