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Previously on
The Big Bang Theory...
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I guess I'm still wondering
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if Emily and I
are right for each other.
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Does this have to do with
that girl you had coffee with?
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You mean the strong, sexy angel
I can't stop thinking about?
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Who can say?
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I need to come up with
a big idea to make some money.
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There's no reason you can't.
That's easy for you to say.
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You and Sheldon already came up
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with your
superfluid helium model.
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That's just research.
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We're never going
to make any money from it.
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Forget helium--
the real superfluid
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is the fruit punch in this mug.
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It reminds me of my daddy's
secret “Don't Tell Mama” juice.
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Maybe that's an idea.
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Guidance systems
for drunk people.
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They have that,
it's called Uber.
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Hey, in your supercooled
helium experiments,
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did you create
quantum vortices?
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Yeah, why?
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Well, if you made
a guidance system,
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couldn't you use those vortices
as a gyroscope?
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Wow. Never thought about that.
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And, since it's
in a quantum state,
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it would maintain
an infinite persistence.
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Groundbreaking
revelations,
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tropical drinks.
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Tell me this isn't like the best
episode of Sex and the City.
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Okay, I gotta ask--
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why are you wearing
a bow tie?
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I've never applied
for a patent before.
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I wanted to make
a good impression.
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Oh. Is the impression that
your first name is Pee-Wee?
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(chuckling)
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Yeah, well, you're an engineer.
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End of joke, burn.
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Come on in, fellas.
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See, he's not wearing a tie.
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Well, he's
a patent attorney.
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Maybe his tie is pending.
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So, I've reviewed
your paperwork,
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and it seems like
we've got everything we need
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to file a patent
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for your infinite
persistence gyroscope.
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That's great!
Excellent.
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So what happens next?
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Well, the legal team
needs to review
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existing patents
to avoid overlap.
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Oh, I don't think
there will be.
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Yes, we did
our own search.
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That's nice, but I think ours
might be a bit more thorough.
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(chuckles):
Get a load of this guy.
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Can you imagine if we
make money with this?
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If we do,
I am splurging
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on the best sinus irrigator
money can buy.
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That old sad story--
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guy gets a little money,
goes straight up his nose.
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Just need you to review
and sign this document
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acknowledging that you
understand the university
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will own 75% of the patent.
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75%?
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That's outrageous.
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This is our idea
based on our research.
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How can you possibly justify
owning a majority share?
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It's university policy.
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I know when I'm beat.
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Hold on, hold on.
So the three of us
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do all the work
and only end up with 25%?
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Dr. Hofstadter, this university
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has been paying your salaries
for over ten years.
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Did you think we do that out
of the goodness of our hearts?
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Well, until you just said
that mean thing, kinda.
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And as far as
Mr. Wolowitz is concerned,
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I'm afraid as a federal employee
on loan from NASA,
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your name can be
on the patent,
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but you're not entitled
to an ownership share.
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Wait, so this can turn out to be
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a financial success,
and I get nothing?
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Well, sometimes
they give you a plaque.
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Well, that's not fair.
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We should all get plaques.
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Sorry, but we
can't sign this.
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Come on, let's go.
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Thank you for your time.
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Couple of questions
about the plaque...
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== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man
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So, have you been having
any morning sickness?
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A little.
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And it doesn't help
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that I've got this heightened
sense of smell.
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Is that a pregnancy thing?
Yeah.
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The other day I sniffed out
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where Howie
hid the Girl Scout cookies.
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No more Tagalongs, my ass.
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But now you'll be able to make
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your own milk
to eat the cookies with.
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Hey, guys. Hey, Penny.
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I really appreciate
you helping me with this.
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I don't know what to do.
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Oh, sure. Let me see it.
See what?
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I hadn't spoken to Emily
since I broke up with her,
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and she left this
on my doorstep with a note.
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“Raj, I got you this before we
split up, but couldn't return it
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“and thought
you'd like to have it.
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Happy belated
Valentine's Day, Emily”"
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That's nice.
