1 00:00:03,059 --> 00:00:04,192 Raj, your tag's sticking out. 2 00:00:04,194 --> 00:00:05,260 Thank you. 3 00:00:05,262 --> 00:00:06,628 That was the closest I've come to sex 4 00:00:06,630 --> 00:00:07,829 in, like, two years. 5 00:00:09,165 --> 00:00:11,967 Now I feel a little gross. 6 00:00:11,969 --> 00:00:14,703 You're only making it seem more real for me. 7 00:00:15,772 --> 00:00:17,539 Hey, that's my wife. 8 00:00:17,541 --> 00:00:20,075 If anyone's gonna make her feel gross about sex, it's me. 9 00:00:21,177 --> 00:00:22,611 Can we please talk about something 10 00:00:22,613 --> 00:00:24,513 other than my depressing love life? 11 00:00:24,515 --> 00:00:26,682 How about Penny's depressing acting career? 12 00:00:27,984 --> 00:00:29,151 Hey. 13 00:00:29,153 --> 00:00:30,786 I mean, it's been a little tough, 14 00:00:30,788 --> 00:00:32,220 but Penny's following her dreams, 15 00:00:32,222 --> 00:00:34,256 and in my book, that is not depressing. 16 00:00:34,258 --> 00:00:36,124 Aw... Thank you. 17 00:00:36,126 --> 00:00:38,860 Is that book called Lies I Tell to Get Sex? 18 00:00:39,562 --> 00:00:40,796 Is that a real book? 19 00:00:40,798 --> 00:00:42,564 I would totally read that book. 20 00:00:43,433 --> 00:00:45,600 Can I borrow it when you're done? 21 00:00:50,173 --> 00:00:51,306 Well, I'll have you guys know 22 00:00:51,308 --> 00:00:53,308 I turned down a part in a movie last week. 23 00:00:53,310 --> 00:00:54,543 Why would you do that? 24 00:00:54,545 --> 00:00:55,744 Because it was crap. 25 00:00:55,746 --> 00:00:57,079 It's a sequel to that awful 26 00:00:57,081 --> 00:00:58,313 killer gorilla movie I was in. 27 00:00:58,315 --> 00:01:00,248 Serial Ape-ist? 28 00:01:01,217 --> 00:01:03,218 I thought you died in that. 29 00:01:03,220 --> 00:01:04,219 She does. 30 00:01:04,221 --> 00:01:05,287 42 minutes in. 31 00:01:05,289 --> 00:01:07,222 While showering topless, 32 00:01:07,224 --> 00:01:08,557 16 minutes after brief side butt 33 00:01:08,559 --> 00:01:10,439 during a pillow fight with her sorority sisters. 34 00:01:12,562 --> 00:01:14,129 I have an eidetic memory. 35 00:01:14,131 --> 00:01:15,831 I don't know what his problem is. 36 00:01:16,899 --> 00:01:18,967 Okay, well, there are no shower scenes in this one. 37 00:01:18,969 --> 00:01:20,869 They just try to clone me from my corpse, 38 00:01:20,871 --> 00:01:22,704 but my DNA gets mixed with the ape's DNA 39 00:01:22,706 --> 00:01:25,507 and I end up running around with giant gorilla hands and feet. 40 00:01:27,143 --> 00:01:29,044 Am I missing something, 41 00:01:29,046 --> 00:01:31,113 or isn't that the part she was born to play? 42 00:01:32,181 --> 00:01:35,784 ♪ Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ 43 00:01:35,786 --> 00:01:39,121 ♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪ 44 00:01:39,123 --> 00:01:40,756 ♪ The Earth began to cool 45 00:01:40,758 --> 00:01:43,291 ♪ The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools ♪ 46 00:01:43,293 --> 00:01:45,961 ♪ We built the Wall ♪ We built the pyramids ♪ 47 00:01:45,963 --> 00:01:48,630 ♪ Math, Science, History, unraveling the mystery ♪ 48 00:01:48,632 --> 00:01:50,532 ♪ That all started with a big bang ♪ 49 00:01:50,534 --> 00:01:52,501 ♪ Bang! ♪ 50 00:01:52,921 --> 00:01:56,921 ♪ The Big Bang Theory 7x17 ♪ The Friendship Turbulence Original Air Date on March 6, 2014 51 00:01:56,947 --> 00:02:01,947 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 52 00:02:01,973 --> 00:02:05,109 So are you really not gonna do this movie? 