# Convincing others you are really, really sick \[and not just malingering\]

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 29, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-others-you-are-really-really-sick-and-not-just-malingering/702940 "2014-10-29T22:59:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-others-you-are-really-really-sick-and-not-just-malingering/702940/41 "2014-11-03T00:08:26Z")

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There was a Dr Katz bit where his “patient” mentioned people calling in sick always used the same voice tv golf announcers used. Katz wondered how golf announcers called in sick.

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