1. Previously on Young Sheldon...
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2. I've been corresponding
with Dr. John Sturgis
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3. at East Texas Tech.
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4. He said I could audit
his course.
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5. I'm John Sturgis.
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6. Sheldon invited me to dinner.
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7. Spaghetti and hot dogs
is delightful.
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8. You're only here temporarily?
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9. That's the plan for now,
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10. but I could be enticed to stay.
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11. I do believe there
was subtext there.
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12. Did you pick up on it?
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13. Okay. I'll see you later.
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14. Are you sure
you don't want to stay with me?
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15. I don't think so. I don't really
understand this stuff.
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16. That's how I felt
when we watched Dirty Dancing,
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17. and I stayed.
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18. When Patrick Swayze
takes his shirt off in here,
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19. I'll be back.
You have a good one.
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20. Hello.
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21. Hi.
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22. Who are you?
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23. I'm Paige.
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24. I like your bow tie.
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25. Thank you.
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26. You seem awfully young,
Paige.
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27. Are you with an adult
who's taking this class?
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28. No. Dr. Sturgis heard
about my research
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29. on quantum chromodynamics
at high temperatures
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30. and invited me
to audit his course.
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31. Is that so?
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32. Yes. He's been super nice.
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33. Interesting. Well,
just so we're clear,
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34. he's my mentor,
he's my meemaw's boyfriend,
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35. and he had spaghetti
and hot dogs at my house.
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36. The spaghetti
goes on the hot dogs?
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37. No.
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38. You realize
this is a very advanced class.
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39. We'll be discussing
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40. deriving nuclear physics
from the quark model.
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41. Do you know if he'll be doing
a full color octet calculation
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42. with matrix manipulations?
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43. I do not.
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44. Do you know how to differentiate
under the integral sign?
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45. No.
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46. Well, do you know anything?
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47. I know you're in my spot.
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48. How old are you?
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49. I'm ten.
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50. I'm ten, too.
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51. When's your birthday?
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52. February 26th.
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53. March 17th.
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54. I'm the youngest person
in this class.
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55. That's funny.
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56. Oh, good.
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57. I see you two have met.
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58. I'm younger than him.
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59. How come you never mentioned
she was coming to this class?
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60. I thought it would be
a fun surprise.
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61. I don't like surprises.
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62. Neither do I.
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63. Then why did you do it?
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64. Some people like surprises.
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65. I love surprises.
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66. Did you enjoy this one?
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67. - Yes.
- A 50 percent success rate.
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68. Not bad. Let's get started.
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69. Not since sharing
a uterus with my twin sister
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70. have I been so unhappy
sitting next to someone.
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71. Awful quiet back there.
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72. I'm having an emotion
I'm unfamiliar with.
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73. Hmm. Think it might
have something to do
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74. with your new classmate?
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75. It's possible.
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76. She's the only variable
in the social equation.
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77. So what are you feeling?
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78. My face is hot,
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79. I have a knot in my stomach,
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80. and I'm resisting the urge
to kick your seat right now.
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81. I'm thinking it
might be jealousy.
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82. No, that's not in my nature.
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83. All right, let's go through
all the emotions.
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84. I'm looking at your face,
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85. so I'm gonna rule out happy.
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86. Are you sad?
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87. No, there's too much anger
in there.
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88. Oh, well, maybe you're angry.
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89. No, there's too much sad
in there.
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90. Maybe you got a little crush
on her.
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91. Do you want me
to kick your seat?
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92. I don't know, Moonpie.
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93. I'm still thinking
it might be jealousy.
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94. Give me one reason
why I would be jealous.
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95. Well, Dr. Sturgis
means a lot to you,
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96. and now he's paying
attention to somebody else.
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97. You're used to being
the only smart kid around,
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98. and now there's another.
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99. Oh, and there's
the possibility...
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100. I said one reason, thank you.
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101. Hello?
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102. Hello, Mary.
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103. This is John Sturgis,
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104. Sheldon's professor
and your mother's lover.
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105. Hi. And "John"
was more than enough.
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106. I was calling because there's
a new student in my class
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107. who's Sheldon's age.
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108. No kidding.
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109. Her mother wondered if I could
put you two in contact
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110. since you have so much
in common.
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111. Oh, of course.
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112. Excellent.
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113. I'll give you the number
when you're ready.
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114. Um...
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115. I am ready.