53 00:02:05,111 --> 00:02:06,677 Well, I don't think it's the kind of part 54 00:02:06,679 --> 00:02:07,945 that's good for my career. 55 00:02:07,947 --> 00:02:10,481 Well, but don't a lot of famous actors 56 00:02:10,483 --> 00:02:12,282 get their start doing bad movies? 57 00:02:12,284 --> 00:02:14,785 Okay, I don't think Meryl Streep ever had to say... 58 00:02:14,787 --> 00:02:16,587 "Must keep gorilla hands 59 00:02:16,589 --> 00:02:18,789 from killing again!" 60 00:02:21,326 --> 00:02:22,893 If she did, it would be amazing. 61 00:02:22,895 --> 00:02:25,696 That woman can do no wrong. 62 00:02:26,765 --> 00:02:29,099 I-I don't know anything about show business, 63 00:02:29,101 --> 00:02:31,835 so if you think it's reasonable to turn down paid work 64 00:02:31,837 --> 00:02:33,203 and just burn through your savings, 65 00:02:33,205 --> 00:02:34,838 I'm sure you know what you're doing. 66 00:02:40,345 --> 00:02:43,080 I think we're gonna go. 67 00:02:43,082 --> 00:02:44,081 Are you sure? 68 00:02:44,083 --> 00:02:46,617 We were making fun of failed careers. 69 00:02:46,619 --> 00:02:49,586 We didn't get to tap the juicy vein that is Howard's. 70 00:02:50,588 --> 00:02:53,691 Hey, I work at the same university you do. 71 00:02:53,693 --> 00:02:56,026 Yes, and Hawkeye's in the Avengers, 72 00:02:56,028 --> 00:02:58,729 but no one ever says, "Help, Hawkeye!" 73 00:02:59,998 --> 00:03:01,832 Can I ask you something? 74 00:03:01,834 --> 00:03:04,501 Why do you constantly feel the need to put down my husband? 75 00:03:04,503 --> 00:03:05,536 Oh, I'm sure 76 00:03:05,538 --> 00:03:06,637 he does it out of love. 77 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,672 The same way my boyfriend makes me feel terrible 78 00:03:08,674 --> 00:03:11,475 about my life choices. 79 00:03:12,677 --> 00:03:15,479 I think we're gonna go. 80 00:03:15,481 --> 00:03:17,514 No, no, no. This is not a fight. 81 00:03:17,516 --> 00:03:20,584 I-I was just excited that someone offered you a part 82 00:03:20,586 --> 00:03:22,219 and a little surprised that you'd rather sit at home 83 00:03:22,221 --> 00:03:23,954 and do nothing than take it. 84 00:03:27,959 --> 00:03:29,693 Now it's a fight. 85 00:03:30,495 --> 00:03:32,463 Well, with that sorted out, 86 00:03:32,465 --> 00:03:34,531 I'm happy to answer your question, Bernadette. 87 00:03:34,533 --> 00:03:35,866 Howard started it. 88 00:03:35,868 --> 00:03:39,069 I didn't do anything. I was just sitting here. 89 00:03:39,071 --> 00:03:40,237 I wasn't referring to this evening. 90 00:03:40,239 --> 00:03:42,473 Ten years ago, upon first seeing me, 91 00:03:42,475 --> 00:03:45,175 your husband claimed that I looked like C-3PO 92 00:03:45,177 --> 00:03:47,544 and Pee-wee Herman. 93 00:03:49,114 --> 00:03:52,483 And he called me C-3P-wee Herman. 94 00:03:54,452 --> 00:03:56,854 Still funny. 95 00:03:59,457 --> 00:04:01,458 That was ten years ago. 96 00:04:01,460 --> 00:04:04,161 Nine years, 11 months and three weeks ago, 97 00:04:04,163 --> 00:04:07,397 he followed that up by replacing the slides for my lecture 98 00:04:07,399 --> 00:04:10,901 with photographs of nude fat women bending over. 99 00:04:11,736 --> 00:04:13,537 Really? 100 00:04:13,539 --> 00:04:15,873 The lecture was on cosmic gas clouds. 101 00:04:15,875 --> 00:04:17,407 That's funny! 102 00:04:19,144 --> 00:04:21,745 I was there. It was funny. 103 00:04:25,717 --> 00:04:28,652 In any event, that began a decade-long progression 104 00:04:28,654 --> 00:04:32,456 of insults, pranks and unwanted magazine subscriptions. 