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(Klaxon blaring)
(screams)
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What the hell?
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Emergency preparedness drill.
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- Oh, no, come on!
- Yeah, you know how it works.
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Once a quarter,
keep our readiness up.
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Now, rise and shine,
sleepy head.
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Half the town is probably dead.
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I have to get
a lock for my door.
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I think you'll like
the drill tonight.
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I've tried to make it fun.
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Each of these cards
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contains a detailed scenario
of a possible apocalyptic event.
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Everything from wild fires
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to a surprise invasion
by Canada.
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Pick a catastrophe,
any catastrophe.
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Sheldon, Canada is not going
to invade California.
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Yeah, really?
You think those hippies
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in Washington and Oregon
can stop them?
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Fine.
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All righty!
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"An 8.2 magnitude earthquake
devastates Pasadena,
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"reducing mighty
edifices to dust,
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"engulfing the city in flames.
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"The streets flow with blood
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and echo with the cries
of the wounded."
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Oh, excellent choice.
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Now, put on your hardhat
and safety vest.
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Oh, fun.
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I get to spend another night
in front of our apartment
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dressed like one
of the Village People.
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You make that joke
every three months.
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I still don't get it.
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Leonard... wait.
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What are you doing?
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I don't know,
what am I doing?
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Look around you--
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there's hypothetical
broken glass everywhere.
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Really? You're going
to face Armageddon
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without your orthotics?
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Your choice.
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Uh-oh, hypothetical aftershock!
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And that's why we wear hardhats.
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♪ Our whole universe
was in a hot, dense state ♪
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♪ Then nearly 14 billion years
ago expansion started... Wait! ♪
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♪ The Earth began to cool
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♪ The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools ♪
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♪ We built the Wall
♪ We built the pyramids ♪
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♪ Math, Science, History,
unraveling the mystery ♪
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♪ That all started
with a big bang ♪
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♪ Bang! ♪
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The Big Bang Theory 5x15
The Friendship Contraction
Original Air Date on February 2, 2012
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== sync, corrected by elderman ==
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Check it out--
press release
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from NASA.
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Um, "Expedition 31
will launch this spring
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"to the International
Space Station.
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"Crew members will include
Commander Tom 'Tombo' Johnson,
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"Astronaut
Mike 'Supernova' Novacelik
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and Payload Specialist
Howard Wolowitz."
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(giggles)
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This is going right into
my synagogue's newsletter.
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D-Dude, if you're
going to be an astronaut,
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you need to pick
a cool nickname.
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I don't get to pick it.
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The other guys
have to give it to me.
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Oh. If I had one,
it would be "Brown Dynamite."
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Are you not listening to me?
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The other astronauts
have to give you your nickname.
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Are you not looking at me?
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I am Brown Dynamite.
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Why do you put six
sugars in your coffee?
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Because the cafeteria
doesn't offer
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little packets
of methamphetamine.
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Emergency drill night
last night, huh?
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- Uh-huh.
- How'd you do?
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I'll tell you
exactly how he did.
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"Readiness:
unsatisfactory.
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"Follows direction: barely.
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"Attitude: a little too much.
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"Overall:
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"not only will he probably die
in a fiery inferno,
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"his incessant whining
would most certainly spoil
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everyone else's day."
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You know what, I can't
even think straight.
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I'm going home.
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Will one of you guys give
this nutbag a ride back later?
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You can't go home.
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You have to take me
to the dentist at 4:00.
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Oh... can't you take
the bus to the dentist?
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Of course I can.
It's coming back,
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under the residual effects
of the anesthesia,
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that's the problem.
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Two years ago,
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after a deep gum cleaning,
I thought I got on a bus
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but somehow wound up
on a booze cruise to Mexico.
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They put you under
for a cleaning?
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Yeah, they have to--
I'm a biter.
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Whatever, Sheldon.
I'm exhausted.
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I'm not taking you
to the dentist.
