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ADULT SHELDON: Not all
science is created equal.
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There's physics,
the undisputed king of science.
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There's chemistry.
It's no physics,
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but it's not a bad way
to pass a rainy afternoon.
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And then there's biology,
the squishiest of the sciences. Ugh!
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Once you have deposited enough saliva
in the blue Benedict's solution,
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we'll mix it in the centrifuge.
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After that, we'll pass it
through the spectrometer
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to measure
how much glucose is present.
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And won't that be a party?
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Sheldon.
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[WHIRRING]
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[HISSING, CLANGING]
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Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
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It's warm. Oh, dear.
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♪ Nobody else
is stronger than I am ♪
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♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪
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♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪
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♪ I am a mighty little man ♪
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♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪
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And then there was some
extra money in the budget,
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so I was able to order
those tackling dummies
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I had my eye on.
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I don't understand
why the football program gets
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so much money, while
the equipment in the science lab
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is outdated and falling apart.
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Oh, I can explain that.
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This is Texas.
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Pass the ribs.
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Well, it's not fair.
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It's a school.
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Education should be
their priority.
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All right,
I'll explain it again...
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MEEMAW: I think
Shelly's got a point.
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The school is supposed
to prepare these kids
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for the future.
How many of 'em
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are gonna be
professional football players?
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No one at this table.
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But how many of 'em
are gonna be scientists?
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I know.
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George, isn't there
a way they can take some
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of the football money
and spend it on science?
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Really?
I need to explain it again?
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You know, Moon Pie, in the '60s,
when the hippies wanted
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to change things,
they would just protest.
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You were a hippie?
Oh, no.
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But I wrote a letter
complaining about the hippies,
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and the police chased 'em
right out of that park.
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So my point is...
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maybe you could write a letter.
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Ooh! Maybe I can lodge
a formal complaint
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with the school board about
the sports budget infringing
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on the other departments.
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Okay, last time:
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Canada,
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the other states,
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us.
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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[SHOUTS]
[SHOUTS]
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What are you doing,
standing there?
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I wrote a formal complaint
letter to the school board
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on how much money is
spent on football.
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I was hoping you could
deliver it to them.
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You do realize
your father's a coach here.
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Yes, sir, I do.
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Maybe you ought to talk to him
about this first.
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I did.
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He didn't care
for the idea at all.
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Well, there you go.
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There I go what?
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Let me see that.
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[SIGHS]
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"Barbaric sport...
encourages bloodlust similar
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"to Roman gladiator games...
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"Christians, lions...
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money better spent
on science and learning."
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You're joking, right?
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Did you see the word "bazinga"
anywhere in that letter?
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Out.
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I'll just have to go over his head.
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President Cooper.
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That's serendipitous.
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Hello.
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[GASPS][SHOUTS]
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What?
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I understand that you're
in charge of student elections.
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[EXHALES]
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I am.
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I'd like to run for class president.
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Really?
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Really.
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Okay.
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You can sign up,
but I have to warn you...
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You'll be running
against Nell Cavanaugh.
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So?
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She's well-liked
by the student body.
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So?
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These elections tend to be a
bit of a popularity contest.
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- So?
- You're gonna make me say it, huh?
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Say what?
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People don't like you.
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Well, as my meemaw likes to say,
water off a duck's back.
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Elections shouldn't be about popularity.
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They should be about who has
the best ideas.
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And what's your idea?
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Less money on football,
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more on science.
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Really.
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Guess what.
I'm running for class president.
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Good for you.
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You're encouraging him?
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He's gonna get destroyed.
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You don't know that.
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I feel like I do.
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Well, whether you win or not,
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I think it's great
that you're trying.
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But you think I'll win, right?
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God's listening, Mom.
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I think it's certainly possible.
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Do you have a campaign strategy?
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No.
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Do you have a catchy slogan?
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No.
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Does he have a shot at winning?
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No.
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Hello, I'd like to speak
to the mayor, please.
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My name is Sheldon Cooper.
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I'm running for class president
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and was hoping
he could give me some advice.
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I'm ten years old.
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But if it helps get him
on the phone,
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I'm well-behaved,
a straight-A student,
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and have impeccable hygiene.
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[BEEP] Hello.
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This is Mayor Harrison.
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I understand
you are running for office.
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Class president.
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Do you have any advice on how to win?
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The most important thing
is to get out there
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and connect with people.
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That's tricky.
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I'm not terribly fond of people.
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Well, you might need
to get over that.
