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Hello. I'm Dr. Sheldon Cooper.

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And I'm Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler.

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And this is:
Dr. Sheldon Cooper

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and Dr. Amy Farrah
Fowler present...

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BOTH: Dr. Sheldon Cooper's
Fun with Flags.

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I'd like to start this episode
by apologizing on behalf

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of Dr. Fowler, who made
the wild claim last week

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that there was no national
tricolored flag

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with a purple stripe,
when, in fact,

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the Estonian governorate
inside the Russian Empire

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had a purple stripe on their
flag from 1721 to 1917.

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See? Right there
in the middle.

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And I'd like to apologize
on behalf of Dr. Cooper

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for having his zipper down
for the entire segment

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on the flags of East Africa.

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Sorry, Tanzania,
you deserve better.

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All right, on today's episode,

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we're gonna start
with some viewer e-mails.

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Oh, take off your glasses
so people can't see

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your password in
the reflection.

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Oh, s-sure.

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Okay, our first e-mail
is-- mm-- from...

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uh, Brad or Brian?

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I don't know, maybe it's Seth.All right, put them back on.

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Oh. Uh... oh, my gosh,
it's from Fermilab in Chicago.

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Ah. Not surprising,
the Windy City.

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Great flag town.

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No, no, it's about our paper.

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A team of physicists confirmed
super-asymmetry.

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Our paper was right.

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We did it.

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We did it?

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We did it.

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We did it.

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BOTH:
We did it!

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We did it!
We did it!

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Aw, remember when they only
did it on her birthday?

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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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So, my incredible wife
has some exciting news.

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Howie, stop.
I don't want to brag.

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Oh, okay, sorry.

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[clears throat]

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Really? No one's gonna ask?

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Sorry. What's your news?

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The drug I've been working on
for the past five years

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just got approved by the FDA.

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Wow.Oh, congratulations.

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Was that the decongestant
you developed?

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No, we had to rebrand that as
a solvent for mining equipment.

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Is it that anti-itch cream you
were testing on grad students?

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It's not, but that's
a really funny story

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which I'm legally prevented
from telling you.

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It's her
anti-inflammatory drug.

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Oh.

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Yep, three years of testing
and no reported side effects.

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Ah, so it works.

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Eh.

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Well, congratulations.
I'm so happy for you.

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Yeah, well, I'm happy for you,

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because I want you
to head up my sales team.

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Really? Me? Don't you want
someone with more experience?

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Nope. The job's all yours.

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[laughs]
Okay, well, thank you.

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Why don't we just chat
about this at work?

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We can chat about it all you
want, but you're doing it.

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[chuckles]
We'll see.

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That's a yes.

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You guys will never believe
what just happened.

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Yeah, we heard.

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You did it.

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We did do it.

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And we didn't even
know we did it!

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Wait, what?

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Two physicists in Chicago
had to tell us.

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Wait, what?

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Their experiment on kaon decay
supported our predictions

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on the higher order corrections
pertaining to super-asymmetry.

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Wait, what?

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I am so proud of you.

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Well, I know how
to do the dishes.

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Just, sometimes
I'm tired.

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No, I-I mean, I'm proud of
how well you're doing at work.

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Are you even using soap?

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Do you want to do this?Yeah, I really do.

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You know, it was nice
of Bernadette to offer,

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but I'm not sure it's
the right move for me.

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Well, what are you
talking about?

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If you were in charge
of her project,

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wouldn't that
be a promotion?

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Well, yeah, but it's not
the most important thing.

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Aren't you always saying
it's about the work,

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not more money
or a better title?

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All the smart things I say,
and you remember the dumb one.

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Plus, I'd be working
for Bernadette.

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I don't know
if that's a good idea.

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Look, I-I know she
can be difficult,

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but she's no match for you.

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Whatever she dishes out, you
can give it right back double.

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What the hell
is that supposed to mean?

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There you go.

