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Sheldon, did you just figure out

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a method for synthesizing a new
stable super-heavy element?

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Did I?

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Well, that can't be right.

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No one's ever done that before.

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Except me because I just did it!

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I've made a horrible mistake.

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What are you talking about?

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This table,
it's in square centimeters

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I read it as square meters.

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You know what that means?

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That Americans can't handle
the metric system?

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Amy, I was off
by a factor of 10,000.

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But the Chinese team
found the element.

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Yeah, well, they shouldn't have.

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My calculations were wrong.

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The greatest scientific
achievement of my life

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is based on a blunder.

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I'm not a genius.

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I'm a fraud.

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You know, Sheldon,
in neuroscience,

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we're forever finding something
in one part of the brain

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that we thought was
someplace else.

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Oh, great, now I'm
worse than a fraud.

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I'm practically a biologist.
someplace else.

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This is Science Friday.
I'm Ira Flatow.

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My guest today is responsible
for the discovery of the first

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stable super-heavy element.

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Welcome, Dr. Sheldon Cooper.

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Thank you.

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Uh, the university
made me come here.

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I didn't want to.

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Uh, big fan of the show.

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So, I understand
that you actually discovered

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this element by mistake.

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Yes.

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And some people in the science
community are calling it

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"The Wonder Blunder."

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Who? Give me their names.

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I bet it's Wolowitz.

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It's just such
a fascinating story.

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Your calculations are way off,

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but they find
the element anyway.

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It's like misreading
a treasure map

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and still finding the treasure.

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Can we talk
about something else?

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Do you know that I yodel?

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That's interesting,
but this could be taking you

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down the path
toward a Nobel Prize.

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And in chemistry, no less.

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And wouldn't
that be unusual?

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Because you're a physicist.

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Yes, yes, I'd be a physicist
with a Nobel in chemistry.

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Everyone laugh
at the circus freak.

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You know, I don't need to sit
here and take this, Flatow.

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It is because of bullies
like you,

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every day
more and more Americans

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are making the switch
to television.

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== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man

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President Seibert, I don't
know why you're yelling.

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You're the one who made me
go on the radio.

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I was expecting a professional
science interview,

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not an attack
by some morning zoo shock jock.

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Well, if the university
needs money so badly,

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perhaps you should start
a swear jar.

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Whoa! That one's worth a dollar.

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I know you don't like it,

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but every time
you do an interview,

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it raises the profile
of the university.

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That translates to funding.

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Yeah, well, I'm not just

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some trained monkey
dancing for coins.

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Of course you're not.

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People love trained monkeys.

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How can you not be happy?

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You're tall, thin and famous.

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Oh, my God,
I'm jealous of Sheldon.

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Look, you're gonna be doing
this stuff for a while.

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You're just gonna have to find
a way to get used to it.

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But none of you know
what this is like.

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Being celebrated for something
you wish you never did.

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Mmm... you clearly haven't been
with me at Mardi Gras.

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Want to pause the video game
and help me clean up?

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I am cleaning up.

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Look at the mess the Joker made
of Gotham City.

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Come on, it's your friend
who's coming to stay here.

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Raj grew up in India.

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Trust me, he's seen worse.

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Howie.

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I promise I'll help out

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the rest of the week.

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The rest of the week?

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You said it was just gonna be
a night or two.

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Yeah, but if I told you a week,

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would you have said yes?

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No!
Then you left me no choice.

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I love Raj, but that's
a long time for a house guest.

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I know, but they're
tenting his building.

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He can't find a hotel
he likes that allows dogs.

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He's bringing Cinnamon?

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For a whole week!

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The nerve of some people.

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Here comes
the Embarrassment Express.

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With stops at Fraudville...

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WonderBlunderberg...

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and Kansas City.

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Because it's a hub.

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Sheldon, can I come in?

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Do you have cookies?
No.

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Good. I don't deserve cookies.
Come in.

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Wil...?

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Hey, Sheldon.

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It's been a while.

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Why are you here?

