Housisms : TB or not TB

Housisms for episode TB or not TB:

While in Africa, a famous doctor becomes inexplicably ill and is sent to Dr. House for treatment.

House: You're allergic. We can control it with antihistamine. One pill a day.
Mandy: Pills?
House: You don't like to swallow?

Sebastian: People die of TB because we let them, it's our choice.
House: People die of malaria because we let them, they die of dysentery...
Sebastian: Nah, TB's my disease.
House: You own a disease? Well, I'm sorry I missed the IPO on dengue fever.

House: Insulting a woman with breast cancer! That's a move best left to the pros. Frankly, you don't have the chops!
Dr. Foreman: I didn't insult her! I did the unnecessary biopsy, like she wanted! It was negative, like I knew it would be.
House: What did you do? Call em perky? You are years away from mad skills like that!

House: You are not the same as them (African TB patients). Your life is not the same, and you're cheapening everything they're going through by pretending you are!
Sebastian: I am the same, I'm not special.
House: You can't demand to be treated like any Third World sick person, and call a press conference!

Dr. Cuddy: You've outdone yourself.
House: I'll say - my salad is covering a free T-bone steak.

House: I saved his life. That means I get credit for every life he saves from here on out.

House: He's not even a real doctor, he's a human telethon.
Dr. Wilson: Is that your problem with him? You see hypocrites every day, why is this guy so special?
House: You think I have a hypocritical attitude to hypocrisy? The problem is there are 26 letters in the alphabet and he only uses two of them. He treats thousands of patients with one diagnosis. He knows the answer going in. It's cheating.
Dr. Wilson: So it's all because he's one of them useless specialists?
House: Oh, did I hurt the big time oncologist's itty bitty feelings? You're a big help to patients who actually have cancer. Other times you're just annoying.

Dr. Foreman: You figure that anybody that gives a crap about people in Africa must be full of it?
House: Yes. There's an evolutionary imperative why we give a crap about our family and friends. And there's an evolutionary imperative why we don't give a crap about anybody else. If we loved all people indiscriminately, we couldn't function.
Dr. Foreman: Hmmm. So, the great humanitarian's as selfish as the rest of us.
House: Just not as honest about it.

Mandy: The top of my head's killing me.
House: Hmmm. We spent a week doing "top of head" in Anatomy. I know just where it is.

Dr. Wilson: He cures thousands of people every year, you cure, what? Thirty?
House: McDonald's makes a better hamburger than your mother because they make more?
Dr. Wilson: Oh, I see! So you hate him because the lives he saves aren't as good as the lives you save.
House: Yup, that's the reason. Nobel invented dynamite. I won't accept his blood money.

House: The nameless poor have a face, and it's a pompous white man.

Sebastian: There's people dying in Africa of a disease that we cured over...
House: Yeah, I know. I saw the concert. Seriously, let's say you sleep six hours, that means every night you kill 1,440 people. I guess you gotta get some sleep, but come on, if you'd stayed up another 10 minutes you could have saved 40 lives. Do you send notes to the families in the morning? That's gonna take at least 10 minutes so that's another 40 dead, another 40 notes. Why don't you go wrack yourself with guilt in your own room?

Dr. Cuddy: Dr. Sebastian Charles collapsed during a presentation at Stoia Tucker.
House: Really? Crushed under the weight of his own ego?

House: Did you ever notice how all self-sacrificing women in history - Mother Theresa, Joan of Arc...can't think of anyone others. They all die alone. The men on the other hand, get so much tang. It's crazy.

Dr. Cuddy: Wow. Is there nobody you admire?
House: Well, there was this girl I met in 'Nam who could blow out a candle without using her...

House: That is exactly why the patient shouldn't be in the room. If you can't tell a man that his cologne makes you want to puke, how are you going to tell him he's an idiot?
Dr. Cameron: He's not an idiot.
House: Sure, you say that now while he's in the room...

Dr. Chase: What about something metabolic?
House: Welcome to the good ship "Ass Kisser." Nice day for a sail. Pucker up, me hearties!

House: Every minute that we refuse to love one another, another puppy cries another tear.
Dr. Wilson: You're just mad because he's closer to a Nobel prize than you.
House: But I've nailed more Swedish babes. It's a crazy crazy world.
Dr. Wilson: It's not just a trip to Stockholm, you know. It comes with a cash prize.
House: Seriously? No wonder everyone's going after that peace thing.

Mandy: Is there something else you can give me (for my cat)?
House: Well, you live by the river. I've got a bag.