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[intercom beeps]

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RECEPTIONIST:
President Siebert,

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I have Dr. Cooper
and Dr. Fowler for you.

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Great.

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You two.

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Bring it in.

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[stammers] What are
we bringing in?

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A hug.

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Oh. No, I don't want to.

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Well, what you don't want,
you don't get.

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Come on. Sit.

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I hope you know, with these
new data supporting your theory,

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we could be looking
at a Nobel-winning achievement.

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And by "we,"

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you mean "we,"

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not "we."

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"We," "we," whatever.

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Whee!

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Just a heads-up.

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Doctors Pemberton and Campbell
from Fermilab

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are flying to Los Angeles,
and they are eager to meet you.

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Confirming my theory,
eager to meet me.

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They are checking
all my boxes.

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You know,
Caltech has 38 Nobel laureates.

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If you win, you and Amy
will be 39 and 40.

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Ooh! Dibs on 39.

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What's the difference?

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Wha... You are right,
there is no difference at all.

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Thank you. It is exciting.

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Oh, that's very sweet.

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I'm gonna remember
you said that.

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Just like I remember how
you tried to take my office

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when I was on maternity leave.

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[laughs]

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Of course I'm not angry.

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Bye-bye.

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How can I be angry
at a dead man?

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Hey, you got a sec?

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Sure. What's up?

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Uh, bad news.

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I spoke to my supervisor

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about heading up
your sales team, and she said

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she just can't
lose me right now.

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Do you want me to call her?
I could rip her a new one.

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No, no. No ripping.

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Um, anyway, I-I don't want
to leave her shorthanded,

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so I'm sorry.

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I respect that.

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That's what makes you
a good employee.

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Oh, thank you.

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It's just such a bummer.

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I know. Just, ugh!

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You sure you don't want me
to call her?

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Oh, no, I'm sure, definitely
sure. Don't call her.

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But, you know, just, ugh, why?

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The last time we were in this
room, we were getting married.

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I remember.

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It's a lot less impressive
without Mark Hamill in it.

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That's what you said
about our honeymoon.

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And I stand by it.

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Doctors Cooper and Fowler,

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these are Doctors Pemberton
and Campbell,

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whose experiment
confirmed your work.

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Hello. Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you. Hi.

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Okay, I'll leave you all to it.

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Remember about
the hugging.

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It is such a pleasure
to meet you.

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Oh, it's really nice
to meet you, too.

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I mean, we thought we'd
have to wait decades

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to get confirmation
for our theory.

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Yes, thanks to you,
I'll get to eat my Nobel dinner

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with my original teeth.

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Well, this certainly is a thrill
for us. Lunch with you two,

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and, uh, tomorrow, we're gonna
see a taping of Ellen.

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She's having John Stamos on.

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Uncle Jesse!

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Sounds fun.

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So, um, listen, we just
published a few months ago.

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How did you have time to
design an experiment?

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We didn't. This whole thing
is actually a gigantic accident.

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CAMPBELL: Yeah, we've been
working with kaons,

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and our data made
absolutely no sense.

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A few weeks ago, someone
told us about your paper,

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and we realized
that our failed experiment

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confirmed your theory.

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And now,
instead of losing our jobs,

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Fermilab flew us to L.A.
Economy Plus.

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Free headphones.

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Looks like my wife left me
a month too soon.

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[laughs]

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[stammers] So you weren't even
thinking about super-asymmetry?

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Thinking about it?
[chuckles]

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We don't even
understand it.

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[both laugh]PEMBERTON: And
now look at

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the four of us,
changing the face of physics!

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Ooh, I got to do it.

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Oh, man, that last episode of
Star Trek: Discoverywas crazy.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa,
I-I'm actually one behind.

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I haven't started
the new season yet.

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Ooh, uh, how about
this week's Walking Dead?

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Two behind.

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Three behind.

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Black Mirror?
No.

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No.

