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* In [[Diane Duane]]'s ''[[Young Wizards|Deep Wizardry]]'', Dairine does this for her ''sister's'' benefit. |
* In [[Diane Duane]]'s ''[[Young Wizards|Deep Wizardry]]'', Dairine does this for her ''sister's'' benefit. |
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* One story from the ''[[Doctor Who]] 2007 Storybook'' has a boy putting his head next to a radiator to fake that he has a fever so that he can get sent to bed early and later sneak out to help the Doctor. |
* One story from the ''[[Doctor Who]] 2007 Storybook'' has a boy putting his head next to a radiator to fake that he has a fever so that he can get sent to bed early and later sneak out to help the Doctor. |
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* From ''[[Harry Potter |
* From ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Harry Potter]]'': Fred and George Weasley's "Skiving Snackboxes". One end of the candy will make you graphically ill (nausea/vomiting, nosebleeds, rashes, etc.); upon being excused from your class, you eat the other half, which restores you to perfect health. |
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* The [[Shel Silverstein]] poem "Sick" consists of Peggy Ann McKay listing symptoms of her illness -- from a sliver to a 108 degree fever to a shrunken brain -- keeping her from going to school {{spoiler|until she realizes it's Saturday, when she miraculously recovers}}. |
* The [[Shel Silverstein]] poem "Sick" consists of Peggy Ann McKay listing symptoms of her illness -- from a sliver to a 108 degree fever to a shrunken brain -- keeping her from going to school {{spoiler|until she realizes it's Saturday, when she miraculously recovers}}. |
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* ''[[Papillon]]'' makes this into an artform. Hospitals have less security then the [[Penal Colony]] and a hospital stay can buy time to make better arrangements for labor assignments or plan escapes. They find ''many'' ways to feign illness; for example planting lice, eating spoiled food, or intentionally causing injuries. If that fails, bribe a doctor. |
* ''[[Papillon]]'' makes this into an artform. Hospitals have less security then the [[Penal Colony]] and a hospital stay can buy time to make better arrangements for labor assignments or plan escapes. They find ''many'' ways to feign illness; for example planting lice, eating spoiled food, or intentionally causing injuries. If that fails, bribe a doctor. |
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