1 00:00:01,601 --> 00:00:02,935 No, seriously, I think 2 00:00:02,936 --> 00:00:05,037 I've finally figured out my problem with women. 3 00:00:05,038 --> 00:00:08,741 The capybara is the largest member of the rodent family. 4 00:00:08,742 --> 00:00:11,177 What does that have to do with me and women? 5 00:00:11,178 --> 00:00:12,678 Nothing. It was a desperate attempt 6 00:00:12,679 --> 00:00:15,581 to introduce an alternate topic of conversation. 7 00:00:15,582 --> 00:00:18,751 My problem is, I don't project confidence. 8 00:00:18,752 --> 00:00:21,654 So I decided that the next time I meet a woman 9 00:00:21,655 --> 00:00:23,723 I think is attractive, rather than holding back 10 00:00:23,724 --> 00:00:25,524 and being cautious, I'm going to assume 11 00:00:25,525 --> 00:00:27,059 the mantle of self-assurance. 12 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:28,794 Oh, yeah? What's that look like? 13 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:34,633 Hi. 14 00:00:34,634 --> 00:00:37,369 I'm Leonard. 15 00:00:37,370 --> 00:00:39,271 And you are beautiful. 16 00:00:39,272 --> 00:00:42,608 You pop, sparkle and buzz electric. 17 00:00:42,609 --> 00:00:44,677 I'm going to pick you up at 8:00, 18 00:00:44,678 --> 00:00:48,781 show you a night you will never forget. 19 00:00:48,782 --> 00:00:50,616 Where are we going? 20 00:00:55,355 --> 00:00:56,489 Good news. 21 00:00:56,490 --> 00:00:58,324 I made it onto the team 22 00:00:58,325 --> 00:00:59,525 for the new Defense Department 23 00:00:59,526 --> 00:01:01,277 laser-equipped surveillance satellite. 24 00:01:01,278 --> 00:01:03,162 Excuse me. 25 00:01:03,163 --> 00:01:05,064 If we're changing topics, I believe I have first dibs 26 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:09,135 with capybara, a rodent the size of a baby hippo. 27 00:01:09,136 --> 00:01:11,454 Congratulations, Howard. 28 00:01:11,455 --> 00:01:12,705 Thanks. 29 00:01:12,706 --> 00:01:14,907 Listen, I have to get a security clearance, 30 00:01:14,908 --> 00:01:17,810 so you guys might be hearing from the FBI. 31 00:01:17,811 --> 00:01:18,878 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 32 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:20,579 I don't want to speak to the FBI. 33 00:01:20,580 --> 00:01:21,881 Why not? 34 00:01:21,882 --> 00:01:24,717 I'm brown and I talk funny. 35 00:01:24,718 --> 00:01:27,102 They're just doing a background check on me. 36 00:01:27,103 --> 00:01:28,487 It doesn't matter; they'll find a reason 37 00:01:28,488 --> 00:01:30,890 to give me a one-way ticket back to Gandhi-ville. 38 00:01:30,891 --> 00:01:32,091 By the way, 39 00:01:32,092 --> 00:01:34,126 when I say that, it's not offensive. 40 00:01:34,127 --> 00:01:36,195 Don't be ridiculous, Raj. 41 00:01:36,196 --> 00:01:37,496 You're here legally. 42 00:01:37,497 --> 00:01:39,131 Nobody cares. Do you know how long it's been 43 00:01:39,132 --> 00:01:40,466 since I got through airport security 44 00:01:40,467 --> 00:01:42,668 without being given a colonoscopy? 45 00:01:43,703 --> 00:01:45,104 You know, I try very hard 46 00:01:45,105 --> 00:01:47,807 to make our lunch hours educational and informative, 47 00:01:47,808 --> 00:01:50,643 but your insistence on talking about your own lives 48 00:01:50,644 --> 00:01:52,478 stymies me at every turn. 49 00:01:52,479 --> 00:01:55,781 Fine, Sheldon, tell us about your giant rodents. 50 00:01:55,782 --> 00:01:57,616 1No, you squandered your time with me, 51 00:01:57,617 --> 00:01:59,468 and the moment has now passed. 52 00:01:59,469 --> 00:02:01,170 Feast on your disappointment, 53 00:02:01,171 --> 00:02:03,722 much as the capybara feasts on its own waste. 