1 00:00:00,164 --> 00:00:02,553 So you see, what you're eating is not technically yogurt, 2 00:00:02,673 --> 00:00:05,108 because it doesn't have enough live acidophilus cultures. 3 00:00:05,228 --> 00:00:08,319 It's really just ice milk with carrageenan added for thickness. 4 00:00:08,579 --> 00:00:09,972 That's very interesting. 5 00:00:10,766 --> 00:00:13,021 It's also not pink and has no berries. 6 00:00:14,783 --> 00:00:17,019 Yeah, but it doesn't really answer my question. 7 00:00:17,277 --> 00:00:20,084 - What was your question again? - Do you want some? 8 00:00:21,931 --> 00:00:24,277 - Right. No. I'm lactose intolerant. - Right. 9 00:00:24,397 --> 00:00:26,405 - So, gas. - Yeah, got it. 10 00:00:27,313 --> 00:00:29,242 Well... good night. 11 00:00:44,374 --> 00:00:45,609 What are you doing? 12 00:00:45,729 --> 00:00:47,033 There's a draft. 13 00:00:48,304 --> 00:00:49,677 I didn't feel a draft. 14 00:00:50,964 --> 00:00:53,425 Why don't we just go into, your... 15 00:00:54,134 --> 00:00:56,852 Yeah, you know what, maybe we should slow things down a little. 16 00:00:57,013 --> 00:00:59,001 I didn't mean to go into your apartment to... 17 00:00:59,121 --> 00:01:00,755 - go fast. - No, I know. 18 00:01:01,789 --> 00:01:04,692 I know what you meant, it's just... this is only our first date. 19 00:01:04,860 --> 00:01:06,140 Okay, sure, no problem. 20 00:01:06,260 --> 00:01:08,697 Why don't we just figure out where we're going 21 00:01:08,817 --> 00:01:10,841 and when we want to get there, 22 00:01:10,961 --> 00:01:13,882 and then rate of speed equals distance over time. 23 00:01:16,863 --> 00:01:17,914 Solve for R. 24 00:01:19,707 --> 00:01:21,210 Or we could just wing it. 25 00:01:22,349 --> 00:01:23,819 That might work, too. 26 00:01:24,994 --> 00:01:27,244 - Good night, Leonard. - Good night. 27 00:01:32,048 --> 00:01:33,586 He's coming. Screensaver! 28 00:01:39,187 --> 00:01:41,750 Hey, Leonard. How was your date? 29 00:01:42,532 --> 00:01:43,614 Bite me. 30 00:01:45,591 --> 00:01:48,987 Sheldon, how could you just sit there and let them spy on me? 31 00:01:49,147 --> 00:01:50,333 They were clever. 32 00:01:50,453 --> 00:01:53,700 They exploited my complete lack of interest in what you were doing. 33 00:01:55,028 --> 00:01:58,229 You should thank us. When future generations try to determine 34 00:01:58,349 --> 00:02:01,087 why your relationship with Penny crashed and burned, 35 00:02:01,207 --> 00:02:03,263 this right here is the black box. 36 00:02:04,397 --> 00:02:06,879 What are you talking about? The date went fine. 37 00:02:07,083 --> 00:02:08,881 She said she wants to slow things down. 38 00:02:09,085 --> 00:02:11,973 Okay, so she said she wants to slow things down. 39 00:02:12,093 --> 00:02:15,900 It's like saying, "I'm really enjoying this meal. 40 00:02:16,020 --> 00:02:18,163 "I'm going to slow down and savor it." 41 00:02:18,969 --> 00:02:21,557 No, it's like, "This fish tastes bad, 42 00:02:23,204 --> 00:02:25,592 "so I'm gonna slow down and spit it out." 43 00:02:27,853 --> 00:02:30,195 - You being the fish. - I'm not the fish. 44 00:02:30,355 --> 00:02:32,333 Really? Did you make a second date? 45 00:02:32,535 --> 00:02:34,574 No, we sort of decided to wing it. 46 00:02:34,777 --> 00:02:36,436 Even I know that's lame. 47 00:02:38,016 --> 00:02:40,647 Okay, all right, let's assume your hypothesis. 