Friday, February 15, 2008

Doctor House, MD style diagnosis game!!

Everyone loves the medical drama of Doctor House, MD with it's long words, dying people, and Brits pretending to be American. But what people like about it most is the symptoms. So, for your enjoyment, here is a list of symptoms. And, in a stunning twist of interactivity possible only on the internet (or maybe by phone or post card), you can TALK BACK to us and tell us what ailment you think all of these symptoms add up to in the comments section! At 5pm Eastern, I'll drop by to let everyone know the correct diagnosis and whether the patient survived, and also maybe how this patient could have been a metaphor for one or more of the characters on Doctor House, MD!



Symptoms



  • blurred vision
  • internal bleeding
  • chest pain
  • dizziness
  • difficulty walking
  • difficulty breathing
  • external bleeding


Happy Diagnosing!

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The solution:

In the grand tradition of internet spoilers, the answer text is in the same color as the background. You have to highlight it with your mouse to read. And please don't tell the diagnosis to your friends who might still be working it out.

The patient has a 12 foot piece of railroad track jammed through his abdomen. It's a particularly inelegant metaphor for sex.

1 comment:

Ben said...

Well, if the game is anything like the real show, I have to go with lupus as my initial diagnosis.

I don't even know if the symptoms fit, but that's what they almost always start with on the show.

Also, please note that I've suggested lupus with an Australian accent.