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Have you guys heard
about this research team

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that's trying to transgenically
manipulate chicken DNA

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to create some sort
of chicken dinosaur?

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Oh, I think that
sounds wonderful.

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What? You're afraid
of both dinosaurs and chickens.

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Yes, but tell me

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a dinosaur
chicken salad sandwich

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wouldn't hit the Mesozoic spot.

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Hey, guys.
Hey. Hello.

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We still on for
tomorrow night?

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Yeah. I'm excited
to finally meet your girlfriend.

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Yeah, oh, and
speaking of which.

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According to a recent study
out of Oxford University,

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when someone takes on

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a new romantic
partner,

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that person loses one
or two close friends.

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Since when do you read
social science?

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I go to the bathroom
like everybody else.

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Why would I lose friends

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just because I
started dating someone?

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Yeah, you didn't lose anyone
when you met Amy.

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Yeah, well, no, the study
refers to romantic partners.

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Not the way I would
categorize the two of us.

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You guys kiss and hold hands.

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I've seen him do it.
It's not romantic.

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Look, I'm not the kind of guy

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who drops his friends just
because he's in a relationship.

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What happens
if she doesn't like us?

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Well, hey,
you're my dear friends.

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You'll get a Christmas card
for a couple of years,

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and then you're dead to me.

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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 8x04 ♪
The Hook-Up Reverberation
Original Air Date on October 6,

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== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man

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So, Howard, is Stuart still
living with your mom?

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I don't want
to talk about it.

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But he's going to.
My mom got him cable!

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In my whole life,

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growing up
in that house-- no cable.

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Do you know how many HBOs

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that leech had my mother
get him? Seven.

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Seven HBOs. Seven!

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Long story short,
they have seven HBOs.

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(knocking)
Hey, guys.

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Hey.
Hello. Hey.

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Emily, you know almost everybody here.
Hi.

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This is Leonard,
this is Penny.

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Oh, it's so nice
to meet you.

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Nice to finally meet you, too.
Hi.

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Hello.

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Well, Raj,
you were not lying about her.

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I told you
she exists.

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Hey, I hear you're
a dermatologist.

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Uh, yeah, I'm a resident
at Huntington Hospital.

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Oh, I like their
emergency room.

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Yeah, even if it turns out
you don't have Dengue fever,

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they still let you
take a lollipop.

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You know, Penny
just started training

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to be a pharmaceutical
sales rep.

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Maybe she can practice
on you some time.

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Oh, it would be great
to practice on a real doctor.

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Yeah. I'm sure that'd be fine.

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I have some odd
freckles on my buttocks.

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Can I make an appointment
for you to look at them?

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Um... okay, I guess.

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I'm with him three
years, nothing.

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She's with two minutes, and
he's taking his pants off.

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Last night was fun.
What did you think of Emily?

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I don't know.

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I kind of got the sense
she didn't like me.

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Did she say she didn't like you?

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Of course not. No one ever says

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they don't like you
straight to your face.

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We have led different lives.

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You guys just met.
Why would she feel that way?

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It's just this
vibe I got.

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I'm sure you're worried
about nothing.

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Yeah.
You're probably right.

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I used to think
my high school P.E. teacher

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didn't like me,
but it turned out,

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she liked me a little too much.

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Really?
Yeah.

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It was fine.

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We went to a Melissa Etheridge
concert, I got an A,

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it all worked out.

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When you go to Emily's office to
practice, you'll see. It's fine.

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Yeah, I hope you're right.

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You really went your entire life

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without anyone saying
“I hate you” to your face?

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Yeah.

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I'd say it now,
but look at those cheekbones.

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(rock music playing)

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I miss
Stuart's place.

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All this loud music
and exposed brick.

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What, is this
a comic book store,

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or a rave at the third
little pig's house?

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Yup, I wish
Stuart would reopen.

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I hate this place, too.

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Okay, him I believe

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because he's an 80-year-old man
in a 15-year-old's T-shirt.

