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Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard : [to Abby and McGee] I don't anticipate any long term side-effects.
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs : Better not be. You two don't have permission to be sick.
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[Palmer is trying to sort the assorted pieces of connective tissue found at the crime scene]
Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard : I think it best to start with a corner piece, Mr. Palmer.
Jimmy Palmer : Um, Doctor...?
Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard : Haven't you ever done a jigsaw puzzle? You always start with the corners. May I suggest the plantar fasciae?
Jimmy Palmer : The feet?
Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard : Yes, and then build it up from there. The anterior vesiculus...
Jimmy Palmer : ...Of the ankle.
Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard : Mmm-hmm.
Jimmy Palmer : And then the fasciae crusus of the lower calf. Oh, thank you, Doctor! That's a very helpful analogy.
Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard : And a fitting one, too, considering the original term for jigsaw puzzle was "dissected maps." So named by the Europeans in the late 1760's. They used to take maps and cut them up into irregular pieces for their children to reassemble.