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Assuming I can,
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how do I connect with them?
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A friendly handshake is a great start.
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Oh, boy.
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Now I have to touch them?
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ADULT SHELDON: Over the next few days,
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I mounted my campaign.
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My name is Sheldon Cooper,
and I'm running for class president.
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Okay.
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Put her there.
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Greetings, fellow students.
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I'm running for class president.
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Here's a button.
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Have a grown-up put them on you.
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They're sharp.
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Hello.
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I'm Sheldon Cooper,
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and I'm running
for class president.
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Yeah?
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I understand you had a baby last year.
If you bring it in, I'll try to kiss it.
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Vote Sheldon
for class president.
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Vote Sheldon
for class president.
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Vote Sheldon for
class president.
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Don't worry...
it's a number two.
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- You can use it on standardized tests.
- Okay.
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And, of course, homework.
I love homework.
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Well, it's so nice
to finally meet you.
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I'm Nell Cavanaugh.
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My opponent.
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I would shake your hand, but
my mom is washing my mittens.
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Okay.
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[CHUCKLES]
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She was really nice.
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She even said,
"May the best student win."
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That's sweet.
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This was a great idea.
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Children like cupcakes,
and, by giving them cupcakes,
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they'll transfer that affinity to me.
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That's another way of looking at it.
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By that reasoning, a rich person
could simply buy people's votes.
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It's been known to happen.
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Until my ship comes in,
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I guess it's cupcakes.
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Georgie, check it out.
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Oh, man,
I hate that he's doing this.
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What? It's cute.
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It's embarrassing.
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I would think
you'd be proud of him.
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That's 'cause you're
a better person than me.
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Maybe you ought to ask God
to take away your anger
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and replace it with love.
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Can I ask him to take away
my brother instead?
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Georgie.
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Not kill him...
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Just strand him
on an island somewhere.
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A nice island,
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with coconuts and stuff.
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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[CHUCKLING]
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Nell Cavanaugh,
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it appears
we're taking the mittens off.
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Well, that's unfortunate.
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Oh, this goes
well beyond unfortunate.
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It's flat-out unfair.
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Did you not say that
you love homework?
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Of course I said it.
I say it all the time.
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But she took it out of context
and is using it against me.
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Well, that is what
happens in politics.
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People stretch the truth.
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Well, those people
are dirty dogs.
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They certainly are.
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Now, let me ask you something.
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How bad do you want
to win this election?
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Bad enough to let
105 kids shake my mitten.
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Okay, then you need
to toughen up.
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Politics is not
for the weak-kneed.
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Are you suggesting
that I fight fire with fire?
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I am.
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So going to my room and crying
in my pillow is not an option?
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It is not.
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Then I have some thinking to do.
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MISSY: Oh, yeah.
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You're screwed.
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Which is why I need your help.
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Why me?
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You're ruthless.
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I've seen you cheat
at Candy Land.
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Thanks. Go on.
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Well, I'd like to retaliate,
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but I don't know
anything about her.
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Make something up.
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Ooh, tell people
she has head lice.
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I won't resort to lying.
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There's a Denise Cavanaugh
in my class.
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Could be her little sister.
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So?
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I'll see if I can dig up
something about Nell
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you can use against her.
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Thank you.
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Georgie,
I hate to have to ask this,
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but are you going
to vote for me?
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No. Go away.
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Are you sure?
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If I win,
I can make you a hall monitor.
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Imagine the respect
you'll get then.
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Get lost.
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GEORGE JR.: Lord, please take away
my anger toward my stupid brother.
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My life is hard enough.
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Don't let him be president.
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And while we're talking,
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Veronica...
help me out.
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Encourage her to do something
with me she'll regret.
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Amen.
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[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
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Remember,
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tomorrow we'll be dissecting worms!
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[GROANING]
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Ah, your sadness makes me happy.
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Mr. Givens,
I just wanted you to know
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that I'm still working hard
on my campaign
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to get more funding
for the science department.
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Oh, great, 'cause I've got to
dig up tomorrow's worms myself.
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Anything you can do to help
me win a decisive victory
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come Election Day
would be much appreciated.
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Oh, well, I'm sorry, Sheldon,
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the faculty doesn't get involved
in student elections.
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Oh, I understand.
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You have to remain neutral.
Wink, wink.
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I'm sorry, wink, wink?
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You want new science equipment
and I want that for you.
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One hand washes the other.
Wink, wink.
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Oh, sure, wink, wink.