105 00:04:32,458 --> 00:04:34,758 To this day, I still get a monthly copy 106 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,327 of Granny on Granny. 107 00:04:38,663 --> 00:04:40,397 Which, other than its surprisingly fun puzzle page, 108 00:04:40,399 --> 00:04:41,865 is complete filth. 109 00:04:44,803 --> 00:04:47,504 Thanks for walking me to my car. 110 00:04:47,506 --> 00:04:49,807 Actually, it's for both of us. 111 00:04:49,809 --> 00:04:51,341 Last night, I watched West Side Story, 112 00:04:51,343 --> 00:04:54,344 and I'm a little freaked out by street gangs. 113 00:04:54,346 --> 00:04:56,647 Why can't Raj find a girl? 114 00:04:56,649 --> 00:04:59,616 The mystery continues. 115 00:04:59,618 --> 00:05:02,352 I don't appreciate your sarcasm, 116 00:05:02,354 --> 00:05:05,789 but we've still got two blocks to go, so I'll put up with it. 117 00:05:06,858 --> 00:05:09,159 Whatever happened with your online dating? 118 00:05:09,161 --> 00:05:12,629 No one was writing me back, so I stopped checking my profile. 119 00:05:12,631 --> 00:05:15,299 Before I met Sheldon, I was ready to give up, too. 120 00:05:15,301 --> 00:05:17,367 Once, I even dropped in on my OB/GYN 121 00:05:17,369 --> 00:05:20,337 just to get some human contact. 122 00:05:20,339 --> 00:05:24,274 It has been a while since I got my prostate checked. 123 00:05:24,276 --> 00:05:27,878 Then I met Sheldon and look at where we are now. 124 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,715 What? You've kissed, like, once in three years. 125 00:05:32,650 --> 00:05:35,485 That's true. Do whatever you want. 126 00:05:37,488 --> 00:05:38,755 Hey. 127 00:05:38,757 --> 00:05:40,057 Hello. 128 00:05:40,059 --> 00:05:42,526 Listen, I was thinking 129 00:05:42,528 --> 00:05:47,097 you and I could probably try to be better friends. 130 00:05:47,099 --> 00:05:48,365 Really? 131 00:05:48,367 --> 00:05:51,668 I was thinking what we have now is a bit much. 132 00:05:54,639 --> 00:05:59,443 Seriously, I was talking to Bernadette last night and... 133 00:05:59,445 --> 00:06:01,411 she made some great points. 134 00:06:01,413 --> 00:06:04,381 You and I have known each other a long time, 135 00:06:04,383 --> 00:06:08,652 and I didn't hear the rest 'cause she took her bra off. 136 00:06:10,889 --> 00:06:13,156 Very well. 137 00:06:13,158 --> 00:06:15,325 How do you propose we move forward? 138 00:06:15,327 --> 00:06:19,763 Uh, for starters, we could stop insulting each other. 139 00:06:19,765 --> 00:06:21,231 That's a great idea. 140 00:06:21,233 --> 00:06:23,567 And in the spirit of our new arrangement, 141 00:06:23,569 --> 00:06:27,337 I will mask my surprise that you came up with it. 142 00:06:31,376 --> 00:06:34,478 Anyway, I got invited to do a little talk at NASA 143 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,113 in Houston this weekend. 144 00:06:36,115 --> 00:06:38,315 They gave me two tickets. Bernadette can't go. 145 00:06:38,317 --> 00:06:39,816 You want to come with me? 146 00:06:39,818 --> 00:06:41,451 You can visit your mom, 147 00:06:41,453 --> 00:06:43,720 and I'll show you around the space center. 148 00:06:43,722 --> 00:06:46,723 I have one question. 149 00:06:46,725 --> 00:06:48,692 Is this a prank... 150 00:06:48,694 --> 00:06:50,661 where we land in Houston 151 00:06:50,663 --> 00:06:52,362 and you've made up wanted posters 152 00:06:52,364 --> 00:06:55,332 that have my face with a mustache and a Spanish name 153 00:06:55,334 --> 00:06:59,002 and then I get arrested and deported to South America? 