54 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:09,929 ♪ Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ 55 00:02:09,930 --> 00:02:13,265 ♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪ 56 00:02:13,266 --> 00:02:14,900 ♪ The Earth began to cool ♪ 57 00:02:14,901 --> 00:02:17,469 ♪ The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools ♪ 58 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:20,105 ♪ We built the Wall ♪ ♪ We built the pyramids ♪ 59 00:02:20,106 --> 00:02:22,758 ♪ Math, Science, History, unraveling the mystery ♪ 60 00:02:22,759 --> 00:02:24,660 ♪ That all started with a big bang ♪ 61 00:02:24,661 --> 00:02:26,645 ♪ Bang! ♪ 62 00:02:26,845 --> 00:02:30,845 ♪ The Big Bang Theory 4x07 ♪ The Apology Insufficiency Original Air Date on November 4, 2010 63 00:02:31,045 --> 00:02:35,045 -- Sync, corrected by elderman -- -- for www.addic7ed.com -- 64 00:02:36,518 --> 00:02:39,020 Oh, Bella, don't you see? 65 00:02:39,021 --> 00:02:42,791 Edward's only pushing you away because he loves you. 66 00:02:43,909 --> 00:02:44,959 Coming. 67 00:02:49,799 --> 00:02:51,599 Dr. Koothrappali? 68 00:02:53,719 --> 00:02:56,304 I'm Special Agent Page, FBI. 69 00:02:56,305 --> 00:02:57,472 May I come in? 70 00:02:59,258 --> 00:03:03,178 I'd like to talk to you about Howard Wolowitz. 71 00:03:03,179 --> 00:03:04,679 Oh, thank you. 72 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:05,764 All right. 73 00:03:05,765 --> 00:03:08,683 Well, how long have you known Mr. Wolowitz? 74 00:03:30,322 --> 00:03:32,240 Rum cake? 75 00:03:32,241 --> 00:03:33,407 No, thanks. 76 00:03:33,408 --> 00:03:35,677 Now, about Mr. Wolowitz... 77 00:03:35,678 --> 00:03:36,945 Seven years. 78 00:03:36,946 --> 00:03:39,013 I see. 79 00:03:40,833 --> 00:03:42,851 I'm in this country legally, you know. 80 00:03:42,852 --> 00:03:45,553 I'm sure you are. 81 00:03:45,554 --> 00:03:49,190 Now, to your knowledge, has Mr. Wolowitz ever committed a crime? 82 00:03:49,191 --> 00:03:50,424 Of course not. 83 00:03:50,425 --> 00:03:51,776 I'm here on an H-1B visa, 84 00:03:51,777 --> 00:03:53,862 which means I can't be associated in any way 85 00:03:53,863 --> 00:03:55,396 with crime or criminal activity. 86 00:03:55,397 --> 00:03:56,831 And I'm not. 87 00:03:56,832 --> 00:03:58,233 Good. 88 00:03:58,234 --> 00:03:59,767 To your knowledge, does Mr. Wolowitz 89 00:03:59,768 --> 00:04:01,236 have any foreign contacts? 90 00:04:01,237 --> 00:04:03,604 No, just me. 91 00:04:03,605 --> 00:04:05,206 Oh, there it is. 92 00:04:05,207 --> 00:04:07,158 Here comes a cavity search. 93 00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:08,993 Excuse me? 94 00:04:08,994 --> 00:04:10,745 Please don't send me back to India; it's so crowded! 95 00:04:10,746 --> 00:04:13,781 It's like the whole country is one endless Comic-Con, 96 00:04:13,782 --> 00:04:18,453 except everybody's wearing the same costume: Indian Guy. 97 00:04:18,454 --> 00:04:20,672 Dr. Koothrappali, I'm not... I love this country! 98 00:04:20,673 --> 00:04:23,124 The-the baseball, the freedom, 99 00:04:23,125 --> 00:04:24,976 the rampant morbid obesity! 100 00:04:24,977 --> 00:04:27,145 From California to the New York Island! 101 00:04:27,146 --> 00:04:28,313 I'm a real Yankee Doodle boy! 102 00:04:28,314 --> 00:04:30,265 Dr. Koothrappali, please. 103 00:04:30,266 --> 00:04:32,667 ♪ My country 'tis of thee... ♪ 104 00:04:33,702 --> 00:04:34,969 ♪ ...liberty ♪ 105 00:04:35,771 --> 00:04:38,940 ♪ It's really great. ♪ 106 00:04:40,109 --> 00:04:42,810 So, when Howard said the FBI would be contacting me, 107 00:04:42,811 --> 00:04:44,879 I was expecting Mulder. 108 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:46,981 Glad to see I got Scully. 109 00:04:48,050 --> 00:04:48,983 Who? 110 00:04:48,984 --> 00:04:50,718 Mulder and Scully. 111 00:04:51,253 --> 00:04:52,487 X-Files. 112 00:04:53,122 --> 00:04:54,656 "The truth is out there." 113 00:04:54,657 --> 00:04:55,723 Never mind. 114 00:04:55,724 --> 00:04:58,760 Uh, so, what would you like to know? 115 00:04:58,761 --> 00:05:02,463 You work with Mr. Wolowitz here at the university, correct? 116 00:05:02,464 --> 00:05:04,799 Yes. Of course, we're in different departments. 