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Amy said you were
having a rough time,

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and I thought maybe
we could talk.

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Is that okay?

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Certainly.

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Although...

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right now,
I'm having a rough time

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because there's
three people in my room,

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and it's starting to feel
like a discotheque.

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Sheldon, you said you were
unhappy getting attention

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for something you wished
you never did.

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Yeah, I know a little
something about that.

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Oh, nonsense, Wil.

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Your endless tweets are
not that bad.

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I remember why
it's been a while.

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Sheldon, I was actually talking

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about when I was a kid
on Star Trek.

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How could you not
like getting attention

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for playing Wesley Crusher?

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You were wonderful.

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A know-it-all boy genius
with an eidetic memory.

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Who couldn't relate to that?

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Well, not everybody
felt that way.

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A lot of people
really hated the character,

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and some of them
hated me because of it.

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I would do interviews,

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and people would be mean to me.

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That just happened to me.

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Next time you're stuck
for a tweet,

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feel free to say
what a jerk Ira Flatow is.

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Sheldon, the point is
Wil learned to embrace

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that part of his life and moved
on to bigger and better things.

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Yeah, I'm an author now,

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I do public speaking,

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and I have my own Web series
about board games.

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Uh...

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We're trying
to cheer him up, so...

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I'm just saying
that there was a time

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when I thought I would never get
out of Wesley Crusher's shadow.

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But now,

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it's just one small part
of a pretty great life,

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and it's a part
that I'm happy is there.

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I do see what you're saying.

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That helps.

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Good.

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Would you two like to stay

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and play trains with me?

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Sure.
Okay.

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Oh, great!

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Now...

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I work the controls.

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I say "All aboard"

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You sit quietly and watch.

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Can I blow the whistle?

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You should probably go.

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You're gonna brush
your teeth on my couch?

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No, I'm gonna brush
Cinnamon's teeth.

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Why bother?

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She spends half the time

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licking her butt.

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And the other half
licking my face.

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That's why I'm brushing
her teeth.

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Hey, guys.
Sorry I'm so late.

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Did you already have dinner?

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No, we were waiting for you.

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Aw, that's so sweet.

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Yeah. So what do you
feel like making?

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Howard, the poor thing

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just got home from work.

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Let me get you a glass of wine.

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I'll cook dinner.

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- Oh, Raj, you're our guest.
- Don't be silly.

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Sit. You look
like you've had a long day.

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No, she always
looks like that.

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Because she married an idiot.

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Thank you, Raj.

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Please, this is

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my way of thanking you

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for letting me stay here.

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Now, tell us all about your day.

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Okay, um, well, first,

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I was late to a meeting
'cause I was stuck in traffic.

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Well, I keep telling you to put
that traffic app on your phone.

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Hey, when you got home today
complaining that you felt sick

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from eating
too many jelly beans,

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did I tell you how to fix it?

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No.

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I said, "Aw, that must hurt,"
and I rubbed your belly.

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I thought of you
the whole time.

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All I'm saying is there's
a time to just listen.

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Thank you.

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There's also a time to stop

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eating too many jelly beans.

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And it's when you're ten.

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Hello, President Siebert.

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Thank you for taking my call.

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I just wanted you to know
that you can now expect

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enthusiastic participation
from me regarding my discovery.

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Oh, no, no, no, no.

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No need to thank me.

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Thank my friend, Wil Wheaton.

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For your information,
I have nine friends, hmm?

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Ten if we include you.

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Nine it is.

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Ah, it's ten.

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I'll count Wolowitz.

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Hello, friend Leonard.

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Hey, you're in a good mood.

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I'm in a great mood.

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Well, you're about to be
in an even better one.

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I didn't want
to say anything

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until I knew for sure, but...

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I've been re-running the tests
on your element in my lab

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and I disproved it.

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Your element does not exist!

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Yeah, but what about
the Chinese research team?

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They found it.

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Yeah, it turns out someone added

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simulated signals
to the data files.

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They faked the results.

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Really?

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Yes! Do you know
what that means?