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Nice, or is she trying
to manipulate him?
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I know. I mean, do I open it?
Do I return it?
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Why wouldn't you open it?
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Well, she was pretty mad.
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For all I know
it's a voodoo doll of me
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with a fork stuck in my junk.
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You don't think she'd actually
send you something gross
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or dangerous, do you?
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I know one way
to find out-- sniff this.
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She's pregnant,
she's not a bloodhound.
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Although I am getting
a little machine oil.
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I think it's metal.
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Come on, just open it.
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You know,
on Game of Thrones,
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Balon Greyjoy received
his son's genitals in a box.
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Well, never hurts
to have a spare.
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BERNADETTE:
What is that?
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Wow. It's an antique sextant.
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Sailors used these to find
their position by the stars.
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What a nice gift
for an astrophysicist.
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I know, she's so thoughtful.
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See, she's trying
to get you back.
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Now, that is exactly
what I would've gotten you
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if I had any idea
what it is or what you do.
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You know, I have too much
self-esteem to let this girl
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guilt me into getting back
together with her.
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You don't need to be pregnant
to smell that load of crap.
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Well, what if we go
around the university
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and just get
the patent ourselves?
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We can't.
It says on their Web site,
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as long as we work there,
they have
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a controlling ownership
of anything we come up with.
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Great, so they own
my idea for a T-shirt
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that says
“Dumb as a Bag of Geologists.”
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Well, our choices are we
do this with the university
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or we don't do it at all.
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Either way, I get nothing.
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Or, if we ended up
making money from this,
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Sheldon and I could split
our shares with you.
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To be clear,
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Leonard is referring
to the gyroscope,
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not the T-shirt and mugs.
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Oh! Now they own the mugs.
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I guess that is
a way around this.
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You guys would be cool
doing it like that?
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Of course, we can split
any profits three ways.
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I'm fine with that.
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Okay, great.
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It sounds like a, uh,
contract might be in order.
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Sure, we could write
something up.
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But which one of us should be
the party who...
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You can do it, Sheldon.
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So stipulated!
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Once I found a stash
of contracts under his bed.
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It was weird.
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I wonder how much
she spent on this.
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Ooh, let's find out.
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It doesn't matter.
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It's the thought
that counts.
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Yeah, yeah,
and beauty's on the inside,
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size doesn't matter--
how much she spend?
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Seriously, guys,
I don't want to know.
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Oh, my.
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Oh, come on, you can't say
“Oh, my,” and then not tell me!
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These things go for $500 and up.
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BERNADETTE:
Damn.
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All I got for Valentine's Day
was a postcard
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saying my Vermont Teddy Bear
was back-ordered.
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PENNY:
Okay, so, she drops off
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a $500 gift
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and she's not trying to
get back together with you?
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Maybe you're right.
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Or she's telling the truth
and just being nice.
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Maybe you're right.
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Wow, I am easy to manipulate.
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(phone chiming)
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Oh, guys, it's Emily.
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What should I do?
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Okay, answer it.
Just be strong.
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And if she starts to cry,
don't make any promises.
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And most importantly, put it
on speaker so we can hear.
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Hello?
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Hey, it's Emily.
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Is this a good time?
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Yeah, yeah. Sure. What's up?
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Was it okay I left that gift?
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I'm really hoping
we can be friends.
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Maybe, maybe.
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Um, you think you'd want
to grab a cup of coffee?
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Hello?
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I'm sorry, I seem to be taking
an annoying amount of time
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deciding how I feel about this!
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I just...
I miss hanging out with you.
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It's not like I lost a friend,
it's like I lost my best friend.
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(choking up):
Is there any chance
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you'd want to come over?
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I'm sorry, I don't think
that's a good idea.
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Okay. I'm just...
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(crying):
I'm having a really hard time,
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but that's not your problem,
that's mine.
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I-I won't bother you again,
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but please know that you'll
always have a place in my heart.
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Bye, Raj.
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You're a good guy.