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Wrong, sir.
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Wrong. Under section 37-B
of the Roommate Agreement--
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"Miscellaneous Duties"--
you are obligated
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to take me to the dentist.
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See? It's right here after
"providing a confirmation sniff
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on questionable dairy products."
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You know what, I am sick
of the Roommate Agreement.
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(gasps)
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It's ridiculous.
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I'm your roommate,
not your chauffeur.
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You know, I had
better things to do yesterday
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than drive you all the way
to the "good" model train store
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in Garden Grove
because the one in Pasadena
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has gotten
"too big for its britches."
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Well, it has.
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Ask anybody.
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I don't care.
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I'm done.
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Hold on.
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Are you saying that you
want to invoke Clause 209?
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I don't know what that is,
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but if it means I can go home
and sleep, then yes.
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Think carefully here.
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Clause 209 suspends
our friendship,
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and strips down the
Roommate Agreement to
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its bare essentials.
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Our responsibilities
toward each other would
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only be rent, utilities
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and a perfunctory
chin jut of recognition
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as we pass in the hall.
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'Sup?
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Where do I sign?
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Right here.
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Use your finger.
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There. Done.
All right.
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That's it. We are
now no longer companions,
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boon or otherwise.
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We are not merely
acquaintances.
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To amend the words
of Toy Story--
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"You have not got
a friend in me."
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I'm gonna go home
and take a nap.
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Yeah, well, tell it
to someone who cares.
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I got pretty exciting
NASA news today.
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Next week I fly to Houston
for orientation
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and zero-gravity
elimination drills.
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What does that mean?
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He's gonna learn
to poop in space.
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Open the pod bay
doors, HAL.
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Maybe your nickname
should be "Brown Dynamite."
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Hello, dear friends.
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And Dr. Hofstadter.
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'Sup?
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'Sup?
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My apologies.
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I would've been here sooner,
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but the bus kept stopping
for other people to get on it.
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I saved you a dumpling.
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Oh, your concern
for me is touching.
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It will serve you well
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when you take me to
the dentist tomorrow.
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I'm sorry, Sheldon, I'm busy.
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I'm right in the middle
of my addiction study.
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I've got a lab
full of alcoholic monkeys,
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and tomorrow's the day
we switch them to O'Doul's.
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You're my girlfriend
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and you're not going to cater
to my every need?
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Oh, where'd the magic go?
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Sheldon, that's not
what girlfriends are for.
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Although, you don't use them
for what they're for,
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so what do I know?
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Howard doesn't make
me do his shopping
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or take him to the dentist
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or pick up his
dry cleaning, right?
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Absolutely.
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But when Ma's hips
give out, you're up, kid.
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Well, if Amy's too busy,
that gives the rest of you
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an opportunity to
make my life easier,
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thus assuring yourselves
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a footnote in my memoirs,
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tentatively entitled
You're Welcome, Mankind.
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All right, then,
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just shout when you hear
the task you want to undertake.
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Uh, dentist.
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Okay, w-we can
circle back to that one.
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Um, well, who wants
to take me Wednesday morning
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to get new heels
put on my dress shoes?
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Anyone?
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Oh. That one had hoot
written all over it.
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Um, all right,
uh, dermatologist.
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Allergist.
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Podiatrist.
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Supercuts?
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Okay, okay, here's a fun one.
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Um, I need a new picture frame
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and I have a hankering
for Swedish meatballs.
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Who wants to spend the day
with me at IKEA?
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Their meatballs
are pretty good.
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What's that?
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Nothing, nothing.
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Hello, Stuart.
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Oh, hey, Sheldon.
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Can I help you find
something today?
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No, no.
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I was just sitting at home
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thinking about how it
might be nice to catch up
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with my ninth favorite person.
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Ninth?
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You moved up one.
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My pen pal in Somalia
was kidnapped by pirates.
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So, uh... how are you?
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Uh... not so good.
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My shrink just
killed himself and...