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Come on, there must be
something we've all seen.

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Oh, how about that video
of my dog I sent you,

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where she's growling
at a pinecone?

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I actually hadn't
watched it yet,

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but thanks
for ruining the ending.

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Uh, can you believe this?

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Doctors Pemberton and Campbell
have been doing a press tour

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trying to take credit
for super-asymmetry.

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They didn't even know
what they were finding.

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So what? I mean, no one's
gonna give them credit

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for accidentally
discovering something.

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WOLOWITZ:
Yeah, who remembers the guy

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who was trying to find India
and discovered America instead?

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What was his name again?[chuckles]

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But this is different.

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Sheldon, super-asymmetry
is your paper.

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Everyone knows
you were there first.

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Mm, actually, the Nobel
Committee has sometimes favored

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experimentalists like them
over theoreticians like you.

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No, that's just
a scary campfire story

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like the guy with the hook.

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No, i-it's true.

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The scientists
that proved the big bang,

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they thought their sensors
needed cleaning

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until someone pointed out
that they were picking up

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cosmic background radiation
from the singularity.

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They won the Nobel.

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Not the scientists
that came up with the theory.

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So you're saying they could
steal our Nobel Prize?

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Yes.
That's terrible.

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Good news, though:

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Now we have something
we can talk about.

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Hey, you wanted
to see me?

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Yeah, come on in.
Okay.

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Close the door.

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Okay.

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Have a seat.

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Do I have to?

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You really do.

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So, I talked
to your supervisor,

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and she said that she
never stopped you

253
00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,739
from working on my team,
because you never asked her.

254
00:10:52,782 --> 00:10:54,305
Really?

255
00:10:54,349 --> 00:10:55,785
Oh, you know, you should know,

256
00:10:55,829 --> 00:10:57,657
she's been taking
our new antidepressant,

257
00:10:57,700 --> 00:11:00,921
and lying is one
of the main side effects.

258
00:11:00,964 --> 00:11:03,445
Why don't you want
to work with me?

259
00:11:03,488 --> 00:11:05,621
I know I can be tough,
but that's just 'cause

260
00:11:05,665 --> 00:11:08,102
I'm surrounded by
useless idiots.

261
00:11:08,145 --> 00:11:10,104
No, it's not that.

262
00:11:10,147 --> 00:11:11,453
Then why?

263
00:11:11,496 --> 00:11:14,108
Honestly, I don't know
if I'm up to it.

264
00:11:14,151 --> 00:11:15,936
You know,
the last project I managed

265
00:11:15,979 --> 00:11:18,112
was my high school yearbook.And?

266
00:11:18,155 --> 00:11:21,332
And that was the year
we didn't have one.

267
00:11:21,376 --> 00:11:22,899
Apparently, the printers
won't make them

268
00:11:22,943 --> 00:11:24,509
without getting paid.

269
00:11:24,553 --> 00:11:26,163
What happened to the money?

270
00:11:26,207 --> 00:11:28,905
Uh, if I didn't know then, I'm
not gonna magically know now.

271
00:11:28,949 --> 00:11:31,473
Plus, you know,
I didn't go to college.

272
00:11:31,516 --> 00:11:33,562
I'd be in charge of people
that are far more educated

273
00:11:33,605 --> 00:11:35,782
with more experience;
what if they don't listen to me?

274
00:11:35,825 --> 00:11:37,479
Then you be really mean to them.

275
00:11:37,522 --> 00:11:39,002
Have I taught you nothing?

276
00:11:40,264 --> 00:11:42,266
Penny, everybody
feels like you do.

277
00:11:42,310 --> 00:11:43,703
Like they're not good enough,

278
00:11:43,746 --> 00:11:45,574
not smart enough.What, even you?

279
00:11:45,617 --> 00:11:47,837
Of course.Dr. Rostenkowski,
you wanted me...

