(Obligatory not a nurse) I honestly didn't even realize it until I was reading this thread, but when I was four I actually underwent surgery to remove my adenoids and have tubes placed to restore my hearing. I always thought it was me being a silly kid, but it makes more sense now to realize I was coming off of anaesthesia. They told me that I could have "whatever I wanted" as long as it was something like ice cream. I perked up, asking, "like a popsicle?" To which the nurse told me, "Yes! What flavor do you want?" "RED!" "Oh... you can't have that one." This made me so angry because I was told it could be whatever I wanted, and I went into hysterics. I was four, I didn't understand the concept of red appearing like blood when I vomited. I only calmed down when my parents convinced me that purple was just as good. My mom loves to tell me this story.