Monday, July 6, 2015

Why Details Matter

KENT
There’s a lower case D.

JONAH
Apologies, sir.

KENT
Details are important. A misplaced decimal point can kill a diabetic.

Veep

HOUSE
Oxygen saturation is 94%. Check her heart.

FOREMAN
Her oxygen saturation is normal.

HOUSE
It’s off by one percentage point.

FOREMAN
It’s within range. It’s normal.

HOUSE
If her DNA was off by one percentage point, she’d be a dolphin.

House, MD