Series 5 Episode 17 – The Rothman Disintegration

用法学习： 1. bfs = best friends forever. Potato wedges, also called jojos in some parts of the United States, are a variation of french fries. As their name suggests, they are wedges of potatoes, often large and unpeeled, that are either baked or fried. suck a big fat(暗 指suck a big massive cock.) When something really bad happens. Comes from suck and in this case it is sucking something big and fat. Used in the worst of situations when not much else can be said. Doctor: I'm sorry, but you only have a few more months to live. Man: Damn. That sucks a fat one. Go suck a big fat one. 2. oscillator ['osi,leitə] 振荡器. a circuit or instrument for producing an alternating current or voltage of a required frequency. An oscilloscope(commonly know as CRO 示波器, 发音类似crow. [ Cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO). cathode: ['kæθəud] A negatively charged electrode, as of an electrolytic cell, a storage battery, or an electron tube. ]) (also known as a scope, CRO, DSO or, an O-scope) is a type of electronic test instrument that allows observation of constantly varying signal voltages, usually as a two-dimensional graph of one or more electrical potential differences using the vertical or 'Y' axis, plotted as a function of time, (horizontal or 'x' axis). Although an oscilloscope displays voltage on its vertical axis, any other quantity that can be converted to a voltage can be displayed as well. In most instances, oscilloscopes show events that repeat with either no change, or change slowly. Oscilloscopes are commonly used to observe the exact wave shape of an electrical signal. In addition to the amplitude of the signal, an oscilloscope can show distortion, the time between two events (such as pulse width, period, or rise time) and relative timing of two related signals. 3. flower power A counterculture started in the United States in the 1960s, advocating peace and love over militarism and materialism. Informal a youth cult of the late 1960s advocating peace and love, using the flower as a symbol; associated with drug-taking. Its adherents were known as flower children or flower people. counterculture a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture. 4. Mr Rennie said there was no doubt that some discretionary (I. 自主的权利, 自行决定的自由. 任意支配的. Left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment. Having or using the ability to decide at one's own discretion. Having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds". II. 随时可用的. Available for use as needed or desired. (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed; "discretionary funds"; "discretionary income". Disposable income税后净收入, 到手收入. is total personal income minus personal current taxes. Discretionary income可支配收入 is money remaining after all bills are paid off. It is income after subtracting taxes and normal expenses (such as rent or mortgage, utilities, insurance, medical, transportation, property maintenance, child support, inflation, food and sundries, etc.) to maintain a certain standard of living. It is the amount of an individual's income available for spending after the essentials (such as food, clothing, and shelter) have been taken care of: Discretionary income = Gross income - taxes - necessities. Despite the definitions above, disposable income is often incorrectly used to denote discretionary income. The meaning should therefore be interpreted from context. Commonly, disposable income is the amount of "play money"( fun money. 代用币. 代币. 游戏币. 或者是 娱乐好玩用的假币, 明显的假钱. Noticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market. dirty money 脏钱 Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized. Especially money gained through forgery, bribery, or thievery.) left to spend or save. It's a sea of suits out there, so why not try something that will make you stand out amongst the crowd and have the ladies look twice. This advice comes with a discretionary warning听不听由你的 as this is dangerous territory and you don't want to be drawing attention from the opposite sex for comic value娱乐大家 or sympathy招致同情. ) spending had been cut from family budgets. He said working for Domino's was ideal for people seeking casual employment or wanting a second job to work around their family commitments. Mr Meij said getting the right mix of new promotions, innovation and technology was the key to Domino's success. 5. To sue them, you have to prove that this is a coordinated behavior协调一致的行为, 商量好了的行为 between these fuel companies. 4. The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon争办公室. "This is not your office, it hasn't been assigned yet." "Well I called dibs on Mr Rothman's birthday party." "Dibs, this is university, not playground. Offices are assigned by seniority( [,si:ni'oriti] I. 