48 00:02:40,767 --> 00:02:44,125 We went to dinner, we talked, we laughed, we kissed. 49 00:02:44,286 --> 00:02:46,295 Where could I have possibly gone wrong? 50 00:02:46,497 --> 00:02:49,246 Think back, Leonard. The littlest things can set women off. 51 00:02:49,366 --> 00:02:51,256 Like, "Hey, the waitress is hot, 52 00:02:51,376 --> 00:02:53,947 "I bet we could get her to come home with us." 53 00:02:54,225 --> 00:02:56,102 Or, "How much does your mom weigh? 54 00:02:56,222 --> 00:02:58,182 "I want to know what I'm getting into." 55 00:02:58,384 --> 00:03:01,768 - I didn't say anything like that. - Good, 'cause they don't work. 56 00:03:02,610 --> 00:03:05,459 They also don't care for it if you stare at them and hyperventilate. 57 00:03:05,579 --> 00:03:07,538 Sadly, that's my home run swing. 58 00:03:08,509 --> 00:03:10,407 Look, everything went fine. 59 00:03:10,892 --> 00:03:14,374 I didn't even have to refer to my impromptu conversation starters. 60 00:03:15,042 --> 00:03:17,324 That woman across the hall is into me. 61 00:03:18,107 --> 00:03:19,534 Let's go to the tape. 62 00:03:21,632 --> 00:03:23,962 Look at her reaction to the good night kiss. 63 00:03:24,082 --> 00:03:27,000 No change in respiration, pupils un-dilated, 64 00:03:27,162 --> 00:03:30,193 - no flushing of the chest. - Nice close-up, by the way. 65 00:03:30,834 --> 00:03:33,804 Interesting. Her jaws are clenched: no tongue access. 66 00:03:34,087 --> 00:03:36,481 Clearly a bad sign amongst mating humans. 67 00:03:37,849 --> 00:03:39,554 That's not a bad sign. 68 00:03:39,716 --> 00:03:43,310 Please, you might as well have been two iguana with no dewlap enlargement. 69 00:03:44,221 --> 00:03:46,902 And the worst sign of all is you're here and not there. 70 00:03:47,022 --> 00:03:49,991 I'm not there because I'm taking things slow, 71 00:03:50,681 --> 00:03:54,027 which, by the way, compared to you guys, approaches warp speed. 72 00:03:55,816 --> 00:03:57,708 And take down that camera. 73 00:03:59,893 --> 00:04:02,311 He was a lot more fun when he had no hope. 74 00:04:05,561 --> 00:04:06,734 Give him time. 75 00:04:08,867 --> 00:04:11,215 Episode 201: The Bad Fish Paradigm 76 00:04:11,950 --> 00:04:13,914 Synch: Sixe, Jesslataree 77 00:04:25,595 --> 00:04:27,312 seriessub.com / sub-way.fr / forom.com 78 00:04:41,017 --> 00:04:42,001 Hi. 79 00:04:42,121 --> 00:04:43,254 Oh, hi, Penny. 80 00:04:43,374 --> 00:04:47,356 FYI, the hot water is inadequate on machine two, so colors only, 81 00:04:47,476 --> 00:04:50,333 and four is still releasing the fabric softener too early in the cycle, 82 00:04:50,495 --> 00:04:53,222 - so avoid using it for your delicates. - Thanks. 83 00:04:56,735 --> 00:04:58,924 Good Lord... why don't you just take your clothes 84 00:04:59,044 --> 00:05:01,578 down to the river and beat them with a rock? 85 00:05:08,110 --> 00:05:09,593 Can I ask you a question? 86 00:05:09,713 --> 00:05:13,190 I would prefer that you not, but I won't go so far as to forbid it. 87 00:05:14,351 --> 00:05:16,026 All right, I heard yes, so... 88 00:05:17,330 --> 00:05:18,487 Here's my question. 89 00:05:19,141 --> 00:05:20,890 Has Leonard ever dated, 90 00:05:21,342 --> 00:05:23,387 you know, a regular girl? 91 00:05:24,951 --> 00:05:28,134 I assume you're not referring to digestive regularity. 