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But you're just upset

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about Stuart and your mom
and all their HBOs.

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Yes, I am. You know, I can't
even watch Game of Thrones now

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without thinking
of mother saying,

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“Stuart, which one is Thrones?”

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You know, he might not reopen.

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He didn't get a lot of money
from the insurance company.

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Oh, boy, if there is one thing
that gets my goat,

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those dad-gum
insurance companies.

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Why? Because they won't
get off your lawn?

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Oh, is Stuart trying to get a
loan, or-or find investors?

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All I know is,
he's got my mother

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buying four-ply toilet paper.
I mean, four-ply.

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If his butt is so delicate,

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why doesn't he just use
an angora rabbit?

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For starters,
they shed and bite.

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LEONARD:
Hey,

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here's a thought.

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Why don't we put up the rest
of the money that Stuart needs?

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So, we'd be, like, owners
of a comic book store?

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(all chuckling)

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It's kind of a
dream come true.

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That does sound fun.

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Ooh, maybe we could come up

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with a business plan
to compete with this place.

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I'll give you a plan right now.

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Step one:
open comic book store.

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Step two: start rumor

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this comic book store
gives you genital warts.

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Step three: buy a big bag
to put the money in.

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It's not that bad.

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Hey.
Hi.

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Thank you so much for letting me
practice my sales pitch on you.

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I really appreciate it.

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Sure.

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Um, I brought coffee.

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I wasn't sure what you like,
so I got

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a regular, a cappuccino
and a Chai tea.

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Since you like Raj, I thought
you might be into that.

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Thanks. If we could get started.
I'm a little busy.

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Oh, yeah, sure. Let me
just get out my materials.

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Leonard gave me this briefcase.

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He used to carry it
around in high school.

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You can still see the dent
where they whacked him with it.

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(clears throat)

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Okay, I would like
to talk to you

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about our new
birth control pill, Femevra.

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Great.

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So, Femevra's
triphasic design

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provides balanced
hormonal exposure.

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All right.

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It has also been shown to cause

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significantly fewer side effects
than other oral contraceptives.

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Although it can cause acne,
which, if you ask me, kind of

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increases its effectiveness
as a contraceptive.

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Funny.

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Okay, I'm sorry. Did we get off
on the wrong foot?

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Because since the other
night, I kind of feel like

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you might have a problem
with me.

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No, it's fine.

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Are you sure,
because it doesn't seem fine?

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(sighs)
Okay.

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If you really want
to talk about this,

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I do have a problem.

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Oh, my God.
Tell me-- what did I do?

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Look, it's nothing. It's just...

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Raj told me that a while ago,
you two hooked up.

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What?! Oh, why
would he say that?

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Did it not happen?

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Well, I wouldn't exactly
call it a hook-up.

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Did you kiss?

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Yeah.

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Were you naked?

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Yeah.

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So, it was a hook-up.

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No.

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Yeah.

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So, what are some ways we
could set our comic book store

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apart from the
competition?

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Oh, kids buy comic books.
It would be great

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to figure out a way
to get more kids in the store.

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You know, when I was a
kid, I loved going there,

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but I could
never get a ride.

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Ooh, what if we got a van and
drove around and picked kids up?

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Nice.

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You mean,
like at parks and schools?

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Toy stores,
puppet shows.

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Hold on. So, your idea is
to get a van

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and cruise the streets looking
for kids to pick up?

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Yes.

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And are you gonna use candy
to lure them in?

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We are now!

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You told Emily
we hooked up?!

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Um, well, in my defense,
I tell everybody.

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Why would you say that?!

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We were having a conversation
about past lovers.

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We weren't lovers! Come on.

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Everyone knows
we didn't sleep together.

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We got drunk
and fooled around.

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Why couldn't you just
leave me out of it?

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Well, we were being honest.

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You would leave me
out of the conversation

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with the next guy
if you dump Leonard?

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Why say it?
Yes!

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Well, I would never
leave you off my list,

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and not just

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because, without you,

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we're playing fast and loose
with the word “list.”