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blamed me in the note.
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Great. Great.
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So, what's new
with your family?
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How's your mother?
Is she alive?
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Yeah.
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And your father? Alive?
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Yes.
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How about your grandparents,
they alive?
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No.
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Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss.
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On a cheerier note,
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I have a teeth-cleaning
appointment this afternoon.
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What do you say you
take me over there, buddy boy?
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I'm sorry, you want me
to take you to the dentist?
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Yes. Now, I can't
make any promises,
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but that's the sort of thing
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that gets a fella
on the short list
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for the number eight
friend slot.
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Sheldon, I'm working.
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I can't take you
to the dentist.
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Also-- and I can't
stress this enough--
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I don't want to take you
to the dentist.
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Can't help a friend out
in a time of need, huh?
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I see where your
therapist was coming from.
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Ooh, ooh! What about we
make your astronaut nickname
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Howard "Buzz" Wolowitz?
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You can't do "Buzz."
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"Buzz" is taken.
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Buzz Lightyear is not real.
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No, that's not what
I'm talking about.
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Well, are you talking about
when he thought he was real?
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No.
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Okay, um...
how about "Crash"?
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Howard "Crash" Wolowitz.
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Yeah, terrific.
The other astronauts
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would love to go hurtling
through space
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with a guy named "Crash."
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All right, um, how about...
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Oh, how about "Rocket Man"?
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That's not bad,
Howard "Rocket Man" Wolowitz.
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Yeah, it's great,
but I told you,
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I don't get to pick
my nickname.
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It has to come from
the other astronauts.
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Maybe there's a way to get
them to come up with it.
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Like how?
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Once I tried carrying
around a Duncan yo-yo,
260
00:10:54,504 --> 00:10:57,655
hoping the other kids would
start calling me Duncan.
261
00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:59,457
Did it work?
262
00:10:59,459 --> 00:11:02,611
No, they ended up
calling me Sock Mouth.
263
00:11:03,546 --> 00:11:04,996
Because they took away my yo-yo
264
00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:06,998
and stuffed their socks
in my mouth.
265
00:11:09,268 --> 00:11:13,021
Okay, uh, what if we make
"Rocket Man" your ringtone,
266
00:11:13,023 --> 00:11:15,557
and the next time you
talk to those guys,
267
00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,175
I'll call you and
they'll hear it.
268
00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:18,810
Plant the seed.
269
00:11:18,812 --> 00:11:20,679
That's actually not
a terrible plan.
270
00:11:20,681 --> 00:11:24,182
They don't call me
"Brown Dynamite" for nothing.
271
00:11:26,369 --> 00:11:27,319
'Sup?
272
00:11:27,321 --> 00:11:28,787
'Sup?
273
00:11:29,989 --> 00:11:31,823
Hey, did you ever make it
to the dentist?
274
00:11:31,825 --> 00:11:33,124
Not necessary. No.
275
00:11:33,126 --> 00:11:35,660
I found a service that'll
send a van to your house
276
00:11:35,662 --> 00:11:37,045
for a teeth cleaning.
277
00:11:37,047 --> 00:11:39,214
Mostly they cater
to dogs, but...
278
00:11:41,133 --> 00:11:43,551
...the fellow on the phone
seemed to have an open mind.
279
00:11:43,553 --> 00:11:45,420
All right, Sheldon,
280
00:11:45,422 --> 00:11:47,472
if you need me to take you
to the dentist,
281
00:11:47,474 --> 00:11:48,840
I will take you to the dentist.
282
00:11:48,842 --> 00:11:51,393
Are you suggesting that
you've come to your senses
283
00:11:51,395 --> 00:11:54,229
and wish to reestablish
the mutual benefits that stem
284
00:11:54,231 --> 00:11:56,231
from full participation
in the Roommate Agreement?
285
00:11:56,233 --> 00:11:57,382
Absolutely.