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Now you're getting it.
Wink, wink.
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Wink, wink.
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Wink, wink.
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[SIGHS]
That kid creeps me out.
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ADULT SHELDON: Another hurdle in my
political career was glossophobia:
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fear of public speaking.
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I've been known to experience
dry mouth, perspiration,
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heart palpitations,
and fainting.
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A similar response
to what I experience
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around unleashed dogs. [LINE RINGING]
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Hello, this is Sheldon Cooper.
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Can I please speak
with Pastor Jeff?
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PEG [OVER PHONE]: Hold on.
[COUGHING]
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Hey, Sheldon,
what can I do for you?
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I need to give
a speech at school,
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but I have a fear
of public speaking.
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Since you give a sermon
every Sunday,
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I was hoping you'd have
some words of advice.
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As a matter of fact, I do.
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When I look down on my
congregation and I feel nervous,
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I just ask the Lord
to speak through me.
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Like a ventriloquist?
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Not exactly.
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I think of it more as a...
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Like one of the Muppets?
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No, not that either.
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'Cause you do look
a little like Kermit.
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Uh, okay, good luck to you,
Sheldon.
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Hello.
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Dr. Sturgis.
Can you give me any advice
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on how to overcome a fear
of public speaking?
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Ah, you know,
when I was a young man
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I had a terrible fear
of speaking to an audience.
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What did you do?
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Actually, it kinda took care
of itself.
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One day I was, uh,
playing miniature golf
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with some colleagues
and I got struck by lightning.
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Oh, dear. No, it was fine.
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When I came to, I found myself
with the gift of gab.
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Big crowds,
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small crowds,
you couldn't shut me up.
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I don't see how
that can benefit me.
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Not unless you'd like me
to take you miniature golfing
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next time there are clouds
on the horizon.
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Everything okay?
No.
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I have to give a speech
in front of the entire assembly.
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Oh. Got a little stage fright?
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Unfortunately so.
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Just thinking about it
causes my bladder to misbehave.
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[CHUCKLES] Yeah, I been there.
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You have?
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Sure.
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When I first started coaching,
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I was real nervous
to talk to the team,
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you know,
give a locker room speech.
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Then, one day it dawned on me,
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I'm not just talking
to football players,
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I'm talking
to teenage football players.
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Most of them aren't listening
to a word I'm saying.
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That's an interesting
perspective.
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I'll tell you something else.
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You don't give yourself enough
credit for how brave you are.
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I don't?
No.
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Sheldon, you are ten years old,
going to high school.
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Everyone's older than you,
everyone's bigger than you,
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but you keep at it,
day after day.
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That's brave.
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Any kid who can do that
could give a speech
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to the United Nations
if he had to.
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Thanks, Dad.
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I heard what you said in there.
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- That was very beautiful.
- Thanks.
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I gave a similar speech
to my team last week.
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Boy, did we get
our asses kicked.
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ADULT SHELDON: Emboldened by
my father's pep talk,
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I began working on my speech.
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I aspired to walk in the footsteps
of history's greatest orators:
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Socrates, Winston Churchill,
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and, last but not least,
Professor Proton.
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Hey, I spoke to Nell's sister.
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Found out some
interesting stuff.
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Thanks, but I've decided I don't
want to stoop to her level.
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If I can't win on the quality
of my ideas,
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then I'd rather lose
with my head held high.
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00:14:08,730 --> 00:14:09,950
That's really stupid,
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but in case you change
your mind...
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All right, y'all have heard
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from your secretary candidates,
your treasurer candidates,
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your vice presidents...
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It's time for the big finale,
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the closing event,
the headliners...
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Nell Cavanaugh
and Sheldon Cooper.
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One of these two will be
president of your class,
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so listen to what they've got
to say and choose wisely,
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which will be a whole new
experience for most of you.
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Remember, heckling
will get you detention.
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STUDENT: Bite me!
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[LAUGHTER]
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Bryan Larkin, two days!
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00:14:47,770 --> 00:14:49,820
You want to try for a week?
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I didn't think so.
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00:14:51,650 --> 00:14:53,650
Nell, floor is yours.
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[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
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STUDENTS: Nell!
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[WHOOPING]
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Thank you, Ms. MacElroy,
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Principal Petersen,
our hard-working teachers,
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and my fellow students.
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I'm blessed to call
so many of you friends.
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Y'all probably know everything
about me already.
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Lord knows I love to talk.