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That means all of this attention
that you hate goes away.

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So no more interviews?

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No, it's all over.

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I can't believe it.

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Well, you're welcome.

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You robbed me

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of my greatest achievement!

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What?

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I'm back down
to nine friends!

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Make it eight...
I'm sick of Wolowitz, too!

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I-I don't understand.

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All you've done
since you discovered

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this stupid element
was complain.

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I was trying to make you happy!

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By taking away
my only claim to fame?

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Well, if you wanted
to make me happy,

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you could have told me a joke.

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Or shown me a cute video

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of a koala and an otter

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becoming unlikely friends.

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Oh, there is
no winning with you.

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And koalas and otters don't
even live near each other!

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That's what makes
their friendship unlikely!

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Hey!

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What's with all the yelling?

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Leonard disproved my element.

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Now all the attention
is going to go away.

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Oh, that's great.
You must be thrilled!

264
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That's it!
I'm down to seven friends.

265
00:10:30,444 --> 00:10:34,142
He's counting hobbits
and superheroes, right?

266
00:10:34,144 --> 00:10:37,392
When I thought the element
was real, I didn't want it.

267
00:10:37,394 --> 00:10:39,226
But now that Leonard
made it not exist,

268
00:10:39,228 --> 00:10:41,726
I want it more
than anything in the world.

269
00:10:41,728 --> 00:10:43,309
The-the element never existed.

270
00:10:43,311 --> 00:10:45,092
I didn't take it away,
science took it away.

271
00:10:45,094 --> 00:10:46,192
Be mad at science.

272
00:10:46,194 --> 00:10:49,192
Don't you dare use
science against me.

273
00:10:49,194 --> 00:10:51,726
Science is my best friend!

274
00:10:51,728 --> 00:10:53,192
Oh, good,
I'm back up to eight.

275
00:10:54,560 --> 00:10:56,775
Will you tell him
he's out of his mind.

276
00:10:56,777 --> 00:10:58,075
Actually, I get
what he's saying.

277
00:10:58,077 --> 00:10:59,442
Oh, yes! Nine!

278
00:10:59,444 --> 00:11:00,442
Welcome back, buddy.

279
00:11:02,726 --> 00:11:04,758
It's like if you're dating
someone you're not that into,

280
00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:06,025
and then they break up with you

281
00:11:06,027 --> 00:11:07,442
and then you want them
more than ever.

282
00:11:07,444 --> 00:11:09,142
I have no idea what
she's talking about.

283
00:11:09,144 --> 00:11:12,526
but we're ganged up
on you so I agree.

284
00:11:13,426 --> 00:11:15,592
Okay, Sheldon, what do you
want me to do,

285
00:11:15,594 --> 00:11:17,192
hide the information?

286
00:11:17,194 --> 00:11:18,559
If I don't publish it,

287
00:11:18,561 --> 00:11:19,942
it's just a matter of time
before someone else does.

288
00:11:19,944 --> 00:11:21,725
No, no, of course
you have to publish.

289
00:11:21,727 --> 00:11:23,659
That's your responsibility
as a scientist.

290
00:11:23,661 --> 00:11:25,309
Doing otherwise
would be unethical.

291
00:11:25,311 --> 00:11:26,592
You have no choice.

292
00:11:26,594 --> 00:11:28,359
Fine, I'll publish.

293
00:11:28,361 --> 00:11:30,059
Can you believe this guy?

294
00:11:40,165 --> 00:11:42,164
Aw! Raj did the dishes.

295
00:11:42,166 --> 00:11:43,714
How do you know
I didn't do them?

296
00:11:43,716 --> 00:11:45,448
Because once, when all
the knives were dirty,

297
00:11:45,450 --> 00:11:48,281
you cut a bagel with your keys.

298
00:11:49,715 --> 00:11:51,548
Good morning, everybody.

299
00:11:51,550 --> 00:11:53,680
I picked up coffee
while I was out.

300
00:11:53,682 --> 00:11:56,298
Bernadette, here's
your soy peppermint mocha.

