# House 4/27 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566 "2009-04-27T23:14:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/21 "2009-04-28T17:20:43Z")
House sure knows how to throw a party though. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/22 "2009-04-28T18:05:18Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > I loved the team straggling in drunk and Cuddy handing out breath mints so they could go on duty to treat patients. I thought that was pretty messed-up of Cuddy, and not like her to take on the risk by doing something so off. I wonder how the “I always want to kiss you” teaser will work out. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/23 "2009-04-28T20:23:45Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > And Chase asking to be kidnapped! And Cameron seeing through it immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/24 "2009-04-28T22:15:01Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I thought that was pretty messed-up of Cuddy, and not like her to take on the risk by doing something so off. Cuddy always lets everyone get away with everything. She says “no” for about 10 seconds and then folds like a cheap tent. Every. Single. Time. If her character were real, she wouldn’t be able to hold an administrative job for more than a week before someone higher up realized how incompetent she is. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/25 "2009-04-29T00:09:01Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Nice pair of stems, tho, wich they clearly were trying to feature. The proper medical term is “gams”. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/26 "2009-04-29T03:39:55Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I thought that was pretty messed-up of Cuddy, and not like her to take on the risk by doing something so off. What was she supposed to do? They were the only doctors who were familiar with the patient’s case. It’s not like they weren’t allowed to get drunk. They do have nights off. They had to come in for an emergency, not for their regular hours. > [@Tangent](#): > > Cuddy always lets everyone get away with everything. She says “no” for about 10 seconds and then folds like a cheap tent. Every. Single. Time. If her character were real, she wouldn’t be able to hold an administrative job for more than a week before someone higher up realized how incompetent she is. She only lets house get away with everything. She gets her way with everyone else. ---
**Author:** ![Neverending\_Elbow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@Neverending\_Elbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverending_Elbow)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/27 "2009-04-29T11:54:36Z")
The subconcious plot to kill Chase was a bit off though. I may be judging Karamel’s cosmetic habits by my own, but it is a stretch for her to be using the same flavour body butter after 7-9 years, or however long it was. Maybe it was a schtick of hers, but still, I know I’d be trying out different butters/creams/moisturizers in that long a time period, experiment with the flavours, maybe some chocolate, or watermelon. 🙂 On the other hand I’m surprised there were any real strawberries in it, not just artificial flavours and stuff (a highly technical term). ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/28 "2009-04-29T13:04:08Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > She only lets house get away with everything. She gets her way with everyone else. Not really. Anyone working for House is pretty much free and clear, too. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/29 "2009-04-29T13:07:42Z")
> [@Neverending\_Elbow](#): > > The subconcious plot to kill Chase was a bit off though. I may be judging Karamel’s cosmetic habits by my own, but it is a stretch for her to be using the same flavour body butter after 7-9 years, or however long it was. Maybe it was a schtick of hers, but still, I know I’d be trying out different butters/creams/moisturizers in that long a time period, experiment with the flavours, maybe some chocolate, or watermelon. 🙂 Probability of success aside, that doesn’t mean that the subconscious desire wasn’t there. House seemed to think it was, and he’d be the one to know. ---
**Author:** ![Neverending\_Elbow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@Neverending\_Elbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverending_Elbow)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/30 "2009-04-29T14:00:21Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Probability of success aside, that doesn’t mean that the subconscious desire wasn’t there. House seemed to think it was, and he’d be the one to know. OK, I see your point. Still a bit convoluted, but then this is House we’re talking about, a character so twisted an old sea dog wouldn’t want to get near those knots. 🙂 And it worked very well, as I want to watch more just to see why he even THINKS he would want to kill Chase (CTB’s comment aside). Plus, if he got enough sleep, why is CTB still hanging around. Damn the scriptwriters and their compelling plot hooks! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/31 "2009-04-29T14:36:50Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > What was she supposed to do? They were the only doctors who were familiar with the patient’s case. > > It’s not like they weren’t allowed to get drunk. They do have nights off. They had to come in for an emergency, not for their regular hours. There’s go to be some other way to have patient care covered when one team is completely uncapacitated. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/32 "2009-04-29T14:39:53Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > There’s go to be some other way to have patient care covered when one team is completely uncapacitated. Unless you’re performing surgery, does it really matter if you’re drunk? I would think that you still retain all your medical knowledge while intoxicated, it might just take a bit longer to come to the fore. You might also have a bit of a problem weighing the options, but with three brains to weigh in, I suspect that you’d do pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/33 "2009-04-29T14:54:45Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > There’s go to be some other way to have patient care covered when one team is completely uncapacitated. The ones that House’s team gets are supposed to be pretty unusual. Any other team wouldn’t be so good. In any case, Cuddy did get them sober before they went off to treat the patient. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/34 "2009-04-29T15:38:12Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I thought that was pretty messed-up of Cuddy, and not like her to take on the risk by doing something so off. Well, they were all hooked up to IVs as well, so I imagine she didn’t release them until they were legally sober. Edit: what Lakai said. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/35 "2009-04-29T16:16:08Z")
> [@Neverending\_Elbow](#): > > On the other hand I’m surprised there were any real strawberries in it, not just artificial flavours and stuff (a highly technical term). Not only that, but by the time Wilson got his turn, I would assume that anything that had been there would have been well licked off by then. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/36 "2009-04-29T19:36:25Z")
> [@Neverending\_Elbow](#): > > On the other hand I’m surprised there were any real strawberries in it, not just artificial flavours and stuff (a highly technical term). My own disbelief failed to remain airborne there as well, but for a simpler reason : a stripper who chooses to go by Karamel wears strawberry body flavour ? :dubious: ETA : > [@](#): > > Not only that, but by the time Wilson got his turn, I would assume that anything that had been there would have been well licked off by then. Depending on the nature of the allergy, even trace amounts can set off a reaction. Hence all the “may contain traces of nuts” lines on food ingredient listings : it’s not that they don’t know, it’s that the machines and containers used to create that food may have come in contact with nuts at some point, and that’d be enough to send someone to the ER. Contrast to body butter slathered liberally a few hours ago. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/37 "2009-04-29T19:39:58Z")
In HD, those CG flames were awful. Really took me out of the episode. ---
**Author:** ![ProfessorX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@ProfessorX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProfessorX)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/38 "2009-04-29T19:45:05Z")
House is definitely getting more and more broken up about Kutner. He’s obviously not letting on, but he’s really bothered by it and it’s taking it’s toll on his mind ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/39 "2009-04-29T19:47:32Z")
[QUOTE=gigi;1108559 I wonder how the “I always want to kiss you” teaser will work out.[/QUOTE] Just a WAG, but I’m betting that’s going to be another hallucination. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566/40 "2009-04-29T20:08:37Z")
I don’t think so . . . The show’s producers have made it very clear that House and Cuddy will be having sex this season, and not in flashbacks, fantasy, or any other gimmick. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-27/494566.md?page=3)