286
00:11:57,384 --> 00:11:59,234
If you admit that
you're a 30-year-old man
287
00:11:59,236 --> 00:12:01,236
who's incapable
of functioning on his own.
288
00:12:01,238 --> 00:12:06,074
Ooh, Sock Mouth's
got him on the ropes.
289
00:12:06,076 --> 00:12:07,742
I will admit nothing
of the sort.
290
00:12:07,744 --> 00:12:08,943
And now if you'll excuse me,
291
00:12:08,945 --> 00:12:10,662
I have
to call my dentist and see
292
00:12:10,664 --> 00:12:13,348
if I can also get my hair
shampooed and my nails clipped.
293
00:12:15,751 --> 00:12:18,036
(dramatic music plays on TV)
294
00:12:18,038 --> 00:12:20,238
(music stops)
295
00:12:23,008 --> 00:12:24,359
(knocking on door)
296
00:12:25,294 --> 00:12:27,412
Oh, good, your power's out, too.
297
00:12:27,414 --> 00:12:28,546
Why is that good?
298
00:12:28,548 --> 00:12:30,215
(sighs)
Because last month,
299
00:12:30,217 --> 00:12:32,083
I sent the electric company
a Starbucks gift card,
300
00:12:32,085 --> 00:12:36,104
an apology note, and a few
snapshots of me in a bra.
301
00:12:36,906 --> 00:12:38,390
(Klaxon sounds)
Power failure.
302
00:12:38,392 --> 00:12:40,591
Implementing
power-failure protocol.
303
00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:43,611
What happened to all your glow-
in-the-dark-emergency-exit stuff
304
00:12:43,613 --> 00:12:45,563
you had painted on the floor?
305
00:12:45,565 --> 00:12:47,899
Oh, that was
wildly carcinogenic.
306
00:12:47,901 --> 00:12:49,434
Anyway...
307
00:12:49,436 --> 00:12:51,236
it's too bad you're
no longer entitled
308
00:12:51,238 --> 00:12:52,987
to the full benefits
of my friendship,
309
00:12:52,989 --> 00:12:56,007
because I happen to be
extremely prepared
310
00:12:56,009 --> 00:12:57,158
for such an emergency.
311
00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,744
Please try not to see
anything by this light.
312
00:12:59,746 --> 00:13:01,463
It's not for you.
313
00:13:02,948 --> 00:13:05,667
It's just a blackout; I'm sure
the power will be back on soon.
314
00:13:05,669 --> 00:13:07,502
And I'm sure some fool
in the Donner party
315
00:13:07,504 --> 00:13:09,304
said the snow would
stop any day now.
316
00:13:11,123 --> 00:13:13,708
I like to think
they ate him first.
317
00:13:14,677 --> 00:13:16,511
You know, I got some candles
in my apartment.
318
00:13:16,513 --> 00:13:18,396
But candles?!
During a blackout?!
319
00:13:18,398 --> 00:13:20,131
Are you mad?
That's a fire hazard.
320
00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:21,049
No, Pasadena
321
00:13:21,051 --> 00:13:22,434
Water and Power recommends
322
00:13:22,436 --> 00:13:24,686
the far safer glow stick.
323
00:13:24,688 --> 00:13:26,905
You call that
a glow stick?
324
00:13:32,912 --> 00:13:35,413
That is a glow stick.
325
00:13:35,415 --> 00:13:37,148
Come on, let's go.
326
00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:39,117
Before you go,
consider this.
327
00:13:39,119 --> 00:13:42,587
Not only do I have a deep-cycle
marine battery power source
328
00:13:42,589 --> 00:13:43,755
which is more than capable
329
00:13:43,757 --> 00:13:45,173
of running our
entertainment system,
330
00:13:45,175 --> 00:13:46,574
I also have
331
00:13:46,576 --> 00:13:50,261
all 61 episodes
of the BBC series Red Dwarf...
332
00:13:50,263 --> 00:13:53,598
and Fiddle-Faddle.