301
00:11:56,300 --> 00:11:58,465
Aw, you didn't have to do that.

302
00:11:58,467 --> 00:11:59,598
Oh, my pleasure, and don't worry

303
00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:00,665
about your presentation today.

304
00:12:00,666 --> 00:12:01,881
You're gonna be great.

305
00:12:01,883 --> 00:12:04,081
Yeah, you're gonna
knock it out of the park.

306
00:12:04,083 --> 00:12:06,281
What presentation
do I have today?

307
00:12:07,715 --> 00:12:09,331
Just go.

308
00:12:12,665 --> 00:12:14,831
He loves you.

309
00:12:14,833 --> 00:12:15,797
What are you doing?

310
00:12:15,799 --> 00:12:17,248
Are you trying
to make me look bad?

311
00:12:17,250 --> 00:12:18,780
I'm just being
a good house guest.

312
00:12:18,782 --> 00:12:20,248
No, you're being
a better husband than I am.

313
00:12:20,250 --> 00:12:21,997
Doing the dishes,
getting coffee,

314
00:12:21,999 --> 00:12:23,214
knowing about her life...

315
00:12:23,216 --> 00:12:25,114
who does that?

316
00:12:25,116 --> 00:12:27,747
Oh, come on,
I brought you one, too.

317
00:12:27,749 --> 00:12:29,431
I don't want coffee.

318
00:12:29,433 --> 00:12:30,881
That's why I got you
hot chocolate.

319
00:12:30,883 --> 00:12:32,964
Give me that.

320
00:12:32,966 --> 00:12:35,664
Just stop showing me up.

321
00:12:35,666 --> 00:12:37,214
Howard, listen to me.

322
00:12:37,216 --> 00:12:38,614
You're a great husband.

323
00:12:38,616 --> 00:12:41,214
Yes, your listening skills
could use some work.

324
00:12:41,216 --> 00:12:44,415
But it's amazing how far
you've come given that you're

325
00:12:44,417 --> 00:12:47,881
an only child raised
by an over-protective mom.

326
00:12:47,883 --> 00:12:50,498
Um, is this getting weird?

327
00:12:50,500 --> 00:12:51,548
Hang on.

328
00:12:55,998 --> 00:12:58,831
So, yes.

329
00:12:59,998 --> 00:13:02,198
Hey.

330
00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,548
I just wanted to let you know
that I-I posted my findings.

331
00:13:04,550 --> 00:13:05,780
I saw.

332
00:13:05,782 --> 00:13:07,131
And I just

333
00:13:07,133 --> 00:13:09,214
posted a retraction of my paper.

334
00:13:09,216 --> 00:13:12,214
Now the whole scientific
community knows I was wrong.

335
00:13:12,216 --> 00:13:14,881
These things happen
all the time, Sheldon.

336
00:13:14,883 --> 00:13:16,047
Not to me.

337
00:13:16,049 --> 00:13:18,131
The only other retraction
I ever had to issue

338
00:13:18,133 --> 00:13:20,797
was when I was seven
and I conceded that my brother

339
00:13:20,799 --> 00:13:23,498
was the greatest ninja
in East Texas.

340
00:13:24,748 --> 00:13:27,027
But that was just a ploy to get
my face out of his armpit.

341
00:13:28,299 --> 00:13:30,630
There he is!

342
00:13:31,781 --> 00:13:33,381
It's my favorite superhero...

343
00:13:33,383 --> 00:13:36,164
the Retractor!

344
00:13:37,299 --> 00:13:39,964
Come on, don't give him
a hard time.

345
00:13:39,966 --> 00:13:41,248
I'm sorry, Cooper.

346
00:13:41,250 --> 00:13:43,448
I retract it.

347
00:13:44,382 --> 00:13:46,214
By the way, Hofstadter,

348
00:13:46,216 --> 00:13:48,747
nice job disproving
the Chinese team.

349
00:13:48,749 --> 00:13:49,831
It's not a big deal.

350
00:13:49,833 --> 00:13:51,465
It's a huge deal.