92 00:05:29,450 --> 00:05:32,751 Because I've come to learn that such inquiries are inappropriate. 93 00:05:33,650 --> 00:05:36,492 No, I meant, has he ever been involved with someone 94 00:05:36,612 --> 00:05:38,155 who wasn't a brainiac? 95 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,138 A few years ago, he did go out with a woman 96 00:05:42,258 --> 00:05:44,378 who had a PhD in French literature. 97 00:05:46,024 --> 00:05:47,683 How is that not a brainiac? 98 00:05:48,140 --> 00:05:50,561 Well, for one thing, she was French. 99 00:05:52,684 --> 00:05:54,582 For another, it was literature. 100 00:06:01,302 --> 00:06:02,302 So... 101 00:06:03,998 --> 00:06:06,177 Do you think that if Leonard and I keep dating, 102 00:06:06,297 --> 00:06:08,434 he'll eventually get bored with me? 103 00:06:14,917 --> 00:06:16,753 - That depends. - On what? 104 00:06:17,557 --> 00:06:19,840 Do you have a working knowledge of quantum physics? 105 00:06:21,465 --> 00:06:22,935 Do you speak Klingon? 106 00:06:25,524 --> 00:06:28,470 - You know any card tricks? - Okay, you know what... 107 00:06:30,394 --> 00:06:33,042 I get it. Leonard has no business being involved 108 00:06:33,162 --> 00:06:35,851 with a waitress-slash-actress who felt so insecure 109 00:06:35,971 --> 00:06:38,984 that she lied to him about finishing community college. 110 00:06:39,146 --> 00:06:40,694 Why would you lie about that? 111 00:06:40,856 --> 00:06:43,969 He was going on and on about this college and that grad school, 112 00:06:44,089 --> 00:06:47,206 I didn't want him to think I was some kind of stupid loser. 113 00:06:47,508 --> 00:06:49,455 You thought the opposite of "stupid loser" 114 00:06:49,575 --> 00:06:51,622 was "community college graduate"? 115 00:06:56,657 --> 00:06:59,221 You know, there are a lot of successful people in this country 116 00:06:59,341 --> 00:07:01,048 who are community college graduates. 117 00:07:01,357 --> 00:07:03,021 Yeah, but you are neither. 118 00:07:05,378 --> 00:07:06,307 Right. 119 00:07:06,427 --> 00:07:10,184 Okay, this is between you and me. You cannot tell Leonard any of this. 120 00:07:12,169 --> 00:07:13,810 You're asking me to keep a secret? 121 00:07:15,260 --> 00:07:16,576 Well, I'm sorry, 122 00:07:16,696 --> 00:07:19,720 but you would have had to express that desire before revealing the secret, 123 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,278 so I could've chosen if I wanted to accept the covenant of secret keeping. 124 00:07:24,652 --> 00:07:27,575 You can't impose a secret on an ex post facto basis. 125 00:07:29,456 --> 00:07:30,244 What? 126 00:07:31,194 --> 00:07:33,496 Secret keeping is a complicated endeavor. 127 00:07:33,658 --> 00:07:36,001 One has to be concerned not only about what one says, 128 00:07:36,121 --> 00:07:38,710 but about facial expressions, autonomic reflexes. 129 00:07:39,223 --> 00:07:42,341 When I try to deceive, I myself have more nervous tics 130 00:07:42,461 --> 00:07:44,884 than a Lyme disease research facility. 131 00:07:50,796 --> 00:07:51,841 It's a joke. 132 00:07:51,961 --> 00:07:53,797 It relies on the homonymic relationship 133 00:07:53,917 --> 00:07:55,843 between "tick," the bloodsucking arachnid, 134 00:07:55,963 --> 00:07:58,718 and "tic," the involuntary muscular contraction. 