House M.D. (TV Series)

Whatever It Takes (2007)

Chad Willett: CIA Agent Smith

Quotes 

• Dr. Gregory House : You idiot.

  Dr. Samira Terzi : Who are you calling an idiot?

  Dr. Gregory House : Whoever knew that John was stationed in Brazil, not Bolivia.

  Dr. Samira Terzi : Brazil?

  Dr. Gregory House : [House turns and faces Agent Smith]  Well, then, I guess I'm talking to you, idiot.

  CIA Agent Smith : It's the same region. It's the same parasites, same diseases...

  Dr. Gregory House : But not the same language. In Bolivia, chestnuts are chestnuts. Brazil, on the other hand, has castanhas-do-Pará. Literally, "chestnuts from Pará." Because it would be stupid for people from Brazil to call them Brazil nuts!

  CIA Agent Smith : So he ate Brazil nuts. Big deal.

  Dr. Gregory House : No, he ate a lot of Brazil nuts which is a big deal, because they contain selenium - which in high doses causes fatigue, vomiting, skin irritation, discharge from the fingernail beds and hair loss. Any of that sounding familiar?

  CIA Agent Smith : Can you treat it?

  Dr. Gregory House : We've already started. Treatment's chelation, same as for radiation sickness. The only difference is it works a lot better on nut poisoning.

  CIA Agent Smith : So what's the problem?

  Dr. Samira Terzi : [to Agent Smith]  You're an idiot.