Oh, you (not you personally, Kidsnurse), with your is it sarcasm, is it sincere. Just like Histiocytosis X, it's both! That is why the House Wilson friendship has lasted all these years - House can make pregnant, trenchant comments and it isn't wasted on Wilson. Wilson can get all of what House is saying (or he has that capacity when he is used well). I think the Foreman trying to make explicit pats on the back is the exact counterpoint. House IS truly sincere both with Wilson and with 13 because he says it in his language not in somebody else's. House's language is sincere and sarcastic at the same time - he's that good.
House's language is sincere and sarcastic at the same time - he's that good.
this made me literally laugh out loud--at both the humor and the truth of the statement. excellent points; thanks!!