年龄大. the state of being senior. The state of being older than another or others or higher in rank than another or others. II. 资历深. precedence in rank, etc., due to senior status. Precedence of position, especially precedence over others of the same rank by reason of a longer span of service. ) not by someone calling dibs, I arrived this university first." "I arrived the office first. I am the proverbial early bird(proverbial [prə'vɜ:biəl] I. Of the nature of a proverb. II. Expressed in a proverb. III. Widely referred to, as if the subject of a proverb; famous. The early bird catches the worm. It is the early bird that gets the worm.)" 5. Amy送了个painting给Penny: "I got you a little something." "This is huge."  "What's huge is what you've done to me. Before I met you I was a mossy(I. 满是苔藓的. Covered with moss or something like moss: mossy banks. II. Resembling moss. III. Old-fashioned; antiquated.) wall flower(Informal 无名小花, 墙角小花. 害羞, 不受欢迎 不参与公众活动的人. a person who stays on the fringes of a dance or party on account of lacking a partner or being shy. One who does not participate in the activity at a social event because of shyness or unpopularity. ), look at me now, I am like a downtown hipster(I. A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions. II. A member of Bohemian counterculture. III. An aficionado of jazz who considers her- or himself to be hip. aficionado person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee. The festival is filled with aficionados of all types of music. ) party girl with a posy( = posie I. A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. II. a motto inscribed inside a ring.  nosegay 一小把的花束 A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs, tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift on meeting, and originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation, or to mask unpleasant odours.), boyfriend and a new lease on life." 6. "The system said he is on sabbatical." A sabbatical year( [sə'bætikəl] 来自于Sabbath. ) is a prolonged hiatus, typically one year, in the career of an individual taken in order to fulfill some goal, e.g., writing a book or traveling extensively for research. Some universities and other institutional employers of scientists, physicians, and/or academics offer a paid sabbatical as an employee benefit, called sabbatical leave. Some companies offer an unpaid sabbatical for people wanting to take career breaks - this is a growing trend in the UK, with 20% of companies having a career break policy, and 10% considering introducing one. A gap year (also known as year abroad, year out, year off, deferred year, bridging year, time off and time out. 休学一年, 休学旅行. ) is a year during which students take time off and do something other than schooling, such as travel or work. The gap year is most commonly taken after secondary school and before starting university. A career break is a period of time out from employment. Traditionally, this was for mothers to raise children, but it is now used for people taking time out of their career for personal development and/or professional development. It can take the form of a sabbatical, which can be paid or unpaid - unpaid sabbaticals are much more common. Sabbaticals were originally only offered to academics and clerics but are now being increasingly offered by companies. A career break is not simply a period of unemployment. Career breakers usually do one or more of the following: Travel; Voluntary work;  Paid work abroad; Studying or training; TEFL - teaching English as a foreign language. 7. Sheldon为争office堵着人家撒尿: "Sheldon, There is a task I am trying to accomplish, I am having trouble doing it".  "He is just trying to butter you up( butter up somebody 阿谀奉承 to praise someone in order to get them to like you or do what you want. to flatter someone; to treat someone especially nicely in hopes of receiving special favors.  The magazine tried to get her to write an article by buttering her up. spread something on thick I. to distribute a thick layer of something. This paint will cover well if you spread it on thick. If you spread the paint on thick, you will only need one coat. II. Go to lay it on thick. soft soap I. flattering talk; sweet talk. I don't mind a little soft soap. It won't affect what I decide, though. Don't waste my time with soft soap. I know you don't mean it. II. (Usually soft-soap.) to attempt to convince someone (of something) by gentle persuasion. We couldn't soft-soap her into it. Don't try to soft-soap her. she's an old battle-ax. lay it on thick and lay it on with a trowel; pour it on thick; spread it on thick. 