135 00:08:02,962 --> 00:08:04,376 I made it up myself. 136 00:08:07,122 --> 00:08:09,410 Okay, look, if Leonard finds out that I lied, 137 00:08:09,530 --> 00:08:12,011 I will absolutely die of embarrassment. 138 00:08:12,131 --> 00:08:15,038 - Physiologically impossible. - Sheldon, please. 139 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:17,207 Look, I am asking you as a friend. 140 00:08:18,652 --> 00:08:21,011 So you're saying that friendship contains within it 141 00:08:21,131 --> 00:08:23,672 an inherent obligation to maintain confidences? 142 00:08:23,927 --> 00:08:24,840 Yeah. 143 00:08:25,446 --> 00:08:26,558 Interesting. 144 00:08:27,676 --> 00:08:30,220 One more question, and perhaps I should have led with this. 145 00:08:30,521 --> 00:08:32,266 When did we become friends? 146 00:08:34,968 --> 00:08:36,964 ... i.e., I couldn't become Green Lantern 147 00:08:37,084 --> 00:08:39,049 unless I was chosen by the Guardians of Oa, 148 00:08:39,169 --> 00:08:42,150 but given enough start-up capital and an adequate research facility, 149 00:08:42,270 --> 00:08:43,729 I could be Batman. 150 00:08:48,234 --> 00:08:49,531 You could be Batman? 151 00:08:49,691 --> 00:08:51,671 Sure. I'm Batman. See? 152 00:08:55,094 --> 00:08:56,890 - Hi, guys. - Hi, Penny. 153 00:08:58,791 --> 00:09:02,327 If you're free Friday night, I thought maybe we could go see a movie. 154 00:09:02,447 --> 00:09:05,172 Oh, you know, I think I have the dinner shift on Friday. 155 00:09:05,493 --> 00:09:06,932 What about Saturday? 156 00:09:07,052 --> 00:09:10,182 I'm not sure; the manager hasn't posted the schedule yet. 157 00:09:10,302 --> 00:09:12,267 - How about I let you know? - Great. 158 00:09:12,536 --> 00:09:14,806 So you just let me know when you know. 159 00:09:14,968 --> 00:09:17,238 Okay, so... Oh, God, I am the bad fish. 160 00:09:19,930 --> 00:09:21,229 What did I do wrong? 161 00:09:21,539 --> 00:09:23,023 Why are you asking me? 162 00:09:23,359 --> 00:09:25,654 I have no information about your interactions with Penny 163 00:09:25,774 --> 00:09:27,455 other than what you have provided me, 164 00:09:27,575 --> 00:09:29,986 nor do I have any method of learning such things. 165 00:09:32,428 --> 00:09:34,159 - What does that mean? - Nothing. 166 00:09:34,479 --> 00:09:36,854 You seem to be implying an informational back-channel 167 00:09:36,974 --> 00:09:39,166 between me and Penny where obviously none exists. 168 00:09:39,286 --> 00:09:40,415 No, I didn't. 169 00:09:40,577 --> 00:09:43,984 I just think you need to be careful how you phrase things, sir. 170 00:09:46,539 --> 00:09:49,789 - What's going on with you? - I might ask you the same question. 171 00:09:49,909 --> 00:09:51,661 Why are you attempting to drag me 172 00:09:51,781 --> 00:09:53,762 into matters which have nothing to do with me, 173 00:09:53,922 --> 00:09:57,340 but exist between you and Penny, a person to whom I barely speak? 174 00:10:05,771 --> 00:10:07,548 What's wrong with your face? 175 00:10:08,430 --> 00:10:11,079 There's no reason to bring my looks into this. 176 00:10:12,774 --> 00:10:14,011 Good day, Leonard. 177 00:10:14,131 --> 00:10:16,376 - What? - I said, "Good day." 178 00:10:20,296 --> 00:10:21,408 "Good day"? 