154 00:06:59,004 --> 00:07:01,138 No. 155 00:07:01,140 --> 00:07:03,807 I'm glad because I would not have seen that coming. 156 00:07:07,545 --> 00:07:09,846 Amy, I could use some help. 157 00:07:09,848 --> 00:07:11,515 Oh. Let me guess. There's an... 158 00:07:11,517 --> 00:07:12,950 undergrad in a leather jacket 159 00:07:12,952 --> 00:07:15,319 snapping his fingers by the water fountain. 160 00:07:16,220 --> 00:07:19,556 I thought about what you said last night, 161 00:07:19,558 --> 00:07:21,124 and I went back on the dating Web site 162 00:07:21,126 --> 00:07:22,926 and I was looking at this girl's profile. 163 00:07:22,928 --> 00:07:24,928 She's amazing. 164 00:07:24,930 --> 00:07:27,497 Oh, she's cute. 165 00:07:27,499 --> 00:07:29,399 And smart. Phi Beta Kappa. 166 00:07:29,401 --> 00:07:30,901 And judging by her lack of Adam's apple, 167 00:07:30,903 --> 00:07:33,437 she's been female her entire life. 168 00:07:35,740 --> 00:07:38,542 I like that in a woman. 169 00:07:38,544 --> 00:07:41,378 Great, so what do you need me for? 170 00:07:41,380 --> 00:07:42,946 Well, I was up all night trying to write to her, 171 00:07:42,948 --> 00:07:44,481 but I wanted to run it by you first. 172 00:07:44,483 --> 00:07:46,783 All right. 173 00:07:47,618 --> 00:07:50,220 "Emily, 174 00:07:50,222 --> 00:07:53,423 your face is like a precious dew-kissed flower..." 175 00:07:53,425 --> 00:07:55,058 Wow. 176 00:07:55,060 --> 00:07:57,527 I know. Powerful stuff, huh? 177 00:07:57,529 --> 00:07:59,262 No. 178 00:07:59,264 --> 00:08:01,531 You're supposed to be yourself, not all... 179 00:08:01,533 --> 00:08:03,500 desperate and creepy. 180 00:08:03,502 --> 00:08:07,204 Okay, I'm getting some mixed messages here. 181 00:08:07,206 --> 00:08:10,974 Just say something normal like, "I saw your profile. 182 00:08:10,976 --> 00:08:13,577 "Looks like we have a lot in common; let's get 183 00:08:13,579 --> 00:08:16,546 a cup of coffee sometime." Yes. "Where I can be 184 00:08:16,548 --> 00:08:20,317 jealous of the cup touching your ruby lips." 185 00:08:22,153 --> 00:08:23,720 Or you just write it for me. 186 00:08:23,722 --> 00:08:25,288 I'm not gonna pretend to be you. 187 00:08:25,290 --> 00:08:26,857 I don't want you to pretend to be me. 188 00:08:26,859 --> 00:08:29,059 You can be like my, uh, online wingman. 189 00:08:29,061 --> 00:08:31,962 Like if we met her at a bar and you talked me up. 190 00:08:31,964 --> 00:08:33,964 Well, what would I say to her? 191 00:08:33,966 --> 00:08:36,299 Just tell her what I'm really like. 192 00:08:36,301 --> 00:08:39,569 And, if you think it'll help, 193 00:08:39,571 --> 00:08:42,105 that you saw me changing once and my package reminded you 194 00:08:42,107 --> 00:08:44,641 of the muscular tail of a jaguar. 195 00:08:49,714 --> 00:08:52,182 Use your own words. 196 00:08:54,952 --> 00:08:57,654 Thanks again for taking me to the pharmacy. 197 00:08:57,656 --> 00:08:59,956 Oh, it's no problem. Is everything okay? 198 00:08:59,958 --> 00:09:01,658 Oh, I'm fine. It's just some, uh, 199 00:09:01,660 --> 00:09:03,794 stomach medication for my trip. 200 00:09:03,796 --> 00:09:06,730 There's the remote yet distinct possibility 201 00:09:06,732 --> 00:09:10,300 that I may end up in South America. 