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116. 409-356-6049.
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117. John?
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118. Yes?
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119. That's my number.
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120. So it is!
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121. This is so exciting.
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122. Don't you understand
what this means?
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123. Rather than me feel dumb,
how about you just tell me?
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124. These are parents
we can actually relate to.
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125. - Yeah, sure.
- All the times we wonder
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126. if we're doing right by Sheldon
or how to handle him,
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127. we finally have someone
to compare notes with.
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128. There's notes?
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129. I've just been winging it.
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130. - I'm gonna call her right now.
- Sounds good.
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131. Oh, thank you, Lord,
for connecting us
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132. with the parents
of another special child.
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133. You kids are special, too.
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134. Do you feel special?
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135. At least
I'm the only daughter.
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136. You got nothing.
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137. And she's such a know-it-all.
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138. Yeah, you mentioned that.
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139. I'm surprised her
arm wasn't sore
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140. from raising her hand so much.
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141. Yep, sure.
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142. And who goes to college
with stickers
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143. on their notepad?
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144. I don't know.
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145. Unicorn stickers.
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146. And we're home.
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147. Hey, Shelly.
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148. Guess who's coming
over tomorrow?
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149. Your new friend Paige.
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150. Okay, I'm gonna go.
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151. Come on, Shelly. Maybe
you'll end up being friends.
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152. I don't like her,
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153. I'm not going to like her,
and Tam is my friend.
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154. I don't need another one.
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155. You can have more
than one friend.
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156. I'm sure Tam
has other friends.
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157. No, I'm all he's got.
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158. And even I avoid him
half the time.
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159. Also, you don't have
any friends.
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160. Why are you so worried about me?
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161. I have friends.
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162. Then how come the only person
who ever comes over is Meemaw?
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163. Because...
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164. Okay, this isn't about me.
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165. So Paige didn't make a
good first impression,
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166. but that can change.
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167. What's that new Star Trek show?
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168. Next Generation?
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169. When that first came on,
you said a new Star Trek
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170. without Dr. Spock
could never be good,
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171. but I've seen you watching it.
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172. Well, first of all,
it's Mr. Spock.
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173. Dr. Spock writes books
about babies.
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174. My apologies.
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175. And second of all,
Paige isn't a TV show.
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176. She's a person, and we all know
how I feel about people.
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177. Okay, look.
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178. You're right.
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179. I don't have many friends,
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180. so I was hoping
to get to know Paige's mom.
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181. But if it makes you
uncomfortable,
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182. then I will call her
and cancel.
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183. I'll think about it.
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184. Thank you, baby.
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185. Guilt and jealousy
in the same day.
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186. I slept hard that night.
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187. Mmm.
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188. Did you know that there's a type
of vanilla flavoring
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189. derived from the anal glands
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190. of the North American beaver?
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191. That seems like a fact
you could have shared
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192. before we started eating.
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193. It isn't used very often.
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194. I understand it's difficult
to, uh, milk the little sacs.
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195. Cool. Okay, new topic.
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196. Let's talk about Sheldon.
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197. Wonderful. What about him?
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198. He's having kind of a hard time
with the new girl in your class.
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199. Really? Why?
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200. He's jealous of the attention
you're paying her.
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201. Well, she's remarkable.
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202. You see that? Less of that.
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203. But I think
he's remarkable, too.
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204. Perfect. More of that,
less of the other one.
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205. Understood.
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206. See, this is why
we're great together.
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207. You teach me
about social etiquette,
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208. and I teach you
about beaver anuses.
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209. It is magical.
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210. Did you know "ani"
is also acceptable
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211. as the plural of "anus"?
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212. And the magic continues.
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213. Must have been most
difficult for you to share.
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214. The thought
of spending an afternoon
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215. with Paige seemed excruciating,
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216. but I wanted
to make my mother happy.
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217. I was torn.
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218. The release of emotions,
Mr. Spock,
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219. is what keeps us healthy—
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220. emotionally healthy, that is.
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221. Luckily, the wise
words of Gene Roddenberry,
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222. flatly delivered
by Leonard Nimoy,
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223. resolved my dilemma.
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224. That may be, Doctor.
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225. However, I have noted
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226. that the healthy release
of emotion
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227. is frequently very unhealthy.
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228. I realized if Mr. Spock
could rise above his emotions
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229. while the fate of the
Enterprise hung in the balance,
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230. certainly I could tolerate
Paige for a few hours.