351
00:13:51,467 --> 00:13:54,448
Cooper, maybe physics
just isn't your thing.

352
00:13:55,449 --> 00:13:57,298
Have you ever considered
a career in retail?

353
00:13:57,300 --> 00:14:00,547
That way you could take
things back for a living.

354
00:14:01,998 --> 00:14:03,047
Okay, Barry, that's enough.

355
00:14:03,049 --> 00:14:04,448
Oh, no, that's okay.

356
00:14:04,450 --> 00:14:06,415
I can fight my own battles.

357
00:14:06,417 --> 00:14:09,498
Isn't that right, "Bawwy."

358
00:14:11,115 --> 00:14:12,964
Is...?

359
00:14:12,966 --> 00:14:15,547
Is that a reference
to my speech impediment?

360
00:14:16,998 --> 00:14:19,580
That's pretty hurtful.

361
00:14:19,582 --> 00:14:20,997
I...

362
00:14:20,999 --> 00:14:22,997
I can't control it.

363
00:14:24,466 --> 00:14:25,547
You're right,

364
00:14:25,549 --> 00:14:27,580
That was uncalled for.

365
00:14:27,582 --> 00:14:28,997
I take it back.

366
00:14:28,999 --> 00:14:29,964
Of course you do.

367
00:14:29,966 --> 00:14:31,964
Because you're the Retractor!

368
00:14:36,332 --> 00:14:38,498
Raj, this dinner was amazing.

369
00:14:38,500 --> 00:14:39,613
If you're here much longer,

370
00:14:39,615 --> 00:14:41,630
I'm gonna have
to buy bigger clothes.

371
00:14:41,632 --> 00:14:42,613
Nonsense.

372
00:14:42,615 --> 00:14:43,797
You need
a little fattening up.

373
00:14:43,799 --> 00:14:45,780
You've been looking
too skinny lately.

374
00:14:45,782 --> 00:14:47,114
Aw.

375
00:14:47,116 --> 00:14:49,630
Howie, how come you never
say anything sweet like that?

376
00:14:49,632 --> 00:14:50,613
What are you talking about?

377
00:14:50,615 --> 00:14:51,831
Remember last week,
when I asked you

378
00:14:51,833 --> 00:14:53,214
if you were wearing Spanx
and you weren't?

379
00:14:53,216 --> 00:14:55,497
How's that different?

380
00:14:56,998 --> 00:14:58,497
Maybe you could try being
more thoughtful,

381
00:14:58,499 --> 00:15:00,114
like your friend Raj.

382
00:15:00,116 --> 00:15:02,630
Yeah, well, maybe you could
try being more like Raj.

383
00:15:02,632 --> 00:15:03,714
Oh, really?

384
00:15:03,716 --> 00:15:04,630
Yeah, yeah.

385
00:15:04,632 --> 00:15:06,047
He packed me
a lunch this morning.

386
00:15:06,049 --> 00:15:09,248
And there was a note inside
that said, "Go get 'em"

387
00:15:09,250 --> 00:15:11,831
Like I don't do enough
around here.

388
00:15:11,833 --> 00:15:13,131
Now I need
to pack your lunch?

389
00:15:13,133 --> 00:15:14,780
And by the way, why do you need
a note telling you

390
00:15:14,782 --> 00:15:16,214
to "go get 'em"?
You're a grown man!

391
00:15:16,216 --> 00:15:17,547
You should know to "go get 'em"!

392
00:15:18,449 --> 00:15:19,831
I do know to "go get 'em"

393
00:15:19,833 --> 00:15:21,514
but sometimes it's nice
to have emotional support

394
00:15:21,516 --> 00:15:23,947
when I'm going and getting them!

395
00:15:23,949 --> 00:15:26,381
Hey, hey, do you
hear yourselves?

396
00:15:26,383 --> 00:15:29,664
Let's just, you know, all calm
down and take a step back.

397
00:15:29,666 --> 00:15:31,764
This is stupid.

398
00:15:31,766 --> 00:15:32,964
Why are we fighting?