202 00:09:11,469 --> 00:09:13,703 Remember the old days when I would've said something dumb 203 00:09:13,705 --> 00:09:15,672 like "Why?" 204 00:09:20,378 --> 00:09:22,212 Uh, that doesn't sound good. 205 00:09:22,214 --> 00:09:25,082 Remember the old days when I used to point out 206 00:09:25,084 --> 00:09:27,451 that your check engine light was on? 207 00:09:28,119 --> 00:09:29,920 Yes. Well, get ready 208 00:09:29,922 --> 00:09:32,389 to stroll down memory lane: Penny, your check engine... 209 00:09:32,391 --> 00:09:34,024 Yeah, I know it's on, Sheldon! 210 00:09:34,026 --> 00:09:38,295 Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I cannot afford this right now. 211 00:09:38,297 --> 00:09:40,230 Maybe it's just something minor. 212 00:09:48,573 --> 00:09:50,841 Ooh, good news, the light just went out. 213 00:10:00,474 --> 00:10:02,541 Are we playing individual or teams? 214 00:10:02,543 --> 00:10:03,709 Teams are fun. 215 00:10:03,711 --> 00:10:05,811 Oh, in that case, I'd like to be partnered 216 00:10:05,813 --> 00:10:07,346 with my good friend Howard. 217 00:10:07,348 --> 00:10:09,415 But I'm always on Howard's team. 218 00:10:09,417 --> 00:10:10,349 We're best friends. 219 00:10:10,351 --> 00:10:14,020 The kind who finish each others... 220 00:10:16,690 --> 00:10:18,658 I really don't think we do tha... 221 00:10:18,660 --> 00:10:19,925 ...do that! See? 222 00:10:21,762 --> 00:10:23,763 Oh, hi. Oh, how'd it go 223 00:10:23,765 --> 00:10:24,997 at the mechanic? 224 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:26,599 Not great. Can I talk to you for a sec? 225 00:10:26,601 --> 00:10:28,901 Yeah, sure. 226 00:10:28,903 --> 00:10:31,537 Maybe I can go with you guys to Houston? 227 00:10:31,539 --> 00:10:33,572 Isn't it a little late to get plane tick... 228 00:10:33,574 --> 00:10:35,608 ...plane tickets? Yeah. 229 00:10:35,610 --> 00:10:37,710 Will you please sto... 230 00:10:37,712 --> 00:10:39,545 ...stop that? Okay. 231 00:10:39,547 --> 00:10:41,781 I don't know what to do. 232 00:10:41,783 --> 00:10:44,283 My car threw a rod and it's totaled. 233 00:10:44,285 --> 00:10:46,118 I can't afford a new one, I have no job, 234 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:47,486 and now I can't drive to auditions. 235 00:10:47,488 --> 00:10:48,454 I'm so sorry. 236 00:10:48,456 --> 00:10:51,090 I know it's a sensitive subject, 237 00:10:51,092 --> 00:10:53,459 but can you reconsider that part in the movie? 238 00:10:53,461 --> 00:10:55,494 I did. I called them. The part's gone. 239 00:10:55,496 --> 00:10:57,029 They gave it to someone else. 240 00:10:57,031 --> 00:10:59,065 Now that girl's gonna get discovered and become famous 241 00:10:59,067 --> 00:11:02,301 and go on Letterman and talk about how she got her big break 242 00:11:02,303 --> 00:11:03,602 on a cheap monkey movie 243 00:11:03,604 --> 00:11:06,839 all because some dumb girl thought it was beneath her. 244 00:11:06,841 --> 00:11:10,276 At least they talked about you on Letterman. 245 00:11:12,112 --> 00:11:15,014 Come on, I can drive you wherever you need to go. 246 00:11:15,016 --> 00:11:17,083 How? Unlike me, you have a job. 247 00:11:17,085 --> 00:11:19,952 I'm just gonna have to go back to being a waitress... - Oh. 248 00:11:19,954 --> 00:11:22,588 ...like I will be for the rest of my life. 249 00:11:22,590 --> 00:11:24,090 Leonard, would you wrap it up? 250 00:11:24,092 --> 00:11:25,758 We're waiting on you. 251 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,993 I'm sorry, is the fact that my life's falling apart 252 00:11:27,995 --> 00:11:29,662 interfering with your board game? 253 00:11:29,664 --> 00:11:32,264 It is. 254 00:11:34,101 --> 00:11:36,235 You were wrong, friend Howard. 