179 00:10:23,785 --> 00:10:26,215 Also today, we have a fresh-caught Alaska salmon, 180 00:10:26,335 --> 00:10:28,783 and that's served with a teriyaki glaze and sticky rice. 181 00:10:28,903 --> 00:10:31,508 - Our soup of the day is... - You must release me from my oath. 182 00:10:34,964 --> 00:10:36,649 Sheldon, I'm working. 183 00:10:37,342 --> 00:10:40,256 - Why don't you take a minute to decide? - Oh, my... 184 00:10:41,511 --> 00:10:43,049 I can't keep your secret. 185 00:10:43,169 --> 00:10:45,499 I'm going to fold like an energy-based de novo protein 186 00:10:45,619 --> 00:10:47,234 in conformational space. 187 00:10:48,815 --> 00:10:50,454 Like a Renaissance tryptich. 188 00:10:51,021 --> 00:10:52,224 Like a cheap suit. 189 00:10:53,318 --> 00:10:56,283 Look, why is it so hard for you to keep one little secret? 190 00:10:56,443 --> 00:10:59,537 I'm constitutionally incapable. That's why I was refused clearance 191 00:10:59,657 --> 00:11:01,882 for a prestigious government research fellowship 192 00:11:02,002 --> 00:11:03,639 at a secret military supercollider 193 00:11:03,759 --> 00:11:05,697 located beneath a fake agricultural station 194 00:11:05,817 --> 00:11:08,572 12.5 miles southeast of Traverse City, Michigan. 195 00:11:13,710 --> 00:11:15,817 Which you did not hear about from me. 196 00:11:17,966 --> 00:11:19,880 Just forget I told you about me... 197 00:11:20,329 --> 00:11:23,351 - not graduating from community college. - Forget? 198 00:11:23,513 --> 00:11:26,069 You want me to forget? This mind does not forget. 199 00:11:26,649 --> 00:11:28,177 I haven't forgotten a single thing 200 00:11:28,297 --> 00:11:30,218 since my mother stopped breastfeeding me. 201 00:11:31,909 --> 00:11:34,071 - It was a drizzly Tuesday. - Okay... 202 00:11:34,872 --> 00:11:36,871 You promised me you would keep my secret, 203 00:11:36,991 --> 00:11:38,909 so just figure out a way to do it. 204 00:11:40,940 --> 00:11:42,506 Leonard, I'm moving out. 205 00:11:45,641 --> 00:11:47,711 What do you mean, you're moving out? Why? 206 00:11:48,045 --> 00:11:49,882 There doesn't have to be a reason. 207 00:11:51,759 --> 00:11:53,385 Yeah, there kinda does. 208 00:11:53,660 --> 00:11:54,825 Not necessarily. 209 00:11:54,945 --> 00:11:57,594 This is a classic example of Munchausen's Trilemma. 210 00:11:57,756 --> 00:12:00,176 Either the reason is predicated on a series of sub-reasons 211 00:12:00,296 --> 00:12:01,906 leading to an infinite regression, 212 00:12:02,026 --> 00:12:04,250 or it tracks back to arbitrary axiomatic statements, 213 00:12:04,370 --> 00:12:05,778 or it's ultimately circular, 214 00:12:05,898 --> 00:12:08,275 i.e. I'm moving out because I'm moving out. 215 00:12:11,032 --> 00:12:12,152 I'm still confused. 216 00:12:12,312 --> 00:12:15,006 Leonard, I don't see how I could have made it any simpler. 217 00:12:16,478 --> 00:12:18,137 Hey, qu'est-ce que s'up? 218 00:12:20,111 --> 00:12:22,975 We just got back from that exhibit of those plasticized human cadavers. 219 00:12:23,095 --> 00:12:25,567 And some of those skinless chicks were hot! 220 00:12:27,536 --> 00:12:29,809 If you'll excuse me, I'm going to pack. 221 00:12:31,319 --> 00:12:34,688 That's kind of an overreaction to a little harmless necrophilia. 