333
00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,216
All yours
334
00:13:55,218 --> 00:13:57,969
if you're willing to reinstate
the Roommate Agreement.
335
00:13:57,971 --> 00:14:01,990
I've got wine at my place and
some bubble wrap we could pop.
336
00:14:06,529 --> 00:14:07,729
Oh, he'll be back.
337
00:14:07,731 --> 00:14:09,447
Wine and a girl in the dark--
338
00:14:09,449 --> 00:14:11,866
he's gonna be bored
out of his mind.
339
00:14:13,068 --> 00:14:15,403
To wine and bubble wrap.
340
00:14:15,405 --> 00:14:16,971
(popping)
341
00:14:16,973 --> 00:14:19,958
And to not having to watch
Sheldon demonstrate
342
00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:21,709
his reverse osmosis machine
343
00:14:21,711 --> 00:14:24,212
that converts urine
into drinking water.
344
00:14:26,215 --> 00:14:28,249
You know, in Girl Scouts,
Tammie Dineesha said
345
00:14:28,251 --> 00:14:30,502
you could do that
with panty hose.
346
00:14:30,504 --> 00:14:33,388
Boy, was she wrong.
347
00:14:33,390 --> 00:14:36,508
Anyway, you want
to make out?
348
00:14:36,510 --> 00:14:39,477
I thought because our
relationship's in a beta test,
349
00:14:39,479 --> 00:14:41,813
you wanted to
take things slow.
350
00:14:41,815 --> 00:14:43,114
Okay.
351
00:14:43,116 --> 00:14:45,917
Do you want to make out slow?
352
00:14:45,919 --> 00:14:50,822
I can go so slow it'll be like
there's a snail in your mouth.
353
00:14:52,391 --> 00:14:54,843
Ugh.
354
00:14:56,612 --> 00:14:59,397
Well, lucky for you, there's
nothing else to do right now.
355
00:15:01,650 --> 00:15:03,117
Excuse me, Leonard.
356
00:15:03,119 --> 00:15:04,402
Since when don't you knock?
357
00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:06,621
It's like the only
good thing about you.
358
00:15:06,623 --> 00:15:09,374
Social niceties
have been suspended, Leonard.
359
00:15:09,376 --> 00:15:11,009
We're in a state of a emergency.
360
00:15:11,011 --> 00:15:12,410
The world has
361
00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,178
descended into darkened turmoil.
362
00:15:14,180 --> 00:15:17,765
Lawlessness and savagery
are the order of the day.
363
00:15:17,767 --> 00:15:19,450
Fine, what is it?
364
00:15:19,452 --> 00:15:20,869
I'm making s'mores.
365
00:15:22,054 --> 00:15:23,354
I wanted to alert you
366
00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:24,755
in case you smelled
caramelizing marshmallows
367
00:15:24,757 --> 00:15:27,692
and thought a nearby
candy factory was on fire.
368
00:15:27,694 --> 00:15:29,911
S'mores, huh?
Good for you.
369
00:15:29,913 --> 00:15:32,897
Yes, or good for us
370
00:15:32,899 --> 00:15:34,115
if you sign here
371
00:15:34,117 --> 00:15:36,067
and reinstate
the full Roommate Agreement.
372
00:15:36,069 --> 00:15:37,285
No, thanks. I'm good.
373
00:15:37,287 --> 00:15:38,769
Really?
374
00:15:38,771 --> 00:15:40,405
Huh! Okay.
375
00:15:40,407 --> 00:15:43,324
In that case, I will have
a s'more by myself.
376
00:15:43,326 --> 00:15:46,411
And then I'm gonna have s'more.
377
00:15:49,999 --> 00:15:51,949
By myself.
378
00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:54,135
- Aw.
- No, don't "aw" him.
379
00:15:54,137 --> 00:15:55,670
He brought this all
on himself.