言过其实. 说话夸张. 夸大事实. Fig. to exaggerate or over-state praise, excuses, or blame. to make an emotion or experience seem more important or serious than it really is. He'd injured his hand slightly but he was laying it on a bit thick about how painful it was. They must have told us ten times how wonderful their daughter was - they were really laying it on with a trowel. Sally was laying it on thick when she said that Tom was the best singer she had ever heard. After Bob finished making his excuses, Sally said that he was pouring it on thick. trowel ['trauəl] I. any of various small hand tools having a flat metal blade attached to a handle, used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials. II. 用来挖东西的小铲. 比如移植花或其他小植物时, 用来连土带泥一块挖起来的小铲. a similar tool with a curved blade used by gardeners for lifting plants, etc. ). For the record, butter is a excellent lubricant for your rectum disease." 8. chastise [tʃæs'taiz] I. to discipline or punish, esp by beating. II. to scold severely. He got chastised the moment when he came in.  Chastity( ['tʃæstiti] I. the state of being chaste; purity. II. abstention from sexual intercourse; virginity or celibacy a vow of chastity. ) is sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the moral norms and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion. In the western world, the term has become closely associated (and is often used interchangeably) with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage. However, the term remains applicable to persons in all states, single or married, clerical or lay, and has implications beyond sexual temperance. 9. Rock-paper-scissors剪子石头布 is a hand game played by two people. The game is also known as roshambo, or another ordering of the three items (with "stone" sometimes substituting for "rock"). The game is often used as a choosing method in a way similar to coin flipping抛硬币, drawing straws抓阄, or throwing dice掷骰子. However, unlike truly random selection methods, rock-paper-scissors can be played with a degree of skill, especially if the game extends over many sessions with the same players; it is often possible to recognize and exploit the non-random behavior of an opponent. Rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock is a five-gesture expansion of the classic selection method game rock-paper-scissors. It operates on the same basic principle, but includes two additional weapons: the lizard (formed by the hand as a sock-puppet-like mouth) and Spock (formed by the Star Trek Vulcan salute). This reduces the chances of a round ending in a tie compared to the more traditional game. The rules of Rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock are as follows: Scissors cut paper; Paper covers rock; Rock crushes lizard; Lizard poisons Spock; Spock smashes scissors; Scissors decapitate( [di'kæpi,teit] To cut off the head of; behead. ) lizard; Lizard eats paper; Paper disproves( 证明错误To prove to be false, invalid, or in error; refute.) Spock; Spock vaporizes[To convert or be converted into vapor.] rock; Rock crushes scissors. In the 2012 Season 5 episode "The Rothman Disintegration", Sheldon and his co-worker Barry Kripke attempt to decide who gets to use the retiring Professor Rothman's office, and the game is one of Raj's suggestions. Barry pretends not to understand, so Sheldon must repeat the rules two times, and starts a third time, until Howard cuts him off. Also, Sheldon acknowledges "Internet pioneer" Sam Kass as the creator of the game. If you watch the sitcom The Big Bang Theory or use 'Rock-Paper-Scissors' to settle any dispute in your life, you may have heard of Sam Kass. After the episode aired in 2008 Sam Kauss posted on his site that it was he who invented the game. "I invented this game (with Karen Bryla) because it seems like when you know someone well enough, 75-80% of any 'Rock-Paper-Scissors' games you play with that person end in a tie. Well, here is a slight variation that reduces that probability." In a later episode, that aired recently, titled The Rothman Disintegration, Sheldon acknowledges Sam for his invention while playing the game with the line, "All hail Sam Kass!". hail n. I. 冰雹 Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter. II. Something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow: a hail of pebbles; a hail of criticism. v. I. a. 