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Good-bye, Emily.
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(sighs):
That was rough, you guys.
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I know, but you did it.
I'm so proud of you.
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Well, anyway, I'll leave you
to your girls' night.
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Are you sure you don't want
to stay here with us?
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No, I kind of feel like
being alone right now.
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Well, if you change your mind,
we'll be here.
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Thank you.
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Say hi to Emily for us.
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Will do.
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This contract
looks good to me.
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I'll say it looks good.
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It's in my proprietary
font, Shelvetica.
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I want to say
something obnoxious,
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but it is easy on the eyes.
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I'm a little tired, Howie.
You ready to go?
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Yeah, one sec. I just need
to sign this contract.
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What is it?
Well, we ran into a problem
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about my share of the patent,
so we're forming
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a partnership to split
anything we make equally.
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Sheldon, did you draft
the contract?
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You bet I did.
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Ooh. You're gonna make
out so hard tonight.
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So, you're
just gonna sign this
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without having
a lawyer look at it?
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Excuse me.
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I've been drafting contracts
since kindergarten.
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Didn't need a lawyer to get me
out of finger painting.
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Don't need one now.
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I know, but...
Bernie,
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the guys were nice enough
to find a way
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to keep me from being cut out.
253
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Well, I should hope so.
254
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The whole thing was your idea.
255
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Well, to be fair, Howard's idea
was based on Sheldon's math.
256
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Guys, everyone is involved
in this, okay?
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Howard's invention,
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Sheldon's math,
my original theory
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that space-time was like
a supercooled liquid.
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Which I'm sure
Penny would've mentioned
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if she wasn't working
on that hangnail right now.
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What?
263
00:11:20,194 --> 00:11:22,161
Honey, this is fine.
264
00:11:22,163 --> 00:11:24,730
If you want to sign a contract
that Sheldon whipped up,
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go ahead.
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Can I talk to you in the hall?
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Sure.
Excuse us.
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Hey, Leonard.
What?
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If she doesn't think that
we should apply for this patent,
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she's being patently absurd.
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Good one.
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Okay, you got it.
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00:11:45,252 --> 00:11:48,420
See, I was afraid
it was a thinker.
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What are you doing?
I just want to make sure
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you've thought this through.
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What's to think about?
We have an invention
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and want to move forward.
278
00:11:56,564 --> 00:11:59,732
Howie, you're about
to form a legal partnership
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with Sheldon Cooper.
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All right, if you're gonna
calmly make excellent points,
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then I don't know
if I want to talk to you.
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Okay. I get it.
283
00:12:13,214 --> 00:12:15,247
And it's sweet that
you're worried about me,
284
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but I can take care of myself.
285
00:12:17,585 --> 00:12:20,185
I'm not worried about you.
I'm worried about me.
286
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I don't want to go through
this pregnancy listening
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00:12:22,690 --> 00:12:25,257
to you complain about Sheldon
driving you crazy
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more than you already do.
289
00:12:26,327 --> 00:12:30,896
Here we go with
the ironclad logic again.
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You've tried to work
with him before.
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00:12:33,634 --> 00:12:34,900
It hasn't gone well.
292
00:12:34,902 --> 00:12:37,403
Why is this time
gonna be any different?
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00:12:37,405 --> 00:12:39,505
Is the fetus helping you?
294
00:12:39,507 --> 00:12:41,373
'Cause that's cheating.
295
00:12:44,111 --> 00:12:46,378
(phone rings)
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Hello?
CLAIRE: Hey, Raj.
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It's Claire. How are you?
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Hi. I'm good. Really good.
299
00:12:51,886 --> 00:12:53,952
Well, I don't know
why I said “really good.”
300
00:12:53,954 --> 00:12:55,220
I'm just regular good.
301
00:12:55,222 --> 00:12:56,555
I really just wanted
to sound confident.
302
00:12:56,557 --> 00:12:58,190
And that “really”
was a real “really,”
303
00:12:58,192 --> 00:13:01,794
not a fake “really”
like the first “really.”