380
00:15:55,672 --> 00:15:57,338
But he's sad.
381
00:15:57,340 --> 00:15:58,256
No, he's crazy.
382
00:15:58,258 --> 00:15:59,790
Sometimes crazy
looks like sad
383
00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:02,176
so it'll suck you back in.
384
00:16:02,178 --> 00:16:05,980
I think he misses
his little buddy.
385
00:16:07,483 --> 00:16:09,601
Fine.
386
00:16:09,603 --> 00:16:11,102
But mark my words,
387
00:16:11,104 --> 00:16:14,772
this frustrating, bogus teenage
make-out session is not over.
388
00:16:14,774 --> 00:16:17,575
(popping)
389
00:16:24,116 --> 00:16:26,651
I thought you said
candles were dangerous.
390
00:16:26,653 --> 00:16:28,770
This is a Bunsen burner.
391
00:16:30,272 --> 00:16:33,458
I'm a scientist;
I know what I'm doing.
392
00:16:33,460 --> 00:16:35,660
Oh, drat.
393
00:16:39,965 --> 00:16:41,332
Aww.
394
00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:45,336
It took me a gallon of urine
to make that water.
395
00:16:48,390 --> 00:16:50,358
Listen, Sheldon, this is stupid.
396
00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,026
I don't see why we can't
be friends.
397
00:16:52,028 --> 00:16:53,678
And I'm willing to
drive you around
398
00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,012
and help you out with stuff.
399
00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:56,180
I just don't want to do it
400
00:16:56,182 --> 00:16:57,682
because of some
silly Roommate Agreement.
401
00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,317
What are you proposing?
402
00:16:59,319 --> 00:17:01,486
That we go back to
the way things were.
403
00:17:01,488 --> 00:17:03,404
But when I do
something for you,
404
00:17:03,406 --> 00:17:05,206
you show a little
appreciation.
405
00:17:05,208 --> 00:17:07,692
And how would I do that?
406
00:17:07,694 --> 00:17:10,378
You say "thank you."
407
00:17:10,380 --> 00:17:13,197
Every time?
408
00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:16,000
It's not crazy.
409
00:17:16,002 --> 00:17:18,386
Counter-proposal.
410
00:17:18,388 --> 00:17:20,538
We reinstate the full
Roommate Agreement
411
00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:22,206
with the following addendum:
412
00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:25,893
in the spirit of Mother's Day
or Father's Day,
413
00:17:25,895 --> 00:17:29,180
once a year, we set aside
a day to celebrate
414
00:17:29,182 --> 00:17:31,382
all your contributions
to my life,
415
00:17:31,384 --> 00:17:34,986
both actual and imagined by you.
416
00:17:36,155 --> 00:17:38,072
We could call it Leonard's Day.
417
00:17:38,074 --> 00:17:41,909
I kind of like
the sound of that.
418
00:17:41,911 --> 00:17:43,060
Of course you do.
419
00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:44,328
It's about you,
like everything else.
420
00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:47,081
Oh, thank goodness.
421
00:17:47,083 --> 00:17:50,568
I don't think I had it in me
to make another glass of water.
422
00:17:50,570 --> 00:17:53,571
So, do I get breakfast
in bed on Leonard's Day?
423
00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:54,622
No.
424
00:17:54,624 --> 00:17:55,707
Can I sit in your spot?
425
00:17:55,709 --> 00:17:56,708
No.
426
00:17:56,710 --> 00:17:58,576
Can I control the thermostat?
427
00:17:58,578 --> 00:17:59,260
No.
428
00:17:59,262 --> 00:18:00,762
Do I get a card?
429
00:18:00,764 --> 00:18:02,580
Of course you get a card.
430
00:18:03,716 --> 00:18:05,416
It's Leonard's Day.
431
00:18:06,185 --> 00:18:07,802
Hey, guys, the building
manager said
432
00:18:07,804 --> 00:18:09,353
the reason
the power went out is
433
00:18:09,355 --> 00:18:10,605
someone went
down into the basement
434
00:18:10,607 --> 00:18:12,540
and just pulled the
main breaker switch.