117 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,001 He's an engineer and I'm an experimental physicist. 118 00:05:07,002 --> 00:05:08,469 You know, one of those guys 119 00:05:08,470 --> 00:05:11,039 who examines the building blocks of creation 120 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,109 and says, "Hello, maker of the universe. 121 00:05:15,110 --> 00:05:17,579 "I see what you did there. 122 00:05:17,580 --> 00:05:19,280 Good one." 123 00:05:19,281 --> 00:05:20,915 Right. 124 00:05:20,916 --> 00:05:22,183 Now, how would you characterize 125 00:05:22,184 --> 00:05:24,252 your relationship with Mr. Wolowitz? 126 00:05:24,253 --> 00:05:26,387 Good. 127 00:05:26,388 --> 00:05:29,023 It's a good relationship. 128 00:05:29,024 --> 00:05:32,227 Of course, most of my relationships are good. 129 00:05:32,228 --> 00:05:35,396 Probably because I exude confidence. 130 00:05:35,397 --> 00:05:37,765 People are drawn to that, you know? 131 00:05:38,868 --> 00:05:41,436 Confidence, not exuding. 132 00:05:43,205 --> 00:05:46,090 Do you know of any groups Mr. Wolowitz is a member of? 133 00:05:46,091 --> 00:05:47,091 You are beautiful, 134 00:05:47,092 --> 00:05:49,110 you know that? 135 00:05:49,879 --> 00:05:53,781 You pop, sparkle and buzz electric. 136 00:05:54,884 --> 00:05:58,019 I'm going to pick you up at 8:00, 137 00:05:58,020 --> 00:06:01,322 show you a night you will never forget. 138 00:06:01,323 --> 00:06:03,324 Sounds great. 139 00:06:03,325 --> 00:06:06,027 Really? 140 00:06:06,028 --> 00:06:07,278 Yeah. 141 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:11,032 Can my six-foot-two Navy SEAL husband come with us? 142 00:06:11,033 --> 00:06:12,750 Is that...? 143 00:06:12,751 --> 00:06:15,570 Oh, my, I didn't see the ring with my glasses off, so... 144 00:06:17,089 --> 00:06:18,790 Look at that, I'm starting to exude. 145 00:06:23,078 --> 00:06:24,379 Want to get that? 146 00:06:24,380 --> 00:06:26,681 Not particularly. 147 00:06:26,682 --> 00:06:28,616 Could you get that? 148 00:06:28,617 --> 00:06:31,252 I suppose I could if I were asked. 149 00:06:32,254 --> 00:06:34,222 Would you please get that? 150 00:06:34,223 --> 00:06:35,923 Of course. 151 00:06:37,693 --> 00:06:39,928 Why do you have to make things so complicated? 152 00:06:41,931 --> 00:06:43,164 Dr. Cooper? 153 00:06:43,165 --> 00:06:44,098 Yes. 154 00:06:44,099 --> 00:06:45,900 I'm Special Agent Page, FBI. 155 00:06:48,604 --> 00:06:53,741 You say you're Special Agent Page, FBI. 156 00:06:53,742 --> 00:06:54,676 Here's my I.D. 157 00:06:54,677 --> 00:06:56,628 And here is 158 00:06:56,629 --> 00:07:01,015 my Justice League membership card. 159 00:07:02,484 --> 00:07:04,752 But that doesn't prove I know Batman. 160 00:07:04,753 --> 00:07:09,524 I just want to ask you a few questions about Howard Wolowitz. 161 00:07:09,525 --> 00:07:11,625 Oh. All right. 162 00:07:11,626 --> 00:07:14,395 I doubt anyone would risk 163 00:07:14,396 --> 00:07:17,015 the stiff penalties for impersonating a federal officer 164 00:07:17,016 --> 00:07:19,434 just to ask questions about a minor league engineer 165 00:07:19,435 --> 00:07:21,235 with an unresolved Oedipal complex. 166 00:07:23,022 --> 00:07:24,038 Thank you. 167 00:07:24,039 --> 00:07:27,442 For the record, I truly support the FBI 168 00:07:27,443 --> 00:07:29,277 in the mission which is expressed 169 00:07:29,278 --> 00:07:30,545 through their motto...? 170 00:07:30,546 --> 00:07:33,214 Fidelity, bravery, integrity. 171 00:07:33,215 --> 00:07:35,700 Correct. Now to business. 172 00:07:35,701 --> 00:07:40,221 18 years ago, I sent the FBI Crime Lab samples 173 00:07:40,222 --> 00:07:42,824 from a bag of excrement that had been lit on fire 174 00:07:42,825 --> 00:07:44,158 on my front porch... 175 00:07:45,894 --> 00:07:49,597 ...for fingerprinting and DNA analysis. 176 00:07:49,598 --> 00:07:51,599 Why haven't I heard back yet? 177 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:56,170 Well, the FBI Crime Lab does have a lot on its plate. 