We were watching an episode of House on DVD when it occurred to me that it would be an ideal programme for a drinking game. There are many phrases and themes which recur repeatedly during a series so it would be fairly straightforward to compile a list of them.

A few which came to mind from the one episode we watched tonight were:

• House takes a Vicodin
• House asks for a Differential Diagnosis
• Someone suggests Cancer
• Someone suggests Lupus
• They stick a needle in someones eye
• A patient gets worse when they start a treatment
• A patient lies about taking drugs
• They suspect ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's Disease)

These are only a few initial ideas - the list could and should be expanded.