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Dr. Luppers: "Do you have a headache?"
Tom Charper: "Ow, yes."
Luppers: "Fever?"
Tom: "Yes! I am burning up!"
Luppers: "Cold sweats?"
Tom: "Yes, suddenly I am freezing."
Luppers: "Aching joints?"
Tom: "Aah, yes."
Luppers: "Blurred vision?"
Tom: "Yes, but, sorry, who is speaking?"
Luppers: "Dry throat?"
Tom: "It's hard to answer my throat is so dry."
Luppers: "Excessive tiredness?"
Tom: "I don't have the energy to answer."
Luppers: "Hearing problems?"
Tom: "Sorry, can you repeat that?"
Luppers: "Pain when you pass water?"
Tom: "Yes, it hurt when I walked past a fish tank."
Luppers: "Chronic indecisiveness?"
Tom: "Yes and no."

Dr. Hibbert: "Now, a little death anxiety is normal. You can expect to go through five stages. The first is denial."
Homer Simpson: "No way! Because I'm not dying!"
Dr. Hibbert: "The second is anger."
Homer: "Why you little..."
Dr. Hibbert: "After that comes fear."
Homer: (afraid) "What's after fear? What's after fear?"
Dr. Hibbert: "Bargaining."
Homer: "Doc, you gotta get me out of this! I'll make it worth your while!"
Dr. Hibbert: "Finally, acceptance."
Homer: "Well, we all gotta go sometime."
Dr. Hibbert: "Mr. Simpson, your progress astounds me."
The Simpsons, "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"

"It blows out of my mouth (sneezes, then Puss, who mistakenly thinks he's caught her cold, sneezes too) and it runs out of my nose (blows her nose, then so does Puss), and it coughs out of my chest (has a coughing fit, prompting Puss to do the same)"
Princess, Little Princess, "I Don't Want a Cold"

"Does your stomach hurt? (Crong rubs his stomach) Do you have a fever? (Puts an ice pack on his head, which melts)"
Pororo, Pororo the Little Penguin, "Crong's Stomach Pain"note 

Ernie: "It says right here: 'people who are sick usually get into bed, even if it's in the middle of the day'."
Bert: "Ernie, uh, Ernie, will you straighten out my blanket, please?"
Ernie: "Oh, oh, I can't do that right now, Bert. I gotta run and look, uh, look out the window and see if I can tell who's in bed."
Bert: "Ernie, you don't have to look out there for that; I can tell you exactly who it is— ah, never mind."
Ernie: "Gee, everybody we know seems to be outside today. I don't see anybody missing who might be home and in bed. Gee, I'd better check that book again."
Bert: (groans) "Oh, brother."
Ernie: "Says here... uh... OK, the book says that people who are sick often have a high fever."
Bert: "Hey, Ernie? Ernie, would you feel my forehead, please?"
Ernie: "Yes." (does so)
Bert: "Am I hot? Do I feel hot?"
Ernie: "Oh, yes, very hot, Bert."
Bert: "I do feel hot."
Ernie: "OK, let's see, it says here that, uh, people who have colds—"
Bert: "Ernie, Ernie, uh, can I have some juice, please?"
Ernie: "Just a second. People who have colds usually drink lots and lots of juice. That's what it says here."
Bert: "Ernie, Ernie gimme some juice, please."

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