178 00:07:56,171 --> 00:07:58,106 That's of little comfort to a nation 179 00:07:58,107 --> 00:08:01,409 attempting to scrape burning feces off its shoes. 180 00:08:01,410 --> 00:08:04,579 Would you mind if we talked about Mr. Wolowitz now? 181 00:08:04,580 --> 00:08:06,948 A little, but go on. 182 00:08:06,949 --> 00:08:08,066 Thank you. 183 00:08:08,067 --> 00:08:11,319 Would you characterize him as responsible? 184 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,223 I'm going to answer that with a visual aid. 185 00:08:16,859 --> 00:08:18,993 This is my nine-disc complete 186 00:08:18,994 --> 00:08:21,662 Lord of the Rings trilogy Blu-ray set. 187 00:08:21,663 --> 00:08:23,798 Mr. Wolowitz borrowed it, 188 00:08:23,799 --> 00:08:26,718 damaged plastic retention hub number three... 189 00:08:31,757 --> 00:08:34,592 ...and then returned it to me, hoping I wouldn't notice. 190 00:08:34,593 --> 00:08:38,346 Would you characterize that as responsible? 191 00:08:38,347 --> 00:08:41,215 That's really not the sort of thing we're interested in. 192 00:08:41,216 --> 00:08:44,519 You heard me say Blu-ray, right? 193 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:46,054 I did. 194 00:08:46,055 --> 00:08:47,255 Very well. 195 00:08:47,256 --> 00:08:48,556 Would you be interested 196 00:08:48,557 --> 00:08:51,893 in knowing that Mr. Wolowitz once snuck onto 197 00:08:51,894 --> 00:08:54,896 my World of Warcraft account and changed the name 198 00:08:54,897 --> 00:08:59,767 of a certain level-80 warlock from Sheldor to Smeldor? 199 00:08:59,768 --> 00:09:01,335 I'm afraid not. 200 00:09:01,336 --> 00:09:03,538 Is there anything else? 201 00:09:03,539 --> 00:09:04,539 "Is there anything else?" 202 00:09:04,540 --> 00:09:05,706 Where would you like to start? 203 00:09:05,707 --> 00:09:07,442 He refuses to pay fines 204 00:09:07,443 --> 00:09:09,377 when he's overdue with books I lend him. 205 00:09:09,378 --> 00:09:12,413 He crashed the Mars Rover while attempting to impress a woman. 206 00:09:12,414 --> 00:09:13,948 He recommended that I go see 207 00:09:13,949 --> 00:09:16,551 the third Matrix movie because it was, and I quote, 208 00:09:16,552 --> 00:09:19,971 "just as good as the first one." 209 00:09:19,972 --> 00:09:23,424 If that's not irresponsible, I don't know what is. 210 00:09:23,425 --> 00:09:25,359 The Mars Rover? 211 00:09:31,300 --> 00:09:32,867 Did I say Mars Rover? 212 00:09:32,868 --> 00:09:33,868 You did. 213 00:09:33,869 --> 00:09:36,204 That was actually a poorly chosen example, 214 00:09:36,205 --> 00:09:38,940 as it had nothing to do with me. 215 00:09:38,941 --> 00:09:41,609 Yes, well, let's talk about it anyway. 216 00:09:41,610 --> 00:09:43,111 I don't want to. 217 00:09:43,946 --> 00:09:45,313 Not that my disinclination 218 00:09:45,314 --> 00:09:47,348 to discuss the topic should be interpreted as 219 00:09:47,349 --> 00:09:49,917 evidence of Howard Wolowitz's culpability in the destruction 220 00:09:49,918 --> 00:09:52,953 of government property worth millions of dollars. 221 00:09:52,954 --> 00:09:54,222 Thank you, Dr. Cooper. 222 00:09:54,223 --> 00:09:55,823 I think I have all I need. 223 00:09:55,824 --> 00:09:57,592 Oh, good. 224 00:09:57,593 --> 00:09:59,310 I was afraid you were going to fixate 225 00:09:59,311 --> 00:10:00,928 on that Mars Rover incident. 226 00:10:07,319 --> 00:10:08,803 Hey, buddies. 227 00:10:08,804 --> 00:10:10,021 Guess who didn't get security clearance 228 00:10:10,022 --> 00:10:11,639 to work on the giant space laser? 229 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,441 What happened? 230 00:10:13,442 --> 00:10:15,610 Apparently, the background interviews didn't go well. 231 00:10:15,611 --> 00:10:16,944 You guys wouldn't know anything 232 00:10:16,945 --> 00:10:18,579 about that, would you? 233 00:10:20,315 --> 00:10:22,049 Well, actually, I may have gotten 234 00:10:22,050 --> 00:10:24,252 a little tipsy when I talked to her. 235 00:10:24,953 --> 00:10:25,987 And I may have 236 00:10:25,988 --> 00:10:27,755 hit on her a little bit. 237 00:10:27,756 --> 00:10:31,292 I may have thrown up rum cake on her shoes. 