304
00:13:01,796 --> 00:13:03,028
Really?
305
00:13:03,030 --> 00:13:06,065
I don't know. I lost track
and I missed my exit.
306
00:13:06,067 --> 00:13:07,833
So, uh... so what's up?
307
00:13:07,835 --> 00:13:09,134
Well, last time we talked,
308
00:13:09,136 --> 00:13:12,104
I had just gotten back together
with my boyfriend,
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00:13:12,106 --> 00:13:14,907
and I wanted to let you know
that things didn't work out.
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00:13:14,909 --> 00:13:16,308
Really? I'm sorry.
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I swear I know other words.
312
00:13:18,579 --> 00:13:20,913
So if you were
still interested...
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Yes! Indeed!
Absolutely! Indubitably!
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I'm not even sure
what the last one means,
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00:13:25,219 --> 00:13:27,319
but it's another word,
and I know it.
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00:13:27,321 --> 00:13:28,821
So, uh,
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00:13:28,823 --> 00:13:30,289
when do you want to meet up?
318
00:13:30,291 --> 00:13:31,990
Uh, I'm almost off work.
319
00:13:31,992 --> 00:13:33,192
What are you doing now?
320
00:13:33,194 --> 00:13:35,094
R-Right now, well...
321
00:13:35,096 --> 00:13:37,529
Well, actually,
to-to be completely honest,
322
00:13:37,531 --> 00:13:39,264
I'm stopping by
to see my ex-girlfriend
323
00:13:39,266 --> 00:13:41,033
because she's having
a tough time. But...
324
00:13:41,035 --> 00:13:42,968
it's not like we're getting
back together or anything.
325
00:13:42,970 --> 00:13:45,704
Let me guess, the worst part
about breaking up
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00:13:45,706 --> 00:13:48,841
is that she doesn't have her
best friend to talk to anymore?
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00:13:48,843 --> 00:13:50,342
That's exactly what she said!
328
00:13:50,344 --> 00:13:51,777
How do you know that?
329
00:13:51,779 --> 00:13:54,813
I'm a girl. It's, like,
page one out of the playbook.
330
00:13:54,815 --> 00:13:58,150
Any chance you could send me
a PDF of that playbook?
331
00:14:00,688 --> 00:14:02,054
They've been out
there a while.
332
00:14:02,056 --> 00:14:03,655
I hope
everything's okay.
333
00:14:03,657 --> 00:14:06,091
I wonder what they're talking about.
PENNY: If you guys
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00:14:06,093 --> 00:14:08,560
would shut up,
I could tell you.
335
00:14:08,562 --> 00:14:09,595
Oh.
336
00:14:09,597 --> 00:14:11,430
Be cool, be cool, be cool.
337
00:14:12,233 --> 00:14:13,732
Hey.
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00:14:13,734 --> 00:14:15,501
Hello.
Hey. You guys all right?
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00:14:15,503 --> 00:14:18,971
Yeah. But, um, we were talking,
340
00:14:18,973 --> 00:14:21,840
and... I'm a
little concerned
341
00:14:21,842 --> 00:14:24,409
about the three of us
forming a partnership.
342
00:14:25,513 --> 00:14:29,748
Are you suggesting
a limited liability corporation?
343
00:14:29,750 --> 00:14:33,485
'Cause I did not
L-L-see that coming.
344
00:14:35,256 --> 00:14:38,257
Sheldon, my concern is not
with the money or anything.
345
00:14:38,259 --> 00:14:41,126
It's-it's with
how you treat me.
346
00:14:41,128 --> 00:14:44,029
Well, I believe I'm
treating you generously.
347
00:14:44,031 --> 00:14:46,198
That's why I've stipulated
in the contract
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00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,100
that your contributions
to our invention
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are as valuable as my own.
350
00:14:50,104 --> 00:14:51,770
Are you saying
that his contributions
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00:14:51,772 --> 00:14:53,739
aren't as valuable
as yours?