欢呼, 致敬. To salute or greet. b. To greet or acclaim enthusiastically: The crowds hailed the boxing champion. II. To call out or yell in order to catch the attention of: hail a cabdriver. hail a cab and hail a taxi. III. To signal or call to a passing ship as a greeting or identification. IV. Hailing distance: told me to stay within hail. hail from somewhere to come from a place. To come or originate from: She hails from Texas. Both John and Liza hail from South Carolina. Usage notes: sometimes used in referring to someone's background: Many of our students hail from poor backgrounds. within hailing/calling/shouting distance close enough to hear someone call out. When the boat came within hailing distance, I asked if I could borrow some gasoline. We weren't within shouting distance, so I couldn't hear what you said to me. 10. Sheldon得到office后, 一进入就说: "Oh, the spoils( Looting or "the spoils of war"战利品, rewards gained through military victory. Any profits extracted as the result of winning a war or other military activity. spoils I. That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty. II. Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as "to the victor belong the spoils胜者得到所有" Milk spoils牛奶会坏掉 when left out too long. ). I see why the victors love them.". 11. Penny为took down painting的事找Amy道歉: I don't want to lose you out of my life." "I am sorry, I am just having trouble believing in you right now我现在没法相信你." "Well, I don't want to say this, but the real reason I took it down was beacuase it made her very jealous." "Oh my goodness, How could I have not seen that. The painting is a constant reminder 不但提醒 of three of us she is the lease cool." "Yeah, that's what it was就是因为这个." "You have a such a good heart你心真好." "I try." 12. Why don't you just turn off the thermostat( ['θɜ:mə,stæt] a device that maintains a system at a constant temperature. It often consists of a bimetallic strip that bends as it expands and contracts with temperature, thus breaking and making contact with an electrical power supply. A device, as in a home heating system, a refrigerator, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes and activates switches controlling the equipment. )? shafted 被骗的: To get screwed over. Ripped off, cheated, treated most unfairly by people or even just by fate... Shark Island were the biggest band in LA in the 80's, every band copied their style, their moves, everything. Axl Rose ripped off a lot of Richard Black's (Shark Island singer) moves and got famous with them. Yep, Shark Island got well and truly shafted! I got shafted when I went to the mall to buy my clothes. digaf = do I give a fuck. 13. "Look at that unsettling(不安分的 That makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing.), crazy face." "Am I wearing a summer frock(指女孩的长裙)? I don't drink tea." frock: a girl's or woman's dress. hijack I. To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). II. To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one. III. 盖歪楼 Forum speak, is when a thread is taken from one direction of discussion to another completely off course topic or many different topics in a short period of time. The Canadian members on SXC are well known for hijacking many topics in the free photography communities forum. atheist ['eiθiist] = anti-theist无神论者( esthetically = aesthetically [əs'θɛtik] 美学上的) someone who denies the existence of god. 14. "TurboFlares: I want to let you know how well our department likes your product. We carry a set of 8 rechargeable Turbo Flares on our heavy rescue. They are used, quite often, for setting up landing zones for air ambulances. I personally have had several pilots say how well the flares show up and make the LZ easy to see. The nice thing about this flare system is the safety factor. We can place these flares on any surface and in any condition without the worry of fire spread or surface damage." 15. cacophony [kə'kofəni] 尖利刺耳的声音. Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance: heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam. "As you know, the essence of diplomacy is compromise, with that in mind, I propose the following: I will take Rothman's office, and you will find a way to be OK with that." so much so to such a great degree Computer games opened a new world, so much so you wonder what you used to do with your free time. Usage notes: often followed by a clause beginning with that: The path was overgrown with grass, so much so that I could easily have missed it altogether. grant/give someone no quarter Fig. not to allow someone any mercy or indulgence. (Originally meant to refuse to imprison and simply to kill one's prisoner.) The professor was harsh on lazy students. During class, he granted them no quarter. in close quarters (slightly formal) also at close quarters. in a small area together with others. Living in close quarters, college students frequently catch colds from each other. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of quarters (a place to live or stay).