222 00:12:37,140 --> 00:12:39,888 It's not you, Howard. He says he's moving out. 223 00:12:40,394 --> 00:12:41,738 What did you do? 224 00:12:42,248 --> 00:12:45,518 Did you change the contrast or brightness settings on the TV? 225 00:12:46,596 --> 00:12:49,068 Did you take a Band-Aid off in front of him? 226 00:12:50,517 --> 00:12:52,884 Did you buy generic ketchup, forget to rinse the sink, 227 00:12:53,004 --> 00:12:55,028 talk to him through the bathroom door? 228 00:12:56,439 --> 00:12:58,331 Adjust the thermostat, cook with cilantro, 229 00:12:58,451 --> 00:12:59,930 pronounce the "t" in often? 230 00:13:03,893 --> 00:13:05,785 Did you make fun of trains? 231 00:13:08,232 --> 00:13:11,626 No, I didn't do anything. He's just gone insane. 232 00:13:11,830 --> 00:13:13,713 We all knew this day was coming. 233 00:13:15,895 --> 00:13:17,069 That was fast. 234 00:13:17,702 --> 00:13:20,320 It's my pre-packed disaster evacuation bag. 235 00:13:21,798 --> 00:13:24,606 It's recommended by the Department of Homeland Security. 236 00:13:25,007 --> 00:13:26,376 And Sarah Connor. 237 00:13:28,096 --> 00:13:29,635 Where are you going to live? 238 00:13:29,755 --> 00:13:32,772 Until I find a permanent place, I will stay with friends. 239 00:13:33,127 --> 00:13:34,024 Bye. 240 00:13:37,981 --> 00:13:41,148 You can't stay with me. I have a teeny-tiny apartment. 241 00:13:41,692 --> 00:13:45,327 Excuse me, but isn't hosting guests an aspect of manushya yajna, 242 00:13:45,602 --> 00:13:49,469 one of the five central religious duties or sacrifices of the Hindu householder? 243 00:13:53,642 --> 00:13:55,171 I hate trains. 244 00:14:01,446 --> 00:14:03,844 Don't be ridiculous, you love trains. 245 00:14:05,247 --> 00:14:06,597 Yes, I do. Come on. 246 00:14:09,529 --> 00:14:10,908 See you later, Leonard. 247 00:14:17,650 --> 00:14:18,996 This could work. 248 00:14:29,157 --> 00:14:31,039 This is a very old building. 249 00:14:31,411 --> 00:14:33,649 60 years. It used to be a watch factory. 250 00:14:35,199 --> 00:14:36,045 What? 251 00:14:36,205 --> 00:14:38,270 Don't you worry about the residual radium 252 00:14:38,390 --> 00:14:39,947 from the luminous dials? 253 00:14:40,625 --> 00:14:42,004 Not until now! 254 00:14:43,754 --> 00:14:46,519 I can't believe I didn't bring my Geiger counter. 255 00:14:47,212 --> 00:14:49,550 I had it on my bed and I didn't pack it. 256 00:14:50,551 --> 00:14:53,271 - If you're not comfortable staying... - I'm kidding, I packed it. 257 00:14:55,099 --> 00:14:56,111 It was a joke. 258 00:14:56,231 --> 00:14:58,902 I was subverting the conversational expectations. 259 00:14:59,206 --> 00:15:02,113 I believe they call that the... ol' switcheroo. 260 00:15:04,162 --> 00:15:05,162 Terrific. 261 00:15:09,415 --> 00:15:11,233 Is that woman Aishwarya Rai? 262 00:15:11,353 --> 00:15:13,115 Yes, isn't she an amazing actress? 263 00:15:13,235 --> 00:15:15,668 Actually, I'd say she's a poor man's Madhuri Dixit. 264 00:15:16,980 --> 00:15:18,508 How dare you! 265 00:15:19,095 --> 00:15:21,089 Aishwarya Rai is a goddess. 266 00:15:21,209 --> 00:15:25,011 By comparison, Madhuri Dixit is a leprous prostitute. 267 00:15:27,358 --> 00:15:29,015 Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. 268 00:15:31,211 --> 00:15:33,895 Obviously, you're not that familiar with Indian cinema. 