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Well, good job.
Now she hates me.

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Oh.

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Great.

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On the bright side,
that Oxford study was right.

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One friend down.

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I wonder who you're going
to lose next.

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You, okay? It's you.
You're-you're next!

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No. You're crazy about me.

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I feel pretty....oh so pretty.

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I don't know what Emily's
so upset about anyway.

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Even if I had slept with him,
so what? Everyone has a past.

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(clears throat)

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Almost everyone has a past.

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Come on, look
how pretty you are.

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I'm sure this isn't
the first girl to hate you.

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It's not.

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And I'm sure
you can turn it around.

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How? You can't force someone
to like you.

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AMY:
What if you just

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hang around and act
like her friend

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until you wear her down?
I mean, next thing you know,

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you're in her home,
you're eating her food,

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drinking her wine.

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No, that won't work.

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You're right. Cheers.

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Oh, I know.

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00:10:20,412 --> 00:10:22,378
Why don't you use
your sales training

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to go back down there
and sell yourself?

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What?
Yeah.

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But instead of selling a drug,

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you'd be selling Penny--
it's cute.

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It's stupid.

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Well, maybe people
would like you more

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if you didn't crap
all over their ideas.

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I'm gonna go with
Penny on this one.

251
00:10:37,996 --> 00:10:41,631
Then again, why wouldn't I?
I mean, we go way back.

252
00:10:41,633 --> 00:10:44,667
Oh, my God.
I didn't used to like you.

253
00:10:44,669 --> 00:10:47,870
Shh. Amy's here now.

254
00:10:50,709 --> 00:10:53,209
You know, the more
I think about it,

255
00:10:53,211 --> 00:10:56,846
the more intrigued I am
about having our own store.

256
00:10:56,848 --> 00:10:58,848
We'll get to see
all the new stuff

257
00:10:58,850 --> 00:11:00,483
before it hits the shelves.

258
00:11:00,485 --> 00:11:02,385
And we'll get to have
fun interactions

259
00:11:02,387 --> 00:11:03,553
with our customers.

260
00:11:03,555 --> 00:11:07,190
“This isn't a library--
buy it or get out.”

261
00:11:07,192 --> 00:11:10,159
You say things like that
all the time.

262
00:11:10,161 --> 00:11:12,428
Yes, but as a store owner,
I'll finally have a good comeback

263
00:11:12,430 --> 00:11:14,897
to, “You don't work here--
shut up.”

264
00:11:16,234 --> 00:11:18,568
Uh, do you know how Penny
told Raj he should have

265
00:11:18,570 --> 00:11:20,403
left her off his list?
Yeah.

266
00:11:20,405 --> 00:11:22,905
Well, do you think when she
and I had that conversation,

267
00:11:22,907 --> 00:11:24,407
she left people off her list?

268
00:11:24,409 --> 00:11:25,742
I'm sure she did.

269
00:11:25,744 --> 00:11:27,777
Why?

270
00:11:27,779 --> 00:11:29,512
Because if she hadn't,

271
00:11:29,514 --> 00:11:33,216
she'd still be wading
through the list.

272
00:11:33,218 --> 00:11:34,917
Will you stay out of this?

273
00:11:34,919 --> 00:11:37,587
(chuckles) If only Penny
had said that once in a while.

274
00:11:39,691 --> 00:11:41,190
Hey, what difference
does it make?

275
00:11:41,192 --> 00:11:43,026
You're the one
she wants to marry.

276
00:11:43,028 --> 00:11:44,761
That's true.
Yeah, and I'm not sure

277
00:11:44,763 --> 00:11:47,730
that complete honesty
is always the best thing

278
00:11:47,732 --> 00:11:49,565
for a relationship.

279
00:11:49,567 --> 00:11:52,602
Yeah, he's right.
Once, in a moment of candor,

280
00:11:52,604 --> 00:11:55,438
I told Amy
that her hair reminded me

281
00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,608
of a duck caught
in an oil spill. Well...