House: Take the pills or I let you die, do an autopsy, call a press conference, and let the world know you didn't die of TB.
Dr. Charles: Why would you do that?
House: Because I'm just a mean son of a bitch.

House: In my opinion, Dr. Sebastian Charles is an idiot. Yeah, you can quote me. C-U-D-D-Y.

House: Judging by the scratches on your hands, I'm guessing...new cat.
Mandy: It was my mother's. She's dead.
House: You keep a dead cat?

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House: You are not the same as them (African TB patients). Your life is not the same, and you're cheapening everything they're going through by pretending you are! Sebastian: I am the same, I'm not special. House: You can't demand to be treated like any Third World sick person, and call a press conference! Dr. Cuddy: You've outdone yourself. House: I'll say - my salad is covering a free T-bone steak. House: I saved his life. That means I get credit for every life he saves from here on out. House: He's not even a real doctor, he's a human telethon. Dr. Wilson: Is that your problem with him? You see hypocrites every day, why is this guy so special? House: You think I have a hypocritical attitude to hypocrisy? The problem is there are 26 letters in the alphabet and he only uses two of them. He treats thousands of patients with one diagnosis. He knows the answer going in. It's cheating. Dr. Wilson: So it's all because he's one of them useless specialists? House: Oh, did I hurt the big time oncologist's itty bitty feelings? You're a big help to patients who actually have cancer. Other times you're just annoying. Dr. Foreman: You figure that anybody that gives a crap about people in Africa must be full of it? House: Yes. There's an evolutionary imperative why we give a crap about our family and friends. And there's an evolutionary imperative why we don't give a crap about anybody else. If we loved all people indiscriminately, we couldn't function. Dr. Foreman: Hmmm. So, the great humanitarian's as selfish as the rest of us. House: Just not as honest about it. Mandy: The top of my head's killing me. House: Hmmm. We spent a week doing "top of head" in Anatomy. I know just where it is. Dr. Wilson: He cures thousands of people every year, you cure, what? Thirty? House: McDonald's makes a better hamburger than your mother because they make more? Dr. Wilson: Oh, I see! So you hate him because the lives he saves aren't as good as the lives you save. House: Yup, that's the reason. Nobel invented dynamite. I won't accept his blood money. House: The nameless poor have a face, and it's a pompous white man. Sebastian: There's people dying in Africa of a disease that we cured over... House: Yeah, I know. I saw the concert. Seriously, let's say you sleep six hours, that means every night you kill 1,440 people. I guess you gotta get some sleep, but come on, if you'd stayed up another 10 minutes you could have saved 40 lives. Do you send notes to the families in the morning? That's gonna take at least 10 minutes so that's another 40 dead, another 40 notes. Why don't you go wrack yourself with guilt in your own room? Dr. Cuddy: Dr. Sebastian Charles collapsed during a presentation at Stoia Tucker. House: Really? Crushed under the weight of his own ego? House: Did you ever notice how all self-sacrificing women in history - Mother Theresa, Joan of Arc...can't think of anyone others. They all die alone. The men on the other hand, get so much tang. It's crazy. Dr. Cuddy: Wow. Is there nobody you admire? House: Well, there was this girl I met in 'Nam who could blow out a candle without using her... House: That is exactly why the patient shouldn't be in the room. If you can't tell a man that his cologne makes you want to puke, how are you going to tell him he's an idiot? Dr. Cameron: He's not an idiot. House: Sure, you say that now while he's in the room... Dr. Chase: What about something metabolic? House: Welcome to the good ship "Ass Kisser." Nice day for a sail. Pucker up, me hearties! House: Every minute that we refuse to love one another, another puppy cries another tear. Dr. Wilson: You're just mad because he's closer to a Nobel prize than you. House: But I've nailed more Swedish babes. It's a crazy crazy world. Dr. Wilson: It's not just a trip to Stockholm, you know. It comes with a cash prize. House: Seriously? No wonder everyone's going after that peace thing. Mandy: Is there something else you can give me (for my cat)? House: Well, you live by the river. I've got a bag. House: Take the pills or I let you die, do an autopsy, call a press conference, and let the world know you didn't die of TB. Dr. Charles: Why would you do that? House: Because I'm just a mean son of a bitch. House: In my opinion, Dr. Sebastian Charles is an idiot. Yeah, you can quote me. C-U-D-D-Y. House: Judging by the scratches on your hands, I'm guessing...new cat. Mandy: It was my mother's. She's dead. House: You keep a dead cat? Notice something that's missing from this episode? Add It Is there an error that we overlooked? Suggest a Correction
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