255 00:11:36,237 --> 00:11:38,437 She completely understood. 256 00:11:42,510 --> 00:11:43,709 Hey, you busy? 257 00:11:43,711 --> 00:11:44,910 No. What's up? 258 00:11:44,912 --> 00:11:46,879 Have you heard back from Emily? 259 00:11:46,881 --> 00:11:48,013 I have. 260 00:11:48,015 --> 00:11:49,181 Great! And? 261 00:11:49,183 --> 00:11:50,583 And I'm afraid 262 00:11:50,585 --> 00:11:52,852 she doesn't think you're right for her. 263 00:11:54,654 --> 00:11:57,623 I give you one simple thing to do-- 264 00:11:57,625 --> 00:12:00,760 contact a complete stranger and make her fall in love with me-- 265 00:12:00,762 --> 00:12:02,561 and you blow it! 266 00:12:02,563 --> 00:12:05,798 I told her what a good guy you are, but 267 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,867 she thought it was a bad sign 268 00:12:07,869 --> 00:12:09,869 that you didn't write to her yourself. 269 00:12:09,871 --> 00:12:13,806 She thought it made you seem too shy and passive. 270 00:12:13,808 --> 00:12:15,674 I'm not too shy and passive. 271 00:12:15,676 --> 00:12:18,310 You write her back and tell her I said that. 272 00:12:18,312 --> 00:12:21,380 You know, when you have a second. 273 00:12:21,382 --> 00:12:24,884 Look, I'll see if I can change her mind tomorrow night. 274 00:12:24,886 --> 00:12:26,519 What's happening tomorrow night? 275 00:12:26,521 --> 00:12:28,053 I'm meeting her for coffee. 276 00:12:28,055 --> 00:12:29,488 What?! 277 00:12:29,490 --> 00:12:31,557 Well, we just... we e-mailed back and forth a bit, 278 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,058 and we kind of hit it off. 279 00:12:33,060 --> 00:12:35,342 I find a girl I like, and you're stealing her?! 280 00:12:35,367 --> 00:12:35,962 No. 281 00:12:35,963 --> 00:12:37,830 We just ended up having a lot in common. 282 00:12:37,832 --> 00:12:39,932 We went to Harvard, we like Chaucer, 283 00:12:39,934 --> 00:12:42,668 we're both hardcore into quilting. 284 00:12:45,372 --> 00:12:47,406 Your words fall like acid rain 285 00:12:47,408 --> 00:12:49,642 on the wounded petals of my heart. 286 00:12:51,912 --> 00:12:53,546 That's Sheldon. 287 00:12:53,548 --> 00:12:55,514 He says he'll be down in a minute. 288 00:12:55,516 --> 00:12:57,516 What are you doing? 289 00:12:57,518 --> 00:13:00,152 Oh, he's not coming out until he sees proof 290 00:13:00,154 --> 00:13:02,721 you don't have an air freshener in your car. 291 00:13:03,757 --> 00:13:06,725 This is gonna be a long weekend for you. 292 00:13:06,727 --> 00:13:09,395 You're the reason I'm doing it! I said 293 00:13:09,397 --> 00:13:10,763 to stop insulting each other. 294 00:13:10,765 --> 00:13:13,866 I didn't tell you to take him on a romantic getaway. 295 00:13:13,868 --> 00:13:16,669 How do I know what you said? 296 00:13:16,671 --> 00:13:19,738 Damn you and your noise-cancelling breasts. 297 00:13:22,610 --> 00:13:23,742 Hello. 298 00:13:23,744 --> 00:13:25,444 Hi. Hey, buddy. 299 00:13:25,446 --> 00:13:27,546 You excited for Texas? 300 00:13:27,548 --> 00:13:29,882 Oh, very much so. 301 00:13:29,884 --> 00:13:32,952 It's not every day you get to tour NASA with a real astronaut. 302 00:13:32,954 --> 00:13:36,088 Who's the real astronaut? 303 00:13:37,557 --> 00:13:39,658 Buzz Aldrin. 304 00:13:39,660 --> 00:13:42,094 Oh. Yay! 305 00:13:54,207 --> 00:13:55,908 Howard? 306 00:13:55,910 --> 00:13:57,943 Howard? 307 00:13:57,945 --> 00:14:00,145 Howard? 