352
00:14:53,741 --> 00:14:55,807
No, I am not saying that,
353
00:14:55,809 --> 00:14:58,010
because I kept saying
that this morning
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00:14:58,012 --> 00:15:00,345
and Leonard said,
“Stop saying that”"
355
00:15:02,383 --> 00:15:04,683
See? This is what happens
every time we work together.
356
00:15:04,685 --> 00:15:05,918
PENNY:
You know what, hang on.
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00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,586
What if Sheldon had no choice
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00:15:07,588 --> 00:15:09,087
but to be respectful?
359
00:15:09,089 --> 00:15:13,292
Is there a switch on the back
of his neck we don't know about?
360
00:15:13,294 --> 00:15:15,360
PENNY:
No.
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00:15:15,362 --> 00:15:17,162
What I'm saying is you could add
a clause to the contract
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00:15:17,164 --> 00:15:18,797
that he can't make fun
of Howard.
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00:15:18,799 --> 00:15:20,532
How would you enforce it?
364
00:15:20,534 --> 00:15:22,367
Oh, please.
Any contract I sign
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00:15:22,369 --> 00:15:25,070
is enforced by my own
personal code of ethics.
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00:15:25,072 --> 00:15:26,905
And his obsessive-compulsive
disorder.
367
00:15:26,907 --> 00:15:28,273
Yeah, that, too.
368
00:15:29,143 --> 00:15:30,242
And scoot over.
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00:15:30,244 --> 00:15:32,778
Part of your shadow's
on my spot.
370
00:15:35,983 --> 00:15:37,583
Howard, what do you think?
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00:15:37,585 --> 00:15:39,751
I'm on board.
372
00:15:39,753 --> 00:15:41,286
I'll add it right now.
373
00:15:41,288 --> 00:15:43,789
Oh, baby, it's addendum time!
374
00:15:47,494 --> 00:15:49,428
(line ringing)
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00:15:49,430 --> 00:15:50,929
EMILY:
Hello?
376
00:15:50,931 --> 00:15:52,397
Hey, Emily, listen,
377
00:15:52,399 --> 00:15:54,566
I've been thinking,
and I'm not sure
378
00:15:54,568 --> 00:15:56,468
it's a good idea
that I come over.
379
00:15:56,470 --> 00:15:57,869
Oh.
380
00:15:57,871 --> 00:16:00,672
(crying):
Okay. I understand.
381
00:16:00,674 --> 00:16:02,774
No, no. Please don't cry.
382
00:16:02,776 --> 00:16:05,344
Okay, I'll stop!
383
00:16:05,346 --> 00:16:06,912
Hello?
384
00:16:06,914 --> 00:16:11,383
Hey, so, listen, Claire,
change of plans...
385
00:16:11,385 --> 00:16:14,353
Fine. Do what you want,
but she's playing you.
386
00:16:14,355 --> 00:16:17,055
I don't think so.
She sounded pretty upset.
387
00:16:17,057 --> 00:16:18,290
You mean like...
388
00:16:18,292 --> 00:16:20,425
“I was just really
looking forward to seeing you.
389
00:16:20,427 --> 00:16:22,894
I'm having such a rough day.”
390
00:16:22,896 --> 00:16:26,798
Emily, listen...
391
00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:29,368
I'm sorry,
392
00:16:29,370 --> 00:16:31,236
but I can't come by.
393
00:16:31,238 --> 00:16:32,437
Why not?
394
00:16:32,439 --> 00:16:34,673
I think we both know
if I come over,
395
00:16:34,675 --> 00:16:37,109
we're gonna get back together and...
I told you
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00:16:37,111 --> 00:16:38,243
I needed a friend.
397
00:16:38,245 --> 00:16:41,013
What do you think
is happening here?
398
00:16:41,815 --> 00:16:45,017
Call you right back.
399
00:16:47,688 --> 00:16:51,857
The-the revisions I made
start on page four.