280
00:11:47,881 --> 00:11:50,361
Hey, did they not teach
knocking at Stanford? Get out!

281
00:11:53,277 --> 00:11:54,801
[chuckles] I love that kid.

282
00:11:59,414 --> 00:12:00,458
There you are.

283
00:12:00,502 --> 00:12:02,199
Dr. Cooper, hello.

284
00:12:02,243 --> 00:12:05,028
Hello to you, too. Now stop
trying to steal our Nobel Prize.

285
00:12:05,072 --> 00:12:06,464
You come up with your own idea.

286
00:12:06,508 --> 00:12:08,466
Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

287
00:12:09,598 --> 00:12:11,382
Wouldn't that
be something, though?

288
00:12:12,514 --> 00:12:14,124
Well, too bad.

289
00:12:14,168 --> 00:12:16,300
This discovery belongs
to Amy and me.[sighs]

290
00:12:16,344 --> 00:12:17,519
Look, Dr. Cooper,

291
00:12:17,562 --> 00:12:19,129
we all want a Nobel Prize.

292
00:12:19,173 --> 00:12:21,175
Super-asymmetry could be the
breakthrough that gets us there.

293
00:12:21,218 --> 00:12:23,960
But we can't fight over credit;
we have to work together.

294
00:12:24,004 --> 00:12:26,354
So...

295
00:12:26,397 --> 00:12:28,269
you're saying
that the four of us

296
00:12:28,312 --> 00:12:31,576
should just agree
to share this discovery?

297
00:12:31,620 --> 00:12:33,491
Well, no,
unfortunately,

298
00:12:33,535 --> 00:12:35,319
only three people
can share a Nobel.

299
00:12:35,363 --> 00:12:36,843
Oh, that's right.

300
00:12:39,149 --> 00:12:40,368
So he's out?

301
00:12:41,717 --> 00:12:43,763
No, I'm not out.

302
00:12:45,199 --> 00:12:47,636
So he's out?

303
00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:48,985
Neither of us is out.

304
00:12:49,029 --> 00:12:50,770
We think that
the three physicists

305
00:12:50,813 --> 00:12:53,468
should be the ones to win
the Nobel Prize for physics.

306
00:12:54,730 --> 00:12:56,601
Wait, so you want
to cut Amy out?

307
00:12:56,645 --> 00:12:58,212
No, of course not.

308
00:12:58,255 --> 00:13:00,344
We don't want to,
but we're going to.

309
00:13:01,606 --> 00:13:03,130
But she's my wife.

310
00:13:03,173 --> 00:13:04,914
Yes, exactly,
she's your wife.

311
00:13:04,958 --> 00:13:06,350
And she's a neuroscientist.

312
00:13:06,394 --> 00:13:09,049
It's like, what's she
even doing on this paper?

313
00:13:10,833 --> 00:13:13,880
It just raises questions.

314
00:13:13,923 --> 00:13:15,707
Look, Fermilab
is going to recommend

315
00:13:15,751 --> 00:13:17,318
the three of us
to the Nobel Committee.

316
00:13:17,361 --> 00:13:20,190
The best chance we have is if
your university does the same.

317
00:13:22,236 --> 00:13:24,238
I see.

318
00:13:25,761 --> 00:13:27,807
So you really think that
I'm the kind of man who would

319
00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:29,112
sell out his partner
for the chance

320
00:13:29,156 --> 00:13:30,461
of winning a Nobel Prize?

321
00:13:30,505 --> 00:13:31,811
Are you?

322
00:13:32,899 --> 00:13:34,509
Boy, I hope not.

323
00:13:37,773 --> 00:13:39,340
I can't believe
Penny doesn't want

324
00:13:39,383 --> 00:13:41,690
to head up my
sales team.
That's too bad.

325
00:13:41,733 --> 00:13:43,953
But it's her decision,
not yours.

326
00:13:43,997 --> 00:13:46,216
Do you hear how dumb you sound?