308 00:14:01,848 --> 00:14:03,816 What now? 309 00:14:03,818 --> 00:14:06,118 I have to go to the bathroom. 310 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:07,653 You just went to the bathroom. 311 00:14:07,655 --> 00:14:10,356 I didn't use it because it didn't seem safe. 312 00:14:10,358 --> 00:14:14,460 Despite all my e-mails, the toilet didn't have a seatbelt. 313 00:14:15,829 --> 00:14:17,763 Well, it still doesn't. 314 00:14:17,765 --> 00:14:19,298 I realize that, 315 00:14:19,300 --> 00:14:22,968 but safety concerns went out the window two apple juices ago. 316 00:14:22,970 --> 00:14:25,070 Fine. 317 00:14:26,306 --> 00:14:28,440 Why are you getting annoyed? 318 00:14:28,442 --> 00:14:31,010 I'm trying to be a better friend, 319 00:14:31,012 --> 00:14:34,580 but you constantly say and do irritating things. 320 00:14:34,582 --> 00:14:36,682 Like when? When?! 321 00:14:36,684 --> 00:14:37,983 How about in the car? 322 00:14:37,985 --> 00:14:40,319 I'm an astronaut, and you know it. 323 00:14:40,321 --> 00:14:43,355 You just don't like admitting it, because you're jealous. 324 00:14:45,592 --> 00:14:48,560 Well, truth be told, 325 00:14:48,562 --> 00:14:51,163 as a child, I did dream of going to space. 326 00:14:51,165 --> 00:14:53,132 Those astronauts were my heroes. 327 00:14:53,134 --> 00:14:55,267 And... 328 00:14:55,269 --> 00:14:58,470 when you got to go, it was hard for me. 329 00:14:59,339 --> 00:15:01,340 Thank you. 330 00:15:01,342 --> 00:15:03,442 Because it made me realize they'll just 331 00:15:03,444 --> 00:15:05,644 send anyone up there. 332 00:15:06,947 --> 00:15:08,948 Aren't you going to let me out? 333 00:15:08,950 --> 00:15:09,458 No. 334 00:15:09,483 --> 00:15:11,384 But I still need to use the bathroom. 335 00:15:11,385 --> 00:15:14,653 Here you go. Be creative. 336 00:15:17,391 --> 00:15:20,125 What's the matter? Scared of a little turbulence? 337 00:15:20,127 --> 00:15:23,429 No, turbulence is just the equalization 338 00:15:23,431 --> 00:15:25,531 of diurnal temperature variations in the atmosphere. 339 00:15:25,533 --> 00:15:27,333 I'm not scared at all. 340 00:15:28,703 --> 00:15:30,936 Oh, apple juice, stay where you are. 341 00:15:31,771 --> 00:15:33,372 Oh, this is nothing. 342 00:15:33,374 --> 00:15:35,040 I experienced way worse 343 00:15:35,042 --> 00:15:37,042 when I was plummeting back to Earth, 344 00:15:37,044 --> 00:15:39,578 apparently not being a real astronaut. 345 00:15:41,916 --> 00:15:44,883 Okay, that was a big one. 346 00:15:44,885 --> 00:15:46,986 I take it back. I'm scared of turbulence! 347 00:15:46,988 --> 00:15:48,887 I'm gonna need that bag back. 348 00:15:52,692 --> 00:15:54,193 You sure you want to do this? 349 00:15:54,195 --> 00:15:56,628 Yeah. Why wouldn't I want to get my old job back? 350 00:15:56,630 --> 00:15:58,097 It'll be fun to see everyone. 351 00:15:58,099 --> 00:16:00,065 I haven't talked to them since I said, 352 00:16:00,067 --> 00:16:02,534 "I quit. See you at the Oscars, bitches." 353 00:16:03,503 --> 00:16:05,637 Come on, let's just get this over with. 354 00:16:05,639 --> 00:16:06,872 "Let's get this over with." 355 00:16:06,874 --> 00:16:08,807 Am I driving you to the Cheesecake Factory, 356 00:16:08,809 --> 00:16:10,275 or are we having sex? 357 00:16:11,378 --> 00:16:13,679 I'm just... I'm trying to lighten the mood. 358 00:16:13,681 --> 00:16:15,514 I know. Thank you. Sorry. 359 00:16:15,516 --> 00:16:17,116 It's just so humiliating. 360 00:16:17,118 --> 00:16:18,250 So humiliating? 