269 00:15:42,790 --> 00:15:43,890 Who is it? 270 00:15:44,244 --> 00:15:45,590 Strip-o-Gram! 271 00:15:50,006 --> 00:15:51,347 Tag, you're it. 272 00:15:53,329 --> 00:15:55,445 Shouldn't you put him in a brown paper bag 273 00:15:55,565 --> 00:15:56,999 and set him on fire?! 274 00:15:59,972 --> 00:16:02,479 I've never slept on an air mattress before. 275 00:16:03,774 --> 00:16:05,432 No lumbar support whatsoever. 276 00:16:07,171 --> 00:16:10,210 Maybe you'd be happier on a park bench. 277 00:16:11,586 --> 00:16:14,141 I don't see any way to get a park bench in here. 278 00:16:15,179 --> 00:16:17,743 - Do you want to switch? - No, that's fine. 279 00:16:17,863 --> 00:16:20,696 I'm perfectly comfortable sleeping on a bouncy castle. 280 00:16:23,737 --> 00:16:26,320 - Get out of bed. We're switching. - Only if you want to. 281 00:16:26,482 --> 00:16:27,776 Just get in the bed! 282 00:16:28,396 --> 00:16:30,278 What's going on? 283 00:16:30,398 --> 00:16:32,775 Are you boys roughhousing? 284 00:16:34,462 --> 00:16:36,499 We're just talking, Ma! 285 00:16:36,619 --> 00:16:38,959 If you don't settle down right now, 286 00:16:39,333 --> 00:16:43,125 I'm not going to let you have any more sleepovers! 287 00:16:44,049 --> 00:16:47,105 For God's sake, Ma, I'm 27 years old! 288 00:16:48,063 --> 00:16:50,136 And it's not even a school night! 289 00:16:54,929 --> 00:16:56,019 Comfy now? 290 00:17:02,095 --> 00:17:04,965 That poster of Halle Berry is a little unnerving. 291 00:17:06,696 --> 00:17:08,447 So don't look at it. 292 00:17:08,567 --> 00:17:10,780 She's like my fourth favorite Catwoman. 293 00:17:10,900 --> 00:17:11,824 No kidding. 294 00:17:11,986 --> 00:17:15,035 Yeah, Julie Newmar, Michelle Pfieffer, Eartha Kitt, and then her. 295 00:17:15,490 --> 00:17:17,039 What about Lee Merriweather? 296 00:17:17,241 --> 00:17:19,175 I forgot about Lee Merriweather. 297 00:17:20,018 --> 00:17:21,583 I'm glad that's settled. 298 00:17:22,868 --> 00:17:25,538 That makes Halle Berry my fifth favorite Catwoman. 299 00:17:25,958 --> 00:17:27,666 It's Julie Newmar, Michelle Pfieffer, 300 00:17:27,877 --> 00:17:31,427 - Eartha Kitt, Lee Merriweather... - Please, I'm begging you. Go to sleep. 301 00:17:31,589 --> 00:17:34,046 I'm trying. I'm counting Catwomen. 302 00:17:38,995 --> 00:17:41,520 She did make a fine mutant in the X-Men movies, though. 303 00:17:41,682 --> 00:17:44,002 - For God's sake. - She's not my favorite of the X-Men. 304 00:17:44,122 --> 00:17:46,126 In order that would be: Wolverine, Cyclops... 305 00:17:46,246 --> 00:17:47,485 I forgot Professor X. 306 00:17:47,647 --> 00:17:49,571 Professor X, Wolverine, Cyclops, 307 00:17:49,774 --> 00:17:52,010 Iceman, then Storm, Angel, the Beast-- 308 00:17:52,130 --> 00:17:53,491 No, wait, Nightcrawler. 309 00:17:54,143 --> 00:17:57,705 Professor X, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Cyclops, Iceman, Storm, 310 00:17:57,908 --> 00:17:58,908 Angel... 311 00:17:59,770 --> 00:18:00,925 I'm coming! 