327
00:13:47,391 --> 00:13:49,785
Why does this matter
to you so much?

328
00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:51,874
Because I believe in her,
and I make people better.

329
00:13:51,918 --> 00:13:53,049
It's what I do.

330
00:13:53,093 --> 00:13:54,398
Against their will?

331
00:13:54,442 --> 00:13:56,052
It's no fun if they want to.

332
00:13:56,096 --> 00:13:57,619
That's just called watching.

333
00:13:58,794 --> 00:14:00,187
Look at Howard.

334
00:14:00,230 --> 00:14:01,884
He was a disaster
when I met him.

335
00:14:01,928 --> 00:14:05,366
Now he's a foxy astronaut
with a hot wife.

336
00:14:05,409 --> 00:14:07,542
Wait, he always wanted
to be an astronaut.

337
00:14:07,585 --> 00:14:09,065
He thinks that, too.

338
00:14:09,109 --> 00:14:10,937
That's how good I am.

339
00:14:12,242 --> 00:14:13,678
Wait, so what
are you gonna do?

340
00:14:13,722 --> 00:14:15,332
Just badger her
until she says yes?

341
00:14:15,376 --> 00:14:18,553
Mm, that may have worked on you,
but she's too smart for that.

342
00:14:20,207 --> 00:14:22,122
Well, if you like fixing people,
I could use some help.

343
00:14:22,165 --> 00:14:23,732
Raj.

344
00:14:23,775 --> 00:14:26,126
Why do you think you stopped
wearing Crocs and socks?

345
00:14:26,169 --> 00:14:29,999
Uh, well, one day I just woke up
and realized they looked silly.

346
00:14:30,043 --> 00:14:32,436
Yes, you did.
All on your own.

347
00:14:34,047 --> 00:14:35,918
[whispering]:
That's how good I am.

348
00:14:40,053 --> 00:14:41,489
[clucking tongue]

349
00:14:41,532 --> 00:14:43,360
What's wrong?

350
00:14:43,404 --> 00:14:45,319
Why do you assume
something's wrong?

351
00:14:45,362 --> 00:14:47,234
Because you haven't
touched your dinner,

352
00:14:47,277 --> 00:14:51,020
and you're literally ticking
like a bomb about to go off.

353
00:14:51,064 --> 00:14:53,109
Oh, Amy.

354
00:14:53,153 --> 00:14:56,243
You see through me
like one of Penny's shirts.

355
00:14:57,809 --> 00:14:59,420
Just tell me.

356
00:15:01,813 --> 00:15:03,990
I talked to Doctors Pemberton
and Campbell today.

357
00:15:04,033 --> 00:15:07,776
They reminded me that only three
people can share a Nobel Prize.

358
00:15:07,819 --> 00:15:09,734
Their university
is recommending

359
00:15:09,778 --> 00:15:11,606
the two of them and me.

360
00:15:11,649 --> 00:15:13,651
And they want Caltech
to do the same.

361
00:15:16,263 --> 00:15:17,481
Oh.

362
00:15:17,525 --> 00:15:19,614
They say, if we present
a united front,

363
00:15:19,657 --> 00:15:21,746
we have a much better shot
at winning.

364
00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:25,576
Well, you know,

365
00:15:25,620 --> 00:15:26,969
that makes sense.

366
00:15:27,013 --> 00:15:29,232
Oh, but don't worry.
I won't do that to you.

367
00:15:33,019 --> 00:15:34,411
Maybe you should.

368
00:15:34,455 --> 00:15:35,978
What?

369
00:15:37,588 --> 00:15:39,808
This has been
your lifelong dream.

370
00:15:39,851 --> 00:15:42,680
And you may not get
another chance.

371
00:15:42,724 --> 00:15:45,770
I don't want to be the reason
that you don't win a Nobel.

372
00:15:45,814 --> 00:15:49,165
You're the only
reason I deserve one.