282
00:11:58,610 --> 00:12:00,476
she stormed out.

283
00:12:00,478 --> 00:12:03,146
Which was sad, because
we were playing Scrabble,

284
00:12:03,148 --> 00:12:07,550
and I had all the letters
to spell “persimmon.”

285
00:12:10,689 --> 00:12:13,056
Why are you even part
of this conversation?

286
00:12:13,058 --> 00:12:14,924
You don't know
anything about women.

287
00:12:14,926 --> 00:12:17,627
I know that if I had
a wife or a fiancée,

288
00:12:17,629 --> 00:12:19,696
I'd ask her first
before I invested money

289
00:12:19,698 --> 00:12:21,531
in a comic book store.

290
00:12:21,533 --> 00:12:23,266
(sighs)
He's right.

291
00:12:23,268 --> 00:12:24,334
Yeah, well,

292
00:12:24,336 --> 00:12:25,601
of course I am.

293
00:12:25,603 --> 00:12:27,036
I was also right about her hair.

294
00:12:27,038 --> 00:12:29,105
It did everything but quack.

295
00:12:32,277 --> 00:12:34,510
There's something
I wanted to run past you.

296
00:12:34,512 --> 00:12:36,679
What's up?
Mm, the guys and I

297
00:12:36,681 --> 00:12:39,449
were thinking about investing
in Stuart's comic book store.

298
00:12:39,451 --> 00:12:41,984
Is that okay?
Why are you asking me?

299
00:12:41,986 --> 00:12:43,820
Well, you know,
we're engaged,

300
00:12:43,822 --> 00:12:46,322
and it's kind of
a big deal financially.

301
00:12:46,324 --> 00:12:48,624
It seems like something
we should talk about.

302
00:12:48,626 --> 00:12:49,892
Oh.

303
00:12:49,894 --> 00:12:52,328
Well, would you consider
mounds of credit card debt

304
00:12:52,330 --> 00:12:54,864
kind of a big deal
financially?

305
00:12:56,835 --> 00:12:58,868
Yeah.

306
00:12:58,870 --> 00:13:00,470
Huh.

307
00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,742
Mm. So, me and the guys
were talking about

308
00:13:05,744 --> 00:13:07,710
this great
investment opportunity...

309
00:13:07,712 --> 00:13:09,712
Nope.

310
00:13:09,714 --> 00:13:12,448
But you didn't hear what it was.

311
00:13:12,450 --> 00:13:15,218
I know.

312
00:13:16,087 --> 00:13:17,987
Oh, come on.

313
00:13:17,989 --> 00:13:19,455
Fine. What is it?

314
00:13:19,457 --> 00:13:21,557
It's to help reopen
the comic book store.

315
00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:23,326
Nope.

316
00:13:23,328 --> 00:13:25,428
Well, hear me out.

317
00:13:25,430 --> 00:13:27,630
Howard, you know
we're saving up for a house.

318
00:13:27,632 --> 00:13:29,966
I know, but all the guys
are doing it.

319
00:13:29,968 --> 00:13:32,869
We're splitting it four ways, so
it's really not that much money.

320
00:13:32,871 --> 00:13:35,638
(sighs) It just seems
like a risky investment.

321
00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,341
I get that. I...
(sighs)

322
00:13:39,244 --> 00:13:41,844
(chuckles):
Okay, look...

323
00:13:41,846 --> 00:13:43,379
(sighs)

324
00:13:43,381 --> 00:13:48,217
The reason this is important
is... (clears throat)

325
00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,955
...before my dad left
me and my mom...

326
00:13:52,957 --> 00:13:56,659
he used to... take me
to the comic book store.

327
00:13:57,595 --> 00:14:01,097
It was one of the few things
we did together.

328
00:14:01,099 --> 00:14:03,866
Oh. Howie, I had no idea.

329
00:14:03,868 --> 00:14:07,270
Well, I don't...
like to talk about it.