399
00:15:32,966 --> 00:15:33,997
I don't know.

400
00:15:33,999 --> 00:15:35,448
I guess I was just feeling

401
00:15:35,450 --> 00:15:37,281
like I'm a lousy husband.

402
00:15:37,283 --> 00:15:38,797
You're not a lousy husband.

403
00:15:38,799 --> 00:15:40,081
You're a great husband.

404
00:15:40,083 --> 00:15:42,331
I was the one feeling
like a lousy wife.

405
00:15:42,333 --> 00:15:44,580
Are you kidding?
You're the best.

406
00:15:44,582 --> 00:15:46,131
I know what the problem is.

407
00:15:46,133 --> 00:15:47,814
It's him!

408
00:15:48,631 --> 00:15:50,747
Oh, what did I do?

409
00:15:50,749 --> 00:15:53,114
You made us feel like we're
not trying hard enough.

410
00:15:53,116 --> 00:15:54,780
Yeah, we were totally fine
half-assing our marriage

411
00:15:54,782 --> 00:15:56,680
till you showed up.

412
00:15:56,682 --> 00:15:59,381
Look, I'm sorry
you're upset with me,

413
00:15:59,383 --> 00:16:01,081
but I just have to say
it's nice to see

414
00:16:01,083 --> 00:16:02,613
the two of you on the same page.

415
00:16:02,615 --> 00:16:04,281
Oh, it does feel good

416
00:16:04,283 --> 00:16:05,881
to have you backing
me up for once.

417
00:16:05,883 --> 00:16:08,196
I back you up all the time!
That is not...

418
00:16:08,197 --> 00:16:10,561
He's doing it again!
What is wrong with you?

419
00:16:12,132 --> 00:16:13,831
I can't believe
they kicked you out.

420
00:16:13,833 --> 00:16:17,464
I can't believe
they're still married.

421
00:16:17,466 --> 00:16:20,964
Oh, no, I forgot Cinnamon's
toothbrush at Howard's.

422
00:16:20,966 --> 00:16:23,714
I guess you're sharing
with Daddy again.

423
00:16:28,748 --> 00:16:31,131
Bark once if you need me
to call PETA:

424
00:16:33,998 --> 00:16:36,714
What's that animal doing
in our apartment?

425
00:16:36,716 --> 00:16:38,997
Oh, relax, she's in her crate.
She can't get out.

426
00:16:38,999 --> 00:16:40,714
I have two words for you:

427
00:16:40,716 --> 00:16:42,747
Jurassic Park.

428
00:16:42,749 --> 00:16:45,964
This day just keeps
getting worse and worse.

429
00:16:45,966 --> 00:16:47,497
You know, if it makes
you feel any better...

430
00:16:47,499 --> 00:16:48,464
It probably won't.

431
00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:49,580
You're probably right.

432
00:16:49,582 --> 00:16:52,630
Sheldon, it's a beautiful night.

433
00:16:52,632 --> 00:16:55,248
Why don't you and I
go for a nice walk together?

434
00:16:55,250 --> 00:16:57,797
Oh, everything is just sex
with you isn't it?

435
00:16:59,282 --> 00:17:01,881
Sheldon, I think
you might find the support

436
00:17:01,883 --> 00:17:03,447
you're looking for,
if you realize

437
00:17:03,449 --> 00:17:05,664
that relationships
are a give and take.

438
00:17:05,666 --> 00:17:07,114
She can only be there for you

439
00:17:07,116 --> 00:17:08,997
as much as you are for her.

440
00:17:08,999 --> 00:17:10,797
Thank you, Rajesh.

441
00:17:10,799 --> 00:17:13,114
And, Amy, you need
to be patient with Sheldon,

442
00:17:13,116 --> 00:17:16,831
instead of pressuring him to
accept intimacy on your terms.

443
00:17:17,781 --> 00:17:20,114
You should probably go.

444
00:17:29,726 --> 00:17:32,425
I'm Ira Flatow,
and this is Science Friday.

