cleanliness is next to

HL and ipj are watching Grey's Anatomy. One character, overcome with happiness, leans down and kisses a patient who has just successfully come from a long and intense surgery session.

ipj: Ew. I bet his breath is terrible. He's been unconscious in surgery for hours.
HL stares at ipj incredulously.
HL: Sometimes people's emotions transcend personal hygiene! You probably would've made him brush his teeth before you kissed.
beat
ipj (thoughtfully): Yeah.