330
00:14:07,272 --> 00:14:09,972
Oh, baby.

331
00:14:09,974 --> 00:14:13,443
That story's made
up, isn't it?

332
00:14:14,646 --> 00:14:18,214
That's how much buying
a comic book store means to me.

333
00:14:21,186 --> 00:14:23,886
I'd like your honest
opinion on something.

334
00:14:23,888 --> 00:14:25,121
Of course.

335
00:14:25,123 --> 00:14:26,589
Now, before I start,

336
00:14:26,591 --> 00:14:30,593
I need you to know that
I'm very excited about this,

337
00:14:30,595 --> 00:14:32,695
and anything you say

338
00:14:32,697 --> 00:14:34,764
that isn't
enthusiastically supportive

339
00:14:34,766 --> 00:14:38,468
will throw our entire
relationship into question.

340
00:14:40,605 --> 00:14:42,305
So...

341
00:14:42,307 --> 00:14:45,074
keep an open mind.

342
00:14:45,076 --> 00:14:48,177
I'm feeling a little backed
into a corner, Sheldon.

343
00:14:48,179 --> 00:14:50,213
Perfect. Now...

344
00:14:51,483 --> 00:14:53,950
...I'm considering investing

345
00:14:53,952 --> 00:14:56,652
in Stuart's comic book store.

346
00:14:57,522 --> 00:14:58,988
Interesting.

347
00:15:01,092 --> 00:15:03,826
Can you see how
a grown man,

348
00:15:03,828 --> 00:15:05,428
an accomplished scientist,

349
00:15:05,430 --> 00:15:07,964
who invests in a store

350
00:15:07,966 --> 00:15:09,832
that sells picture books

351
00:15:09,834 --> 00:15:13,236
about flying men in
colorful underwear...

352
00:15:14,506 --> 00:15:16,672
...might be wasting
both his financial

353
00:15:16,674 --> 00:15:18,741
and intellectual
resources?

354
00:15:25,383 --> 00:15:27,583
No.

355
00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,754
Then I think it's
a terrific idea.

356
00:15:31,756 --> 00:15:33,623
Great.

357
00:15:33,625 --> 00:15:37,760
(gasps) Wait till you hear
about our van.

358
00:15:38,930 --> 00:15:40,796
(knocking)

359
00:15:42,066 --> 00:15:44,000
Hey. Thanks for inviting us over.
Hey.

360
00:15:44,002 --> 00:15:45,434
Oh, thank you
for coming.

361
00:15:45,436 --> 00:15:47,970
Uh, listen, Penny,
before you start,

362
00:15:47,972 --> 00:15:49,939
I just want to apologize
for being so rude

363
00:15:49,941 --> 00:15:51,274
the other day
in my office.

364
00:15:51,276 --> 00:15:52,742
No, no. No need to apologize.

365
00:15:52,744 --> 00:15:54,443
Excuse me,
can I say something?

366
00:15:54,445 --> 00:15:56,579
I just love both you guys,

367
00:15:56,581 --> 00:15:58,548
and I want you
to get along.

368
00:15:58,550 --> 00:16:01,150
And when I say “love”"
I meant as a friend.

369
00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,887
And, uh, way
too soon, right?

370
00:16:06,224 --> 00:16:07,890
Okay, sit down.
Listen, Emily,

371
00:16:07,892 --> 00:16:09,458
what happened
between me and Raj

372
00:16:09,460 --> 00:16:10,960
was a long time ago.
It was,

373
00:16:10,962 --> 00:16:12,328
and I may have
made it seem

374
00:16:12,330 --> 00:16:14,030
like a bigger deal
than I should have.

375
00:16:14,032 --> 00:16:15,498
Yeah, and Leonard and I
are engaged now,

376
00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:17,900
and I'm just hoping we can put
this whole thing behind us.

377
00:16:17,902 --> 00:16:19,368
Mm. I'd like that, too.

378
00:16:19,370 --> 00:16:21,537
Yeah, I thought
I'd be okay with it,

379
00:16:21,539 --> 00:16:23,773
but then I saw
how pretty you are.