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231. I'm not watching this crap.
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232. Why do I listen to you?
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233. Tony, this is going
to help you choose a major.
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234. This test is designed
to help you focus.
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235. I know, but what if it
says all I'm good at is...
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236. What are you doing?
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237. Suppressing my emotions.
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238. Oh, yeah? Suppress this.
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239. Hot dogs.
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240. Vulcans use
a technique called Kolinahr
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241. to suppress their emotions.
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242. Sheldon,
they're here!
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243. Obviously, I wasn't a Vulcan.
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244. So I did the next best thing:
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245. Took my feelings
and shoved them down so far
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246. they may have been lost
forever.
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247. Hi, Sheldon!
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248. The release of emotions,
Mr. Spock,
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249. is what keeps us healthy.
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250. Dr. McCoy was an idiot.
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251. Well, you just have
a beautiful home.
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252. - Thank you.
- Can I interest anyone
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253. in something stronger
than iced tea?
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254. Oh, well, I'll take a beer
if you have one.
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255. Don't worry.
He's personally keeping
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256. the Lone Star Brewing Company
in business.
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257. They did send me a belt buckle.
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258. Be right back.
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259. So, Barry, uh,
Linda tells me
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260. - you're a dentist?
- Uh, yes.
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261. I have a practice up
in Jasper.
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262. Uh, Paige actually does some
of the bookkeeping for us.
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263. That's so funny.
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264. Sheldon does our taxes.
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265. - Oh!
- Yeah, we used to pay her
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266. in stickers,
but this year,
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267. she actually started
asking for money.
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268. Well, don't let Sheldon
hear that.
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269. We pay him in binder clips.
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270. He loves being organized.
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271. Boy, does he.
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272. We can't go to the grocery store
without him making sure
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are facing the right way.
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274. Oh, the stock boys there
are always so happy to see him.
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275. - That's adorable.
- Well,
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276. it wasn't adorable
when we redid our shower
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277. and he wouldn't use it 'cause
two of the tiles were crooked.
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278. He took baths
in the sink
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279. until we got it fixed.
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280. So does Paige do
any quirky stuff like that?
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281. - No.
- Not really.
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282. Oh.
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283. Now, since we'll be spending
a few hours together,
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284. I've created a list of
activities to keep us occupied.
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285. We'll start with
a tour of my room,
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286. then board games,
and if time permits,
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287. you can look at
and not touch my trains.
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288. Oh, My Little Pony.
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289. I love My Little Pony.
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290. That's my sister's,
and it's not part of the tour.
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291. I share a room
with my sister, too.
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292. It's super fun.
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293. You're wrong.
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294. Now, over here, we have my desk.
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295. This is my computer.
That's my mouse.
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296. This is my printer. This is the
paper that goes in the printer.
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297. This is a box of extra paper
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298. that also goes
in the printer.
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299. And this is my signed picture
of Professor Proton.
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300. Do you watch his show?
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301. No. I don't
really like it.
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302. You don't?
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303. I think he's boring.
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304. And he dumbs everything down.
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305. Come on,
Kolinahr, don't fail me now.
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306. And next on the tour,
we have...
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307. a lamp.
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308. This is not
making me feel better.
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309. Their kid is perfect.
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310. And so is ours.
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311. So we're lying to
each other. Fine.
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312. It's just nice to get to know
another family
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313. who's in a similar situation
as us.
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314. And we're still lying.
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315. What grade
are you in?
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316. Eighth.
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317. You?
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318. Tenth.
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319. Cool.
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320. Nobody asked, but fourth.
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321. Why do grownups do this?
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322. They love to stick random kids
together
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323. and expect them
to just be friends.
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324. I know. I hate that.
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325. Fresh Prince is right.
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326. Parents just don't understand.
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327. I love that song.
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328. I have a
cassette of it,
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329. but I recorded it off the radio.
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330. You can hear Sheldon
in the background
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331. saying stuff
about Sir Isaac Neutron.
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332. Ugh, my sister's
always talking about him.
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333. I don't know why.
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334. I think he's dead.
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335. You have no idea
how much it sucks
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336. to have a brother
like him.
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337. Believe it or not,
he's in my class.
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338. My parents sent Paige
to a private school.
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339. Cool. We're too
poor for that.
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340. Does Sheldon
make you feel stupid?