361 00:16:18,252 --> 00:16:20,252 Am I driving you to the Cheesecake Factory...? 362 00:16:20,254 --> 00:16:22,321 I'm sorry. I'll-I'll stop. I'll stop. 363 00:16:25,203 --> 00:16:26,670 Come on, don't look so sad. 364 00:16:26,672 --> 00:16:28,138 You never know what's gonna happen. 365 00:16:28,140 --> 00:16:30,574 Maybe tonight will be great. Sweetie, I know you're trying 366 00:16:30,576 --> 00:16:32,910 to make me feel better, and I love you for that, 367 00:16:32,912 --> 00:16:36,747 but it's making me feel worse, and I kind of hate you. 368 00:16:36,749 --> 00:16:39,516 This isn't your car. 369 00:16:39,518 --> 00:16:42,986 I know. I thought we'd take yours. 370 00:16:44,322 --> 00:16:46,490 I don't understand. 371 00:16:47,692 --> 00:16:49,993 It's nothing fancy, but it'll get you to auditions, 372 00:16:49,995 --> 00:16:53,597 and at least for now, you don't have to go back to waitressing. 373 00:16:55,033 --> 00:16:57,534 I don't know what to say. 374 00:16:57,536 --> 00:17:00,170 Don't say anything. 375 00:17:00,172 --> 00:17:02,239 Oh, my God. 376 00:17:02,241 --> 00:17:04,541 I mean, you could say, "Thank you." 377 00:17:04,543 --> 00:17:06,643 I did just buy you a car. 378 00:17:07,479 --> 00:17:09,947 Mmm. 379 00:17:11,082 --> 00:17:13,250 Look, I admit that it's odd 380 00:17:13,252 --> 00:17:15,419 that Rajesh didn't write to you himself, 381 00:17:15,421 --> 00:17:17,187 but if you get to know him, 382 00:17:17,189 --> 00:17:19,456 you'll see he's just a sweet, regular guy. 383 00:17:19,458 --> 00:17:22,693 As a counterpoint, here he is, uninvited and visibly sweaty. 384 00:17:22,695 --> 00:17:24,394 Hello, Emily. 385 00:17:24,396 --> 00:17:25,863 Hello. Amy told me 386 00:17:25,865 --> 00:17:28,899 you were concerned that I might be too passive and shy. 387 00:17:28,901 --> 00:17:30,601 Let me ask you something. 388 00:17:30,603 --> 00:17:32,736 Would a passive guy barge in here 389 00:17:32,738 --> 00:17:34,772 to look you in the eye and say, 390 00:17:34,774 --> 00:17:38,275 "Hey, dew-kissed flower, what's up?" 391 00:17:41,980 --> 00:17:45,015 No, but a weird guy with no boundaries might. 392 00:17:45,017 --> 00:17:46,550 Uh, okay, that's a separate issue. 393 00:17:46,552 --> 00:17:48,942 Let's put a pin in that and just focus on the passive thing. 394 00:17:48,943 --> 00:17:50,205 I'm leaving. 395 00:17:50,230 --> 00:17:52,571 Are we still going to go to that Chaucer reading Friday? 396 00:17:52,958 --> 00:17:55,058 You know, I think I'm just gonna go by myself. 397 00:17:58,596 --> 00:18:01,131 Not my best first date. 398 00:18:02,367 --> 00:18:04,868 Yeah, but not my worst, either. 399 00:18:09,408 --> 00:18:11,809 I'm sorry for every mean thing I ever did or said to you! 400 00:18:11,811 --> 00:18:13,677 I'm sorry, too! It's all my fault! 401 00:18:15,281 --> 00:18:16,480 If you weren't my friend, 402 00:18:16,482 --> 00:18:18,148 there'd be a hole in my life! 403 00:18:18,150 --> 00:18:19,817 Thank you, Sheldon. 404 00:18:19,819 --> 00:18:22,152 Kind of like when Firefly was cancelled. 405 00:18:22,954 --> 00:18:25,722 But not as big. 406 00:18:35,811 --> 00:18:38,373 The captain has turned off the fasten seat belt sign. 407 00:18:38,378 --> 00:18:40,741 You're now free to move about the cabin. 408 00:18:42,485 --> 00:18:44,518 It's over. Yeah. 409 00:18:47,023 --> 00:18:50,491 Should we stop holding hands now? 410 00:18:52,394 --> 00:18:54,295 In a minute. Okay, good. 411 00:18:54,297 --> 00:18:59,297 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man