380
00:16:23,775 --> 00:16:25,308
Oh, that's so sweet.

381
00:16:25,310 --> 00:16:27,443
I mean, look at you--
you are gorgeous.

382
00:16:27,445 --> 00:16:31,180
It's true--
you're both gorgeous.

383
00:16:31,182 --> 00:16:33,883
Kind of says something about
the man who could bed you both.

384
00:16:33,885 --> 00:16:36,319
(chuckles)

385
00:16:40,325 --> 00:16:44,660
You get why I've been alone
most of my adult life.

386
00:16:47,332 --> 00:16:50,066
So, what brings you by?
Well,

387
00:16:50,068 --> 00:16:52,835
I don't need a reason--
it's my house.

388
00:16:52,837 --> 00:16:55,171
Technically,
it's your mom's house, but...

389
00:16:55,173 --> 00:16:58,174
we certainly want you
to feel welcome.

390
00:16:58,176 --> 00:17:00,943
I'm always welcome.

391
00:17:00,945 --> 00:17:03,713
Mm, just... try and call first.

392
00:17:03,715 --> 00:17:06,983
Okay, let's get
down to business.

393
00:17:06,985 --> 00:17:09,352
Howie was thinking about
putting up some money

394
00:17:09,354 --> 00:17:12,321
to help you reopen the store,
but before that happens,

395
00:17:12,323 --> 00:17:14,390
I have a few questions.
Oh.

396
00:17:14,392 --> 00:17:15,758
I appreciate the offer,

397
00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:18,894
but actually your mother
already gave me the money.

398
00:17:20,565 --> 00:17:22,865
What?

399
00:17:22,867 --> 00:17:25,001
Yeah. I told her
it was too much,

400
00:17:25,003 --> 00:17:28,170
but she said she was happy
to help out her bubala.

401
00:17:28,172 --> 00:17:29,438
(chuckles)

402
00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,707
Excuse me.

403
00:17:32,677 --> 00:17:35,011
Ma, you are canceling
that check,

404
00:17:35,013 --> 00:17:37,780
and Stuart is not your bubala;
I'm your bubala.

405
00:17:37,782 --> 00:17:41,050
You can't have more
than one bubala!

406
00:17:41,052 --> 00:17:42,785
I don't know
who he's talking to.

407
00:17:42,787 --> 00:17:45,254
She's at Target,
buying me shirts.

408
00:17:48,292 --> 00:17:50,793
I'm so glad we
could work this all out.

409
00:17:50,795 --> 00:17:53,429
Yeah, me, too.
You know, we should have dinner

410
00:17:53,431 --> 00:17:54,797
one night with you and Leonard.

411
00:17:54,799 --> 00:17:55,998
Oh, we would love that.

412
00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:56,732
Great!

413
00:17:56,734 --> 00:17:57,967
(both chuckle)

414
00:17:57,969 --> 00:18:00,036
Okay, good night, guys.
All right, night.

415
00:18:00,038 --> 00:18:02,038
(chuckles): Bye.

416
00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,607
I hate her.
I hate her.

417
00:18:13,539 --> 00:18:15,105
I'm really disappointed
we're not gonna have

418
00:18:15,107 --> 00:18:16,807
our own comic book store.
I know.

419
00:18:16,809 --> 00:18:18,575
I was looking forward to it.
It would've been

420
00:18:18,577 --> 00:18:20,877
so nice to have a place
that was ours,

421
00:18:20,879 --> 00:18:23,847
where we could just sit
and read comics in peace.

422
00:18:23,849 --> 00:18:25,315
With comfy seats.

423
00:18:25,317 --> 00:18:26,683
And snacks.

424
00:18:26,685 --> 00:18:28,785
Well, I guess
it was too good to be true.

425
00:18:28,787 --> 00:18:30,320
Yeah.
(all sigh)

426
00:18:30,322 --> 00:18:36,822
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