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341. Nah, I'm smart in other ways.
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342. Me, too.
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343. Hey, I saw an old TV
in the alley.
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344. Want to go throw rocks at it?
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345. - Cool!
- Hell yeah!
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346. Let's do it.
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347. We could play traditional chess.
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348. Or if you're interested,
we could play a variant
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349. with a new piece I invented.
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350. That sounds fun.
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351. What's the new piece?
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352. A wizard.
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353. The wizard cannot be taken,
and at any point,
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354. he can teleport and switch
places with any other piece.
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355. Yes, but there's
an obvious flaw.
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356. - What flaw?
- Well, any time
anyone is checkmated,
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357. they can simply have the wizard
and their king switch places.
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358. So the game will never end.
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359. I knew that.
You passed my test.
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360. We told Paige
that if she won
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361. the regional spelling bee,
she could get a puppy.
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362. We ended up with two,
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363. 'cause she won twice.
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364. Fun! That—that's fun.
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365. All right,
that's enough about Paige.
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366. So, George, I know you're
a football coach.
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367. What about you, Mary?
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368. I work part-time at the church.
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369. - Oh.
- Oh, that's so nice.
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370. I used to work at the
practice with Barry,
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371. but I had to quit
once Paige's schedule
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372. - started to get busy.
- Mm.
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373. Well, that's understandable.
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374. A unique child
can require a lot of attention.
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375. Mm. Try all
the attention. Hmm?
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376. - Okay. You know
that's not true, Barry.
- Well...
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377. She's...
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378. she's right. It's not.
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379. Although I did spend
Father's Day alone
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380. 'cause she took Paige
to a robotics show.
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381. Okay. That's
enough, Barry.
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382. They don't need
to hear all this.
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383. That's okay.
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384. That's why
we're getting together,
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385. you know, talk about
this kind of stuff.
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386. Barry, it sounds like
you might be feeling left out.
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387. Oh.
No.
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388. Sometimes I do.
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389. And it's not just me.
It's Erica, too.
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390. Oh, now he's just
being dramatic.
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391. Erica gets a lot
of attention,
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392. and she's just a joy.
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393. Dang it, the
screen won't break.
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394. Bet it'll break
if we blow it up.
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395. I love her.
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396. Fine, you're right.
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397. Erica's doing just great.
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398. Nothing to worry about there.
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399. Oh, come on.
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400. You got any matches?
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401. Be right back.
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402. While she's gone,
you want to make out?
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403. Sure.
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404. You actually believe
in the multiverse theory?
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405. Very much so.
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406. It's the most elegant
interpretation
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408. So you really think there are
an infinite number of universes?
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409. Stephen Hawking believes it,
so, yes, I do.
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410. Well, if there are
an infinite number of universes,
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411. I think that theory's dumb
in all of them.
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412. This is fun.
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413. I don't get to have
discussions like this
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415. Do you?
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416. No.
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417. Do you ever wish you were
just like everyone else?
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418. Not at all.
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419. Me neither.
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420. I love being smarter
than everyone.
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421. Me, too.
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422. I started
to think that Paige and I
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423. might have more in common
than I thought.
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424. Maybe my mother was right.
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425. I really did just need
to get to know her better.
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426. Checkmate!
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427. You lose.
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428. Red alert.
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429. Phasers stand by to fire
on my order.
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430. Guess that makes
me the smartest.
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431. I don't know
if ten-year-old Spock
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432. ever flipped a chess board,
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433. but ten-year-old Sheldon
sure did.
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434. You know Paige
always comes first...
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435. Got to say, I'm glad
we invited 'em over.
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436. Don't you get him another beer.
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437. Come on. You love this
and you know it.
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438. They're as messed up as we are.
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439. Fine. But one more
and that's it.
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440. - Whoa!
- Yes!
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441. Holy crap!
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442. Don't you—
Go out there and check!
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443. Now, does anyone know
what happens to quarks
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444. when we combine them
to make mesons and baryons?
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445. Yes, Paige.
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446. We can ignore
the particle masses
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447. at the individual quark level.
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448. Correct.
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449. You are really...
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450. He's jealous of you
paying attention to her.
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451. That was correct, Paige.
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452. And, Sheldon,
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453. is that a new bow tie?
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454. It is.
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455. Lookin' sharp!
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456. Thanks.
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457. That was a close one.
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458. As I was saying,
the only...
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