373
00:15:52,647 --> 00:15:54,692
But if your best shot
is with them,

374
00:15:54,736 --> 00:15:56,216
I think you should take it.

375
00:15:58,087 --> 00:16:00,655
Is this really
what you want me to do?

376
00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:04,659
I just want you to be happy.

377
00:16:06,008 --> 00:16:07,140
Thank you.

378
00:16:10,143 --> 00:16:12,145
[clicking tongue]

379
00:16:17,106 --> 00:16:19,282
Hey. How long have you
been sitting there?

380
00:16:19,326 --> 00:16:20,805
Long enough for two
of your neighbors

381
00:16:20,849 --> 00:16:23,243
to ask if I was lost
and looking for my mother.

382
00:16:23,286 --> 00:16:25,767
I'm not changing my mind,
Bernie.

383
00:16:25,810 --> 00:16:27,377
That's okay. I'm sorry.

384
00:16:27,421 --> 00:16:30,032
It was wrong of me to badger you
into doing something

385
00:16:30,076 --> 00:16:31,425
that made you uncomfortable.

386
00:16:31,468 --> 00:16:32,426
Thank you.

387
00:16:32,469 --> 00:16:34,645
Mm, it's probably
for the best.

388
00:16:34,689 --> 00:16:36,473
I need someone
who's strong and confident

389
00:16:36,517 --> 00:16:39,215
to head up my sales team,
so I'm giving it to Karen.

390
00:16:39,259 --> 00:16:41,652
What... Karen?
Well, what's the job?

391
00:16:41,696 --> 00:16:45,134
Eating my yogurt and
then lying about it?

392
00:16:45,178 --> 00:16:46,657
I'm just saying.

393
00:16:46,701 --> 00:16:48,659
She went to college.
She's really smart.

394
00:16:48,703 --> 00:16:50,313
Well, I'm smarter than Karen.

395
00:16:50,357 --> 00:16:54,448
I can read the word "Penny"
on a cup of yogurt.

396
00:16:54,491 --> 00:16:55,797
Why are you getting so upset?

397
00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,799
I'm agreeing with you.
This is a big job,

398
00:16:57,842 --> 00:16:59,496
and I need someone
who's up to it.

399
00:16:59,540 --> 00:17:02,673
I am up to it.
I'm just nervous about it.I know.

400
00:17:02,717 --> 00:17:04,501
And that's why
I don't want to pressure you

401
00:17:04,545 --> 00:17:06,721
into doing something that you
clearly don't want to do.

402
00:17:06,764 --> 00:17:08,505
I know what you're up to.

403
00:17:08,549 --> 00:17:10,507
Is it working?

404
00:17:10,551 --> 00:17:12,248
Yes.

405
00:17:14,381 --> 00:17:18,080
So I'll see you
Monday morning?Yes.

406
00:17:18,124 --> 00:17:20,735
I bet I can make
that girl president.

407
00:17:23,085 --> 00:17:24,565
[intercom beeps]

408
00:17:24,608 --> 00:17:26,088
RECEPTIONIST:
Uh, President Siebert,
Dr. Cooper is...

409
00:17:26,132 --> 00:17:28,090
I need to talk to
you about the paper

410
00:17:28,134 --> 00:17:30,353
that Dr. Fowler
and I published.

411
00:17:30,397 --> 00:17:32,355
Send him in.

412
00:17:32,399 --> 00:17:33,965
Amy and I did this together,

413
00:17:34,009 --> 00:17:35,924
and I will not
be part of an award

414
00:17:35,967 --> 00:17:37,926
that does not recognize
the value of her contributions.

415
00:17:37,969 --> 00:17:40,537
So you either include both of us
in the recommendation letter,

416
00:17:40,581 --> 00:17:42,061
or don't bother writing one.

417
00:17:42,104 --> 00:17:44,367
I hope you know
that's going to cause a fight

418
00:17:44,411 --> 00:17:46,195
between us
and the Fermilab team.