312 00:18:05,111 --> 00:18:06,255 There he is. 313 00:18:06,457 --> 00:18:08,589 There my old buddy bud bud. 314 00:18:14,657 --> 00:18:15,803 What's with him? 315 00:18:15,923 --> 00:18:18,420 Koothrappali dumped him on me, and he couldn't get to sleep, 316 00:18:18,540 --> 00:18:20,153 so I gave him a glass of warm milk 317 00:18:20,273 --> 00:18:22,706 with a handful of my mom's Valium in it... 318 00:18:24,776 --> 00:18:27,124 but he still wouldn't shut up, so tag, you're it. 319 00:18:31,969 --> 00:18:33,227 I'm ba-ack. 320 00:18:35,161 --> 00:18:38,162 - I still don't know why you left. - I can't tell you. 321 00:18:38,364 --> 00:18:39,364 Why not? 322 00:18:39,642 --> 00:18:40,984 I promised Penny. 323 00:18:42,710 --> 00:18:44,294 You promised Penny what? 324 00:18:44,414 --> 00:18:46,344 I wouldn't tell you the secret. 325 00:18:50,877 --> 00:18:53,277 What secret? Tell me the secret. 326 00:18:57,158 --> 00:18:58,984 Mom smokes in the car. 327 00:19:01,761 --> 00:19:04,561 Jesus is okay with it but we can't tell Dad. 328 00:19:07,370 --> 00:19:09,817 Not that secret. The other secret. 329 00:19:09,979 --> 00:19:11,803 - I'm Batman! - Damn it! Sheldon! 330 00:19:16,581 --> 00:19:20,034 You said Penny told you a secret. What's the secret? 331 00:19:20,198 --> 00:19:21,764 Okay, I'll tell you, 332 00:19:21,884 --> 00:19:23,445 but you can't tell Leonard. 333 00:19:25,184 --> 00:19:26,321 I promise. 334 00:19:27,413 --> 00:19:30,029 Penny lied about graduating from community college 335 00:19:30,149 --> 00:19:33,090 'cause she's afraid she's not smart enough for Leonard. 336 00:19:37,713 --> 00:19:40,138 So it's nothing I did? It's her problem? 337 00:19:41,114 --> 00:19:43,052 I drank milk that tasted funny. 338 00:19:47,844 --> 00:19:50,857 Penny thinks I'm too smart for her. That's ridiculous. 339 00:19:51,020 --> 00:19:52,020 I know. 340 00:19:53,710 --> 00:19:56,291 Most of your work is extremely derivative. 341 00:19:57,250 --> 00:19:59,511 And don't worry, that's not a secret. 342 00:20:00,385 --> 00:20:01,654 Everybody knows. 343 00:20:08,470 --> 00:20:09,719 Hi. Yeah, hi. 344 00:20:09,839 --> 00:20:12,880 I know what's been bothering you about us, and I have the answer. 345 00:20:13,041 --> 00:20:14,422 What are you talking about? 346 00:20:14,584 --> 00:20:16,710 First, I wanna say that it's not Sheldon's fault. 347 00:20:16,830 --> 00:20:18,592 He tried very hard to keep your secret. 348 00:20:18,712 --> 00:20:21,808 If Howard hadn't drugged him, he would've taken it to his grave. 349 00:20:22,757 --> 00:20:25,102 - He told you? - Yes, but it's okay. 350 00:20:25,303 --> 00:20:28,019 Now that we know what the problem is there's a simple solution. 351 00:20:29,393 --> 00:20:31,357 Pasadena City College? 352 00:20:31,741 --> 00:20:34,159 "A place for fun, a place for knowledge." 353 00:20:37,978 --> 00:20:41,648 This man here is playing hackey-sack, and this girl's gonna be a paralegal. 354 00:20:43,596 --> 00:20:44,705 Oh, I get it. 355 00:20:44,825 --> 00:20:46,453 Because Dr. Leonard Hofstadter 356 00:20:46,573 --> 00:20:49,374 can't date a girl without a fancy college degree. 357 00:20:50,197 --> 00:20:53,085 It's really not that fancy. It's just a city college. 358 00:20:54,171 --> 00:20:56,923 Right, but I have to have some sort of degree to date you? 359 00:20:57,085 --> 00:20:58,635 That doesn't matter to me at all. 360 00:20:58,838 --> 00:21:01,553 So it's fine with you if I'm not smart. 361 00:21:01,716 --> 00:21:02,837 Absolutely. 362 00:21:08,033 --> 00:21:10,465 Okay, this time, I know where I went wrong. 363 00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:14,612 Bite me!