238 00:10:31,293 --> 00:10:33,094 I see. 239 00:10:33,095 --> 00:10:35,963 Well, it's good to know, when I need you guys, I can always 240 00:10:35,964 --> 00:10:38,866 count on you to step up and ruin everything. 241 00:10:41,436 --> 00:10:43,104 I feel awful. 242 00:10:43,105 --> 00:10:44,004 Ah, me, too. 243 00:10:44,005 --> 00:10:45,039 To tell you the truth, 244 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:46,440 I thought if anyone was going to 245 00:10:46,441 --> 00:10:47,975 screw things up for Howard, it'd be Sheldon. 246 00:10:47,976 --> 00:10:52,813 Well, your expectations have been subverted. 247 00:10:52,814 --> 00:10:54,515 Aha. 248 00:11:01,865 --> 00:11:03,800 What are you doing up? 249 00:11:03,801 --> 00:11:05,968 Sleep eludes me, Leonard. 250 00:11:05,969 --> 00:11:07,353 Really? 251 00:11:07,354 --> 00:11:09,856 Maybe sleep has met you before. 252 00:11:09,857 --> 00:11:11,407 Mockery? 253 00:11:11,408 --> 00:11:13,226 That's all you have to offer? 254 00:11:13,227 --> 00:11:14,544 I'm sorry. Why can't you sleep? 255 00:11:14,545 --> 00:11:15,945 Who knows? 256 00:11:15,946 --> 00:11:18,347 I haven't watched any scary movies recently. 257 00:11:18,348 --> 00:11:21,017 I'm no longer obsessing over why the predicted mass 258 00:11:21,018 --> 00:11:22,985 of the quantum vacuum has little effect 259 00:11:22,986 --> 00:11:25,021 on the expansion of the universe. 260 00:11:25,022 --> 00:11:28,741 And it's been weeks since I took that accidental sip of Red Bull. 261 00:11:28,742 --> 00:11:32,061 Did something happen today that's bothering you? 262 00:11:32,062 --> 00:11:33,396 Well, I did mention 263 00:11:33,397 --> 00:11:36,199 the Mars Rover incident to that FBI agent 264 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,935 and probably cost Howard his security clearance. 265 00:11:38,936 --> 00:11:42,038 What? But why should that keep me up? 266 00:11:42,039 --> 00:11:44,173 Because you feel guilty? 267 00:11:44,174 --> 00:11:46,008 Interesting. 268 00:11:46,009 --> 00:11:50,646 So you're saying my insomnia is caused by a guilty conscience. 269 00:11:50,647 --> 00:11:52,348 Actually, you don't have insomnia. 270 00:11:52,349 --> 00:11:53,716 You're sleeping now. 271 00:11:53,717 --> 00:11:54,851 Excuse me? 272 00:11:54,852 --> 00:11:56,953 You're having a guilt-ridden dream. 273 00:11:56,954 --> 00:11:59,622 Do you have any evidence to support that hypothesis? 274 00:11:59,623 --> 00:12:02,358 How about that Gorn sitting on the couch? 275 00:12:06,113 --> 00:12:08,865 That seems fairly conclusive. 276 00:12:08,866 --> 00:12:12,335 No, Gorn, no. 277 00:12:12,336 --> 00:12:15,154 That's where I sit. 278 00:12:16,273 --> 00:12:19,575 Thank you for agreeing to see me, Agent Page. 279 00:12:19,576 --> 00:12:23,579 Thank you for filing a complaint with my superior, Dr. Cooper. 280 00:12:23,580 --> 00:12:25,598 I understand you want to recant 281 00:12:25,599 --> 00:12:28,117 your statement about Howard Wolowitz. 282 00:12:28,118 --> 00:12:30,620 Yes. Was your statement untrue? 283 00:12:30,621 --> 00:12:32,488 No. 284 00:12:32,489 --> 00:12:35,691 Then I'm afraid you can't withdraw it. 285 00:12:35,692 --> 00:12:40,012 I'm sorry. I don't recall you saying "no backsies." 286 00:12:40,898 --> 00:12:42,698 Is there anything else? 287 00:12:42,699 --> 00:12:45,401 Yes. I'd like to offer a laudatory statement 288 00:12:45,402 --> 00:12:47,503 about Howard's many excellent qualities that I believe 289 00:12:47,504 --> 00:12:49,272 will tip the scales back in his favor. 290 00:12:50,540 --> 00:12:52,074 "Howard Joel Wolowitz. 291 00:12:52,075 --> 00:12:55,111 "H is for honesty, of which he has much. 292 00:12:55,112 --> 00:12:56,646 "O's for outstanding, 293 00:12:56,647 --> 00:12:58,481 "which he is such. 294 00:12:58,482 --> 00:13:01,083 "W's for witty, he's quick with a joke. 295 00:13:01,084 --> 00:13:03,336 A's for artistic, his ability... " I'm sorry. 