419
00:17:46,239 --> 00:17:48,632
If it's a fight that doesn't
involve any touching,

420
00:17:48,676 --> 00:17:50,895
risk of physical harm
or uncomfortable eye contact

421
00:17:50,939 --> 00:17:52,810
'cause it's happening online
or through intermediaries,

422
00:17:52,854 --> 00:17:54,638
I say bring it.

423
00:17:54,682 --> 00:17:57,076
All right.
I respect your decision.

424
00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,208
You do?

425
00:17:59,252 --> 00:18:01,863
Yes. You and Dr. Fowler
have my full support.

426
00:18:01,906 --> 00:18:03,995
Oh, okay.

427
00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:06,563
I anticipated
a little more pushback.

428
00:18:06,607 --> 00:18:08,957
Sorry, my job here
is to serve your needs,

429
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,437
both academic and personal.

430
00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,092
Huh.

431
00:18:13,135 --> 00:18:15,050
Well, now I'm filled with
all this nervous energy.

432
00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:17,052
I don't know quite
what to do with it.

433
00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:19,185
We have a fully equipped
gymnasium.

434
00:18:19,228 --> 00:18:20,925
Yeah... Really?

435
00:18:20,969 --> 00:18:23,058
Where's that?

436
00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:24,668
It's part of the new
sports complex.

437
00:18:24,712 --> 00:18:26,627
Oh.

438
00:18:26,670 --> 00:18:28,411
And where is that?

439
00:18:28,455 --> 00:18:29,978
Come on, I'll show you.

440
00:18:32,502 --> 00:18:34,113
Are there monkey bars?

441
00:18:40,858 --> 00:18:42,469
All right, now,
I'm sure some of you

442
00:18:42,512 --> 00:18:43,948
are wondering,
"Who is this woman?

443
00:18:43,992 --> 00:18:46,734
"How did she get to be
in charge of the sales team?

444
00:18:46,777 --> 00:18:49,519
Is it because she's friends
with Dr. Rostenkowski?"

445
00:18:49,563 --> 00:18:51,956
Because she is.

446
00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,481
"Is it because she was
Miss Cornhusker 2001

447
00:18:54,524 --> 00:18:56,874
and still fits
in those very same jeans?"

448
00:18:56,918 --> 00:18:58,485
'Cause she was, and she does,

449
00:18:58,528 --> 00:19:00,095
and they're actually
a little baggy.

450
00:19:01,836 --> 00:19:04,317
Or is it because she's
the best damn salesperson here?

451
00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:05,796
Because I am.

452
00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:09,322
Now that we're clear on that,
here are the drug specs

453
00:19:09,365 --> 00:19:11,106
and marketing strategy
for Inflamminex.

454
00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:14,675
Which, now that I say it out
loud, might be a placeholder.

455
00:19:14,718 --> 00:19:17,330
By tomorrow, I want everyone to
have this committed to memory.

456
00:19:17,373 --> 00:19:19,332
Do you have it
committed to memory?

457
00:19:19,375 --> 00:19:21,334
You want to have
a contest, Karen?

458
00:19:21,377 --> 00:19:23,379
Winner gets a yogurt.

459
00:19:24,685 --> 00:19:26,208
No, boss.

460
00:19:26,252 --> 00:19:28,558
All right, now we all know
what we need to do.

461
00:19:28,602 --> 00:19:29,777
Let's go do it.

462
00:19:30,865 --> 00:19:33,737
R-Right now.
Get out of here. Go.

463
00:19:35,739 --> 00:19:37,654
That was
really impressive.

464
00:19:37,698 --> 00:19:39,178
Damn right it
was impressive.

465
00:19:39,221 --> 00:19:41,832
Okay, that tone
doesn't work with me.Sorry, boss.

466
00:19:41,876 --> 00:19:42,833
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