400
00:16:51,859 --> 00:16:55,227
Wow. That is a lot
of “whereupons”.
401
00:16:55,229 --> 00:16:58,630
You should see the
Valentine's Day card he gave me.
402
00:16:58,632 --> 00:17:01,633
“Article three:
As it pertains to this project,
403
00:17:01,635 --> 00:17:04,870
“Dr. Sheldon Cooper promises
to abstain from all insulting or
404
00:17:04,872 --> 00:17:07,839
“disrespectful language
directed toward Howard Wolowitz,
405
00:17:07,841 --> 00:17:10,842
“including but not limited to:
mockery of engineering,
406
00:17:10,844 --> 00:17:12,444
“his height, his hair,
his wardrobe,
407
00:17:12,446 --> 00:17:15,981
“and his insane belief
that the Ghost Rider movie
408
00:17:15,983 --> 00:17:19,017
was, quote, 'not that bad.'”
409
00:17:20,721 --> 00:17:23,121
Hang on. Maybe there should be
a “no insult” clause
410
00:17:23,123 --> 00:17:24,456
about me, too.
411
00:17:24,458 --> 00:17:26,591
Do you still like cilantro?
Yeah.
412
00:17:26,593 --> 00:17:28,393
You're tying my hands here.
413
00:17:30,130 --> 00:17:32,197
All right, let's sign this.
PENNY: Wait, wait, wait.
414
00:17:32,199 --> 00:17:34,232
What are these changes
on page six?
415
00:17:34,234 --> 00:17:35,534
Sheldon, what did you do?
416
00:17:35,536 --> 00:17:36,368
WOLOWITZ:
I should've known.
417
00:17:36,370 --> 00:17:38,036
“25% of profits
418
00:17:38,038 --> 00:17:41,139
“due to Sheldon Cooper will be
allocated to a scholarship fund
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00:17:41,141 --> 00:17:44,876
for the firstborn child of
Howard and Bernadette Wolowitz”"
420
00:17:45,713 --> 00:17:48,380
Sheldon, that's so nice.
421
00:17:48,382 --> 00:17:49,448
LEONARD: That beats
422
00:17:49,450 --> 00:17:51,049
the onesie I was gonna get them
423
00:17:51,051 --> 00:17:53,352
from babyGap.
424
00:17:54,188 --> 00:17:56,888
That's very generous,
Sheldon.
425
00:17:56,890 --> 00:17:59,558
Oh, I've always valued
education over money.
426
00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:02,394
And the very fact that you
needed a written guarantee
427
00:18:02,396 --> 00:18:03,829
of respect made me realize
428
00:18:03,831 --> 00:18:06,431
how dismissive I've been
of your contributions.
429
00:18:06,433 --> 00:18:09,134
I appreciate that.
And I just hope
430
00:18:09,136 --> 00:18:12,671
that this scholarship
can rescue your child
431
00:18:12,673 --> 00:18:14,272
from the subpar education
432
00:18:14,274 --> 00:18:18,310
and menial life
of an engineer.
433
00:18:19,713 --> 00:18:21,646
Sheldon.
What?
434
00:18:21,648 --> 00:18:23,849
I didn't sign it yet.
435
00:18:32,348 --> 00:18:33,881
I hear what you're saying,
436
00:18:33,883 --> 00:18:35,482
but I've known Emily
a long time,
437
00:18:35,484 --> 00:18:37,918
and I think she deserves
the benefit of the doubt.
438
00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,653
All right, it's your life.
439
00:18:39,655 --> 00:18:41,889
But you know
how this is gonna end.
440
00:18:41,891 --> 00:18:43,357
As a matter of fact, I do.
441
00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,526
I'm gonna comfort her,
because I'm a caring
442
00:18:45,528 --> 00:18:47,494
and decent friend
who's happy to be there
443
00:18:47,496 --> 00:18:50,497
when she needs someone
to talk to.
444
00:18:50,499 --> 00:18:52,399
Good talk.
445
00:18:55,487 --> 00:19:01,987
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