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	gal_montag 2006-05-20 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	You know, in real life, would any of us actually like Greg House anyway? Because he's amusing, but if I actually had to deal with him I'd hate his snarky guts. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	seraphtrevs 2006-05-20 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Word. Same with Snape. I freakin' love him as a character - but if he were a real person, I'd probably have to suppress the urge to smack him every time he was in the same room. : P (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	napoleon 2006-05-20 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	Word to you and bartle_by. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	gal_montag 2006-05-20 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	Also, Brian Kinney. These dudes are assholes, so like, being like them would in no way be endearing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	pink_lightning 2006-05-20 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	Basil Fawlty as well. I adore him, but I'd lose my mind if I stayed in a hotel managed by him. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	singe 2006-05-21 12:41 am UTC (link)
	Diving into the classics, I'd have to mention Sherlock Holmes, the original ~~House, drug addiction and all~~ Mound of the Hound of the Baskervilles. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	iczer6 2006-05-21 06:13 am UTC (link)
	Exactly. Watching him on TV is fun, but I'm not sure I'd want him as my doctor. Same with Raistlin from the 'Dragonlace' novels. Fun to read about, but I don't think I'd want him over for dinner. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2006-07-04 04:15 am UTC (link)
	Why wouldn't you want someone that competent and good in his field to treat you as a doctor if you have life-threatening disease? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iczer6 2006-07-04 05:25 am UTC (link)
	To clarify, I would want House if I had a dangerous illness, but I wouldn't want to deal with him for something minor like a sprained ankle, because he has a tendency to be rude and to stick his nose where it doesn't belong. (Reply to this)(Parent)

(Anonymous)
2006-05-21 06:41 am UTC (link)

There are a lot of fictional people who I think are awesome but would hate in real life. That said, there have been quite a few times where I think I'd prefer House to my doctors.

I actually had that conversation with my mom when I took her into Urgent Care the other day and she had to deal with an idiot Physician's Assistant (normally I like PAs because they listen more, but this one . . . well, it'd take too long to explain and isn't really relevant). As we were walking out of there and she was starting to feel better, I asked "don't you wish House worked there?".

We're both in this strange state that is half anticipation and half dread for the season finale. Can't wait to see what happens, but then there's no more new House until September.

-JabberwockyPie

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napoleon
2006-05-21 08:58 pm UTC (link)

Actually, thanks to baseball, we may start seeing new episodes in mid to late August. That would mean fewer new episodes in January (as they'll probably hold most of the new eps in 2007 for sweeps), but we may get an early start to the season. And Fox and USA are both going to be re-running the second season (I know for sure that USA is -- Acceptance is airing June 9th), then the DVDs should be out over the summer in anticipation of the third season, so there should be plenty of House to go around for awhile.

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	seraphtrevs 2006-05-20 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, does anyone remember that one Harmonian teacher who only gave As to H/Hr supporters? I thought I heard at one point that he referred to himself as "Snape with a smile." So he was a nice asshole, or something. And it just further brings he teaching skills into question. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	napoleon 2006-05-20 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, I remember that. I wonder what would happen if that teacher taught Jane Austen: "Nice analysis of Elizabeth Bennett, but you neglected to mention the modern-day parallels to Harry/Hermione in the Harry Potter. C-." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	gal_montag 2006-05-20 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	One would think that the kids comparing grades would have found a pattern to something like that. And the fact that he brags about crap like that on the internets, hopefully he'll get busted for it one day. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	marylake 2006-05-21 02:57 am UTC (link)
	...Dare I ask? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cmikhailovic 2006-05-21 04:18 am UTC (link)
	The more I teach, the more I sympathize with Snape, but I have the sense to realize that's not a GOOD thing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sisterelwood 2006-05-20 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	Agreed. And... I do love how House and Harry Potter are becoming one in the wank. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	napoleon 2006-05-20 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	lightnote_blend said it best: it's not a fandom until it's been crossed with Harry Potter. (I really want to write a fic in which HP is treated by House now and mistakes Chase for Draco Malfoy, leading to a seizure. Cameron can be wannabe!Hermione, Wilson a sort of Oliver Wood-ish sports fan, and Foreman Shacklebolt: the voice of reason.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	knitmeapony 2006-05-21 12:06 am UTC (link)
	I wrote a lazy-ass fic where Chase was high and mistook House for Snape, once. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	napoleon 2006-05-21 02:49 am UTC (link)
	Link? Please?! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	knitmeapony 2006-05-21 02:56 am UTC (link)
	http://knitmeapony.livejournal.com/209660.html?thread=1107964#t1107964 (Reply to this)(Parent)

(Anonymous)
2006-05-21 06:47 am UTC (link)

I saw a neat little fic once where Snape was House's patient and insisted he was a wizard. Not the best fic in the entire universe, but I thought it was sort of cool and definitely above average for the House fandom. I know I have the link somewhere.

*one quick google later*

http://community.livejournal.com/housefic/118288.html Here it is. "Pain and Magic".

-JabberwockyPie

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	ashenmote 2006-05-20 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	I hate being just like Grouchy Smurf. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ourself 2006-05-21 03:56 am UTC (link)
	Because you're a short, blue, cranky Communist who lives in a mushroom? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sisterelwood 2006-05-21 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Hehehehehe!!! That has to be one of the best things I've read in a long while. Thanks for the laugh. xD (Reply to this)(Parent)

	smo 2006-05-21 10:28 am UTC (link)
	FTW. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	squeakthemouse 2006-05-21 02:20 am UTC (link)
	I think a provision should be made to this rule regarding people who use Hogwarts houses as defense against wankery. E.g. "Well, I'm a Gryffindor so nyah!" (Reply to this)

	b_jellybean 2006-05-21 02:50 am UTC (link)
	I'm pretty sure all self-comparisons to David Sedaris are null and void, though I'd be willing to make a possible exception for Augusten Burroughs. (Reply to this)

	geekmagirl 2006-05-21 04:08 am UTC (link)
	Thank you Jeebus. Because as much as you think you're being cute or darling by comparing me to House, in real life, I would probably punch him in the face. A lot. I think he's cool as long as he's very, very far away from me. You know who's like House? House is like House. Everyone else just shut it. (Reply to this)

	dr_tristessa 2006-05-22 07:06 am UTC (link)
	Corollary: Anyone who claims to be "just like [Snarky Character X]" is, in reality, about as clever as soggy toilet paper, and would be eaten by Snarky Character X for breakfast after one biting insult. (Reply to this)