296 00:13:03,337 --> 00:13:06,355 Dr. Cooper, this matter is already closed. 297 00:13:06,356 --> 00:13:09,525 But I still have "rd Joel Wolowitz" left to go. 298 00:13:09,526 --> 00:13:10,876 It's closed. 299 00:13:12,846 --> 00:13:14,430 I don't understand why you people 300 00:13:14,431 --> 00:13:16,032 are picking on my friend, Howard, 301 00:13:16,033 --> 00:13:18,267 when there are much more serious security threats to pursue. 302 00:13:18,268 --> 00:13:20,369 For instance, when I first met Leonard, 303 00:13:20,370 --> 00:13:22,204 he was on the verge of giving away 304 00:13:22,205 --> 00:13:24,173 rocket secrets to a North Korean spy, 305 00:13:24,174 --> 00:13:27,076 and not one agent ever investigated that. 306 00:13:27,911 --> 00:13:29,578 This is Leonard Hofstadter? 307 00:13:30,447 --> 00:13:32,448 No, it's a different Leonard. 308 00:13:32,449 --> 00:13:33,699 He's... 309 00:13:33,700 --> 00:13:34,867 Chinese, red hair, six fingers. 310 00:13:34,868 --> 00:13:36,285 Good-bye. 311 00:13:39,122 --> 00:13:40,957 Raj. 312 00:13:40,958 --> 00:13:42,591 Have you seen Howard? 313 00:13:42,592 --> 00:13:44,627 I think he's eating lunch. 314 00:13:44,628 --> 00:13:47,129 Uh, Sheldon, I want you to meet Neil deGrasse Tyson 315 00:13:47,130 --> 00:13:49,198 from the Hayden Planetarium in New York. 316 00:13:49,199 --> 00:13:51,233 I'm quite familiar with Dr. Tyson. 317 00:13:51,234 --> 00:13:53,803 He's responsible for the demotion of Pluto 318 00:13:53,804 --> 00:13:55,604 from planetary status. 319 00:13:55,605 --> 00:13:57,273 I liked Pluto. 320 00:13:58,208 --> 00:14:00,876 Ergo I do not like you. 321 00:14:00,877 --> 00:14:02,411 But I actually didn't demote Pluto. 322 00:14:02,412 --> 00:14:03,579 That was a vote 323 00:14:03,580 --> 00:14:05,214 of the International Astronomical Union. 324 00:14:05,215 --> 00:14:07,383 If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, 325 00:14:07,384 --> 00:14:09,218 we'd all have a merry Christmas. 326 00:14:10,153 --> 00:14:12,438 Think about that, Dr. Tyson. 327 00:14:13,924 --> 00:14:16,258 Is that the guy you were telling me about? 328 00:14:16,259 --> 00:14:18,560 Oh, yeah. 329 00:14:19,613 --> 00:14:21,497 Howard. 330 00:14:21,498 --> 00:14:23,065 The person at fault for you 331 00:14:23,066 --> 00:14:25,334 not getting a security clearance is me. 332 00:14:25,335 --> 00:14:27,069 You? 333 00:14:27,070 --> 00:14:29,338 Yes, but before you get upset, I want you to know 334 00:14:29,339 --> 00:14:32,141 I went to the FBI and retracted my statement. 335 00:14:32,142 --> 00:14:33,976 And they were okay with that? 336 00:14:33,977 --> 00:14:36,912 No. If anything, I made it worse. 337 00:14:38,048 --> 00:14:40,816 In any case, I have been riddled with guilt, 338 00:14:40,817 --> 00:14:43,419 which is causing Gorn-infested REM sleep. 339 00:14:43,420 --> 00:14:47,156 So, I'm here now to say I'm sorry. 340 00:14:47,157 --> 00:14:48,657 Are you kidding me? 341 00:14:48,658 --> 00:14:51,327 You've set my career back at least two years, 342 00:14:51,328 --> 00:14:53,763 and you think you can make it right with "I'm sorry"? 343 00:14:53,764 --> 00:14:55,231 Yes. 344 00:14:56,366 --> 00:14:57,700 I followed the social protocol. 345 00:14:57,701 --> 00:15:00,636 I attempted to right the wrong, and when I failed to do so, 346 00:15:00,637 --> 00:15:02,238 I delivered a heartfelt apology. 347 00:15:02,239 --> 00:15:03,439 Now you say, 348 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:04,740 "Apology accepted," 349 00:15:04,741 --> 00:15:08,377 and I will offer you a one-time-only high five. 350 00:15:09,663 --> 00:15:11,714 Your apology is not accepted. 351 00:15:11,715 --> 00:15:12,832 You're tricking me. 352 00:15:12,833 --> 00:15:14,050 It really is, isn't it? 353 00:15:14,051 --> 00:15:16,385 Leave me alone, Sheldon. 