445
00:17:32,427 --> 00:17:34,525
I'd like to welcome back
Dr. Sheldon Cooper,

446
00:17:34,527 --> 00:17:36,609
who thought
he had discovered

447
00:17:36,611 --> 00:17:39,358
a new super-heavy element
only to have it disproved

448
00:17:39,360 --> 00:17:41,809
by my next guest,
Dr. Leonard Hofstadter.

449
00:17:41,811 --> 00:17:42,942
Welcome to Science Friday,
gentlemen.

450
00:17:42,944 --> 00:17:44,392
Thanks.
Thank you.

451
00:17:44,394 --> 00:17:47,026
Ira, if I may,
I'd like to apologize

452
00:17:47,028 --> 00:17:49,059
for my behavior last week.

453
00:17:49,061 --> 00:17:50,642
It's all right.

454
00:17:50,644 --> 00:17:54,026
Now, isn't there something
you'd like to say to me?

455
00:17:54,943 --> 00:17:56,976
No.

456
00:17:57,610 --> 00:17:59,475
Now, Dr. Hofstadter.

457
00:17:59,477 --> 00:18:00,859
Can you walk us
through the process

458
00:18:00,861 --> 00:18:02,725
you used to disprove his theory?

459
00:18:02,727 --> 00:18:05,442
Well...
I believe I can answer that.

460
00:18:05,444 --> 00:18:07,392
He asked me.

461
00:18:07,394 --> 00:18:08,609
Fine.

462
00:18:08,611 --> 00:18:09,642
As I was saying...

463
00:18:09,644 --> 00:18:11,109
You're telling it wrong.
Ira...

464
00:18:11,111 --> 00:18:13,109
to really understand
the story here,

465
00:18:13,111 --> 00:18:14,692
you have to start
at the very beginning:

466
00:18:14,694 --> 00:18:17,725
A small town in East Texas,
where a young genius named...

467
00:18:17,727 --> 00:18:19,592
Sheldon...
That's right, Sheldon Cooper.

468
00:18:19,594 --> 00:18:22,859
He was bitten
by his neighbor's dog,

469
00:18:22,861 --> 00:18:24,775
leading to his first
scientific breakthrough...

470
00:18:24,777 --> 00:18:27,026
the doggie death-ray.

471
00:18:27,028 --> 00:18:29,392
Which, sadly, he couldn't build

472
00:18:29,394 --> 00:18:32,259
because Santa wouldn't bring him
enriched uranium.

473
00:18:32,261 --> 00:18:35,026
I mean, I'd really like
to hear it from Dr. Hofstadter,

474
00:18:35,028 --> 00:18:36,308
if it's okay with you.

475
00:18:36,310 --> 00:18:38,259
What a surprise.

476
00:18:38,261 --> 00:18:40,942
Did-did you invite me back
just so you could ignore me?

477
00:18:40,944 --> 00:18:42,775
Actually, I didn't invite you.

478
00:18:42,777 --> 00:18:44,259
You came in, you took a seat,

479
00:18:44,261 --> 00:18:47,275
and I'm not comfortable
with confrontation.

480
00:18:48,893 --> 00:18:51,375
Sheldon, this interview
is supposed to be about me.

481
00:18:51,377 --> 00:18:53,575
Well, that seems like a snooze.

482
00:18:53,577 --> 00:18:56,342
Even for public radio.

483
00:18:56,344 --> 00:18:58,176
You know, if we did
a shot every time

484
00:18:58,178 --> 00:18:59,375
they said something
embarrassing,

485
00:18:59,377 --> 00:19:01,525
this would be one hell
of a drinking game.

486
00:19:01,527 --> 00:19:03,709
A little early
for alcohol, isn't it?

487
00:19:03,711 --> 00:19:05,592
You know, I don't just say smart
things about science.

488
00:19:05,594 --> 00:19:07,092
I also yodel.

489
00:19:11,593 --> 00:19:13,059
I'll get the vodka.

490
00:19:13,061 --> 00:19:18,056
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