[LAUGHS]
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[LAUGHTER]
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So instead of going on
about myself,
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I'd like to talk to you
about my opponent.
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Sheldon Cooper has been lobbying
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for new science equipment here
at Medford High,
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and while that sounds wonderful,
the truth is,
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he thinks our school wastes
its money on football.
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[STUDENTS BOOING]
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Do we really want
a class president
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who doesn't care about football?
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STUDENTS: No!
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I know I am proud to be
a Medford High cheerleader,
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and I love football!
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00:15:52,750 --> 00:15:56,060
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
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00:15:56,100 --> 00:15:57,540
But you know the one thing
402
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I love more than football?
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God.
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00:16:02,850 --> 00:16:05,630
[STUDENTS AFFIRMING]
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[APPLAUSE]
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00:16:07,810 --> 00:16:09,330
Let me tell you
another interesting fact
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about my opponent.
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Did you know that Sheldon Cooper
is an atheist?
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00:16:14,770 --> 00:16:16,690
[STUDENTS GASPING]That's right.
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00:16:16,730 --> 00:16:19,730
He doesn't believe in God.
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Just keep that in mind
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when you cast your vote today.
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I'm Nell Cavanaugh.
Go Wolves!
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[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
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And now, please welcome
Sheldon Cooper.
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♪ ♪
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[WHISPERING]: No one would fault
you if you ran out the back door.
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♪ ♪
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[QUIETLY]: Nell Cavanaugh is...
a Yankee.
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00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,320
[GASPING]
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00:17:26,370 --> 00:17:29,060
She may love football
and she may love God,
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00:17:29,110 --> 00:17:30,940
but she was born in Scarsdale.
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00:17:30,980 --> 00:17:32,590
That's in New York.
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00:17:32,630 --> 00:17:34,550
[GASPING, BOOING]
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00:17:34,590 --> 00:17:36,590
There's more.
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00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:40,290
My opponent didn't move to Texas
until she was seven years old.
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00:17:40,340 --> 00:17:42,430
In fact, in her bedroom
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00:17:42,470 --> 00:17:44,950
there's a pennant
for the New York Yankees.
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00:17:44,990 --> 00:17:45,950
[STUDENTS JEERING]
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00:17:48,950 --> 00:17:51,350
While I may not be a fan
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00:17:51,390 --> 00:17:52,960
of organized religion or sports,
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00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,440
I promise, if you vote for me,
I'll do my best
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to get new science equipment
for our school.
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00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:04,800
Uh...
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00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:06,970
Don't mess with Texas!
436
00:18:07,020 --> 00:18:09,840
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
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00:18:13,460 --> 00:18:15,890
[CHANTING]: Sheldon!
Sheldon! Sheldon!
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00:18:15,940 --> 00:18:19,720
Sheldon! Sheldon! Sheldon!
Sheldon!
439
00:18:19,770 --> 00:18:22,250
Sheldon! Sheldon! Sheldon!
440
00:18:22,290 --> 00:18:24,420
Sheldon! Sheldon!
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00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:27,640
[WHOOPING, WHISTLING]
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00:18:35,030 --> 00:18:37,030
[MUSICAL NOTES PLAYING]
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ADULT SHELDON: Before I
became Dr. Sheldon Cooper,
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I was President Sheldon Cooper.
And I don't mind telling you,
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00:18:45,661 --> 00:18:47,815
they both look pretty darn
good on business cards.
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00:18:48,265 --> 00:18:50,792
One of my first responsibilities
as class president
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was delivering
the morning announcements.
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00:18:53,395 --> 00:18:55,835
Please rise
for the Pledge of Allegiance.
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I pledge allegiance to the Flag...
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SHELDON AND CLASS: Of the
United States of America...
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00:19:01,535 --> 00:19:04,365
SHELDON AND GEORGE SR.: And to the
Republic for which it stands...
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One Nation...
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Here's a fun fact about
the next two words:
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"Under God" wasn't added
to the Pledge of Allegiance
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until 1954.
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My first act as your president
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is to remove the words
"under God" from the Pledge
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in order to honor the separation of church
and state in this public high school.
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PETERSEN: Okay, that's enough.
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SHELDON: You can't take my microphone.
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- I'm the president.
- [WHISPERING]: Thank you.
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PETERSEN: All right, let's try this again.
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I pledge allegiance to the Flag...
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PETERSEN AND CLASS: Of the
United States of America,
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and to the Republic
for which it stands...
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One Nation
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under God,
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indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.