354 00:15:18,688 --> 00:15:21,157 Dr. Cooper, I just wanted you to know 355 00:15:21,158 --> 00:15:24,060 I'm sorry for the role I played in the Pluto matter. 356 00:15:24,061 --> 00:15:25,761 Oh, shut up. 357 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,101 Sheldon? 358 00:15:32,102 --> 00:15:34,136 Hello. 359 00:15:34,137 --> 00:15:35,137 What are you doing here? 360 00:15:35,138 --> 00:15:37,540 I have troubles, Penny. 361 00:15:37,541 --> 00:15:39,141 I've come to pour them out 362 00:15:39,142 --> 00:15:41,677 to the sympathetic ear of the local barkeep. 363 00:15:41,678 --> 00:15:43,946 You know, they have a really nice bar 364 00:15:43,947 --> 00:15:45,815 over at the Olive Garden. 365 00:15:45,816 --> 00:15:47,950 I don't like the Olive Garden. 366 00:15:47,951 --> 00:15:50,386 They treat me like family. 367 00:15:52,022 --> 00:15:54,123 Okay, Sheldon. What can I get you? 368 00:15:54,124 --> 00:15:55,391 Alcohol. 369 00:15:55,392 --> 00:15:57,693 Could you be a little more specific? 370 00:15:57,694 --> 00:15:59,361 Ethyl alcohol. 371 00:15:59,362 --> 00:16:01,564 40 milliliters. 372 00:16:01,565 --> 00:16:03,966 I'm sorry, honey. I don't know milliliters. 373 00:16:03,967 --> 00:16:06,735 Ah. Blame President James "Jimmy" Carter. 374 00:16:06,736 --> 00:16:09,872 He started America on a path to the metric system 375 00:16:09,873 --> 00:16:11,574 but then just gave up. 376 00:16:11,575 --> 00:16:14,643 He wonders why he was a one-term president. 377 00:16:14,644 --> 00:16:17,179 Would you say that's about 40 milliliters? 378 00:16:17,180 --> 00:16:19,415 More or less. Great. 379 00:16:20,851 --> 00:16:22,518 Now, where were we? 380 00:16:22,519 --> 00:16:25,621 I believe you were about to ask me to choose a cocktail. 381 00:16:25,622 --> 00:16:28,991 Fortunately, thanks to computer-savvy alcoholics, 382 00:16:28,992 --> 00:16:31,293 there's an app for that. 383 00:16:31,294 --> 00:16:32,561 Let's see. 384 00:16:32,562 --> 00:16:34,930 Harvey Wallbanger. Eh. 385 00:16:34,931 --> 00:16:37,466 Sex on the Beach. I hardly think so. 386 00:16:38,468 --> 00:16:39,802 Rob Roy, 387 00:16:39,803 --> 00:16:41,570 Silk Slipper, Mad Hatter. 388 00:16:41,571 --> 00:16:43,205 Ooh! 389 00:16:43,206 --> 00:16:45,741 I'll have a Rosewater Ricky. 390 00:16:45,742 --> 00:16:46,976 A what? You'll need pitted, 391 00:16:46,977 --> 00:16:49,745 brandied cherries, gin, rosewater, 392 00:16:49,746 --> 00:16:53,215 Angostura bitters and overproofed rum. 393 00:16:53,216 --> 00:16:55,317 Now, first, dust the cherries with sugar, 394 00:16:55,318 --> 00:16:58,254 then spray them with a mixture of rum and bitters. 395 00:16:58,255 --> 00:16:59,788 Then ignite the rum, caramel... 396 00:16:59,789 --> 00:17:02,458 Here you go-- one Rosewater Ricky. 397 00:17:02,459 --> 00:17:04,160 That's not how it looks in the picture. 398 00:17:04,161 --> 00:17:06,962 Oh, yeah, you know, every bartender makes it differently. 399 00:17:06,963 --> 00:17:08,531 Why don't you give it a try. 400 00:17:08,532 --> 00:17:10,499 All right. 401 00:17:12,085 --> 00:17:14,537 To the metric system. 402 00:17:24,981 --> 00:17:27,516 I can't taste the cherries. 403 00:17:29,419 --> 00:17:31,921 All right. Sheldon, what's on your mind? 404 00:17:31,922 --> 00:17:35,758 I wronged Howard, and he won't accept my apology. 405 00:17:35,759 --> 00:17:36,926 Oh, right, that. 406 00:17:36,927 --> 00:17:39,094 Yes, Leonard told me. Sorry, honey. 407 00:17:39,095 --> 00:17:42,264 Penny, you face failure on a daily basis. 408 00:17:43,733 --> 00:17:45,434 How do you cope? 409 00:17:45,435 --> 00:17:47,536 I drink. 410 00:17:48,605 --> 00:17:50,956 To drinking. 411 00:17:53,777 --> 00:17:56,111 Nope. 412 00:17:58,915 --> 00:18:00,382 Oh, if only there were some way 413 00:18:00,383 --> 00:18:02,184 to force Howard to accept my apology 414 00:18:02,185 --> 00:18:05,254 so I could escape this miasma of guilt. 