"Listen. Kids may get stomach flu all the time, but this little boy has appendicitis. His appendix must be removed immediately, or it could rupture at any moment."
— Doctor, The Joys and Sorrows of Young Charles Finster, "The Appendix"
Girl 1: (crying) Now, Madeline has no padendix!
Girl 2: Silly! It is appendix!"
Girl 3: C'est terrible! Qu'est-ce qu'un appendice?"
Girl 4: What is an appendix?! Everyone knows what is an appendix — it is a thing in the... the... head.
Girl 3: In the head?! Now Madeline has a hole in her head!
Girl 2: No, no, bobo! The appendix is a thing in the... the arm!
Girl 3: Now Madeline has a hole in her arm!
Girl 5: No, no, bobos! Everyone knows the appendix is a thing in the tummy. Look!
Girl 3: Now Madeline has a hole in her tummy!
Everyone: (crying) Oh no, poor Madeline!
— Madeline
"Call an O.R., we need to get this guy upstairs now. His appendix is hot."
— Doctor, I Have Your Back