435
00:18:15,277 --> 00:18:17,361
Really.
436
00:18:19,097 --> 00:18:20,431
Who do you think
did that, Sheldon?
437
00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:25,203
Oh, I don't know.
438
00:18:26,321 --> 00:18:28,956
But whoever
that mystery man was,
439
00:18:28,958 --> 00:18:30,658
you should be
eternally grateful,
440
00:18:30,660 --> 00:18:34,278
for without him, there would
be no Leonard's Day.
441
00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,264
Leonard's Day?
442
00:18:36,266 --> 00:18:37,331
Oh, no pressure.
443
00:18:37,333 --> 00:18:39,116
Just get him a crummy card,
you're good.
444
00:18:47,357 --> 00:18:49,758
All right, test my ring tone.
445
00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:54,713
(Elton John's
"Rocket Man" plays)
446
00:18:54,715 --> 00:18:57,316
- That really is a good song.
- Oh, yeah.
447
00:18:57,318 --> 00:18:59,101
There's a reason
he's Sir Elton John.
448
00:18:59,103 --> 00:19:00,269
They don't make you a knight
449
00:19:00,271 --> 00:19:02,638
for writing "Wake Me Up
Before You Go Go."
450
00:19:04,274 --> 00:19:06,742
MRS. WOLOWITZ: Howard, are you
coming down for breakfast?!
451
00:19:06,744 --> 00:19:08,327
Ma, I told you I have
452
00:19:08,329 --> 00:19:09,862
a video conference with NASA!
453
00:19:09,864 --> 00:19:11,163
I said don't bother me!
454
00:19:11,165 --> 00:19:13,866
MRS. WOLOWITZ: Oh! Listen to
Mr. Big Shot Astronaut!
455
00:19:13,868 --> 00:19:18,236
Yes, please listen
to Mr. Big Shot Astronaut!
456
00:19:18,238 --> 00:19:20,422
(Skype rings)
457
00:19:21,925 --> 00:19:24,409
Hey, good morning.
458
00:19:24,411 --> 00:19:26,895
Hey, Howard,
thanks for getting up so early.
459
00:19:26,897 --> 00:19:29,681
No problem, Dr. Massimino.
460
00:19:29,683 --> 00:19:31,500
The guys here call me Mass.
461
00:19:31,502 --> 00:19:33,385
Mass!
That's a cool nickname.
462
00:19:33,387 --> 00:19:36,188
'Cause force equals mass
times acceleration.
463
00:19:36,190 --> 00:19:37,423
Yeah.
464
00:19:37,425 --> 00:19:40,192
It's just short
for Massimino.
465
00:19:41,978 --> 00:19:45,030
Anyway, the plan for this
morning is to go over the...
466
00:19:45,032 --> 00:19:46,448
(Elton John's
"Rocket Man" playing)
467
00:19:46,450 --> 00:19:47,566
Sorry. My phone.
468
00:19:47,568 --> 00:19:50,536
What is that?
Is that "Rocket Man"?
469
00:19:50,538 --> 00:19:52,037
Yeah, my ring tone.
470
00:19:52,039 --> 00:19:54,540
Kind of my favorite song,
"Rocket Man."
471
00:19:54,542 --> 00:19:56,041
MRS. WOLOWITZ:
Howard,
472
00:19:56,043 --> 00:19:59,895
your Fruit Loops
are getting soggy!
473
00:20:00,997 --> 00:20:02,464
Not now!
474
00:20:02,466 --> 00:20:03,749
Who's that?
475
00:20:03,751 --> 00:20:05,834
My mom. Sorry.
476
00:20:05,836 --> 00:20:09,071
No problem... Fruit Loops.
477
00:20:09,073 --> 00:20:13,073
== sync, corrected by elderman ==