415 00:18:05,255 --> 00:18:06,855 You know, sometimes stuff just happens, 416 00:18:06,856 --> 00:18:08,591 and there's nothing you can do about it. 417 00:18:08,592 --> 00:18:09,892 For example, Lisa Peterson 418 00:18:09,893 --> 00:18:11,727 hasn't talked to me since the 11th grade, 419 00:18:11,728 --> 00:18:13,729 because no matter how much you apologize, 420 00:18:13,730 --> 00:18:17,399 you can't go back and un-dry-hump someone's boyfriend. 421 00:18:18,235 --> 00:18:19,635 I see. 422 00:18:19,636 --> 00:18:22,805 You're saying I'm facing Starfleet Academy's 423 00:18:22,806 --> 00:18:26,175 unwinnable command scenario: the Kobayashi Maru. 424 00:18:26,176 --> 00:18:27,343 Exactly. 425 00:18:27,344 --> 00:18:28,611 Sometimes you can't win. 426 00:18:28,612 --> 00:18:31,113 Captain Kirk won. 427 00:18:31,948 --> 00:18:34,483 Kirk cheated. 428 00:18:35,318 --> 00:18:37,586 Impressive that you know that. 429 00:18:38,488 --> 00:18:39,722 It's hard to believe 430 00:18:39,723 --> 00:18:41,523 I'm actually having this conversation with you. 431 00:18:41,524 --> 00:18:43,325 Right there with you. 432 00:18:44,527 --> 00:18:50,366 Kirk beat the Kobayashi Maru by reprogramming the simulator. 433 00:18:50,367 --> 00:18:52,468 That's it. What? 434 00:18:52,469 --> 00:18:54,870 I'll reprogram Howard. What...? 435 00:18:54,871 --> 00:18:57,806 Sheldon, you can't reprogram people. 436 00:18:57,807 --> 00:19:00,776 No, you can't reprogram people. 437 00:19:01,711 --> 00:19:04,280 To James Tiberius Kirk. 438 00:19:14,274 --> 00:19:15,958 Hello, all. 439 00:19:15,959 --> 00:19:18,160 - Hello. - Hey. 440 00:19:18,161 --> 00:19:21,063 Howard, you're feeling better about me today, aren't you? 441 00:19:21,064 --> 00:19:22,531 Not really. 442 00:19:22,532 --> 00:19:24,400 Yes, you are. 443 00:19:24,401 --> 00:19:26,969 I'm using neurolinguistic programming 444 00:19:26,970 --> 00:19:29,338 to modify your thought patterns. 445 00:19:29,339 --> 00:19:31,073 Oh. 446 00:19:31,074 --> 00:19:33,142 Go away, Sheldon. 447 00:19:33,143 --> 00:19:36,428 There's a $9.95 e-book down the drain. 448 00:19:36,429 --> 00:19:37,563 What's in the bag? 449 00:19:37,564 --> 00:19:38,731 It's for Howard. 450 00:19:38,732 --> 00:19:41,900 Oh. Sheldon, you can't fix this with gifts. 451 00:19:41,901 --> 00:19:43,068 Nevertheless, I've hurt you, 452 00:19:43,069 --> 00:19:45,287 and whether you forgive me or not, 453 00:19:45,288 --> 00:19:47,323 I want you to have this. 454 00:19:49,109 --> 00:19:50,893 You're giving me a couch cushion? 455 00:19:50,894 --> 00:19:52,261 No. 456 00:19:52,262 --> 00:19:54,063 The cushion is merely symbolic. 457 00:19:54,064 --> 00:19:57,099 I'm giving you my spot on the couch. 458 00:19:59,369 --> 00:20:01,003 But you love that spot. 459 00:20:01,004 --> 00:20:03,539 No. I love my mother. 460 00:20:03,540 --> 00:20:07,576 My feelings for my spot are much greater. 461 00:20:08,645 --> 00:20:10,646 It is the singular location in space 462 00:20:10,647 --> 00:20:13,582 around which revolves my entire universe. 463 00:20:14,451 --> 00:20:16,251 And now it's yours. 464 00:20:17,387 --> 00:20:20,189 Oh, my God, dude. Now you have to forgive him. 465 00:20:21,024 --> 00:20:22,725 All right. 466 00:20:22,726 --> 00:20:24,860 Apology accepted. 467 00:20:24,861 --> 00:20:26,862 High five. 468 00:20:26,863 --> 00:20:28,864 Not too hard. 469 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:31,800 Thank you. 470 00:20:31,801 --> 00:20:35,454 I haven't cried like this since Toy Story 3. 471 00:20:44,974 --> 00:20:46,141 I got to tell you, 472 00:20:46,142 --> 00:20:48,510 Sheldon, I understand why you chose this spot. 473 00:20:48,511 --> 00:20:51,396 I mean, the temperature is good, but there's no draft. 474 00:20:51,397 --> 00:20:53,899 I can see the television, but I can still talk to... 475 00:20:53,900 --> 00:20:56,585 I changed my mind. Get out of my spot. 476 00:20:57,687 --> 00:20:59,555 How long? 477 00:20:59,556 --> 00:21:00,856 94 seconds. 478 00:21:00,857 --> 00:21:04,259 -- Sync, corrected by elderman -- -- for www.addic7ed.com --