Too much of anything

[seminarist]

Hugh: I suppose you're going to tell me that cholesterol isn't bad for you next.

Stephen: What's cholesterol?

Hugh: It's ... well, you know -

Stephen: Yes, I know perfectly well what it is, but I don't suppose you'd so much as heard of it until a few years ago. You'd die without the stuff.

Hugh: Yes, but too much is bad for you.

Stephen: Well of course too much is bad for you, that's what "too much" means, you blithering twat. If you had too much water it would be bad for you, wouldn't it? "Too much" precisely means that quantity which is excessive, that's what it means. Could you ever say "too much water is good for you"? I mean, if it's too much it's too much. Too much of anything is too much. Obviously. Jesus.

"Doctor Tobacco", A Bit of Fry and Laurie, season 1, episode 4.

Comments

[dimrub.livejournal.com]

So, Stephen here is being sarcastic on medical issue - kind of like Dr. House? Ironic.

[amigofriend.livejournal.com]

You mean Hugh, don't you?

[dimrub.livejournal.com]

Nope, Stephen:

> Stephen: Yes I know perfectly well what it is, but I don't suppose you'd so much as heard of it until a few years ago. You'd die without the stuff.


And that's what's ironic (Hugh the one playing a sarcastic doctor later on).

[kuzimama.livejournal.com]

"одного (спекулянта) поймали с пятью фунтами сахара. заставили съесть. так и умер от сладкой жизни"
а на положительной ноте: пить надо все хорошо в меру, сказал нэру. и мышьяк организму на что-нибудь сгодится.

[eugene-gu.livejournal.com]

Well, the error here is that some "too much" is managed by your consciousness, and some don't. Apparently cholesterol is the second.