  Scene: A corridor at the university  Raj: It was a nice retirement party.  Howard: I guess. Still, it's a shame Professor Rothman was forced to step down.  Leonard: What choice did the university have? He snapped. It happens to theoretical physicists all the time.  Howard: I wonder how long Sheldon's got.  Sheldon: These shrimp are all the same size. There's no the logical order to eat them in.  Leonard: Can't be very long.  Raj: Hey, look, there's Rothman's empty office. Sad.  Leonard: Yeah.  Sheldon: Mm, indeed.  Howard: So sad.  Sheldon: Dibs.  Kripke: What's up, fewwas?  Sheldon: What are you doing here, Kripke?  Kripke: Ah, measuwing my new office for dwapes.  Sheldon: This is not your office. It hasn't been assigned yet.  Kripke: Well, I called dibs at the Chwistmas party when Pwofessor Wothman twied to have intercourse with the toys for tots cowwection box.  Sheldon: Dibs? This is a university, not a playground. Offices are not assigned because someone called dibs.  Leonard: You just called dibs.  Sheldon: Shut it. Offices are assigned by seniority. I arrived at the university first.  Kripke: I awwived at the office first. I'm the pwoverbial earwy bird.  Rothman (entering, naked): Gentlemen.  All: Professor Rothman.  Rothman: Good evening.  All: Good evening.  Raj: I'm glad that men are wearing hats again. They're so distinguished.  Credits sequence.  Scene: Penny's apartment.  Amy: I got you a little something.  Penny: A little something? Oh, it… what, this is huge.  Amy: What's huge is what you've done for me.  Penny: Oh, no, Amy, I haven't done anything.  Amy: No, no, before I met you, I was a mousy wallflower. But look at me now. I'm like some kind of downtown hipster party girl. With a posse, a boyfriend and a new lace bra that hooks in the front, of all things. Open it. Open it.  Penny: Okay. (Opens parcel to find a huge and not at all flattering painting of Penny and Amy)  Amy: I wanted to get you something you didn't have.  Penny: Wow. I-I don't know what to s… Wow.  Amy: Do you like it?  Penny: Do I like it? Wow.  Amy: So, uh, where are you gonna hang it?  Penny: Oh, my God. Hang it. Wow. Um, you know, I'd have to go get a hook and nails and a hammer and…  Amy: No problem.  Penny: Oh, look. You, huh, you just, you got it all right there. Wow.  Scene: A bathroom at the university.  Sheldon: I found him. He's in the bathroom. President Siebert?  Siebert: Can't this wait?  Sheldon: I'm sorry. We just need a word.  Siebert: Now? You realize I'm your boss, and I am holding my penis?  Kripke: Sheldon, give the man some pwivacy. I'm sowwy. This guy's got no wespect for boundawies.  Siebert: What do you want?  Kripke: Will you tell this wunatic that Pwofessor Wothman's office is wightfully mine?  Siebert: Can't you take this up with your department chairman?  Sheldon: We tried. His assistant said he was on sabbatical. Although we distinctly heard his office window open and shut.  Siebert: Gentlemen, there's a task I'm trying to accomplish here, and I'm having trouble doing it.  Sheldon: Oh, my. President Siebert, I don't mean to be an alarmist, but difficulty initiating a urine stream could be a symptom of benign prostatic hyperplasia. If you're interested, I can send you a link to a YouTube video that'll show you how to perform your own rectal exam. Yeah, uh, helpful hint, trim your nails first.  Kripke: Ignore him, Pwesident Siebert. I'm sure a young man such as yourself has a perfectwy healthy pwostate.  Sheldon: Oh, he's just trying to butter you up. And for the record, butter is an excellent lubricant for your rectal exam.  Siebert: Gentlemen, I'm going to allow the two of you to work this out because A, you're both brilliant scientists, and B, as far as who gets Rothman's office, I couldn't give the furry crack of a rat's behind.  Kripke: Well, as wong as we're here, I might as well take a weak.  Sheldon: Kripke?  Kripke: Yes?  Sheldon: You're in my spot.  Scene: Penny's apartment.  Bernadette: That is big.  Penny: So big.  Bernadette: And ugly.  Penny: So ugly. What am I gonna do?  Bernadette: I don't know. You can't take it down. You'll break her heart. Look at that face. That enormous, unsettling, crazy face.  Penny: Is there any chance I'll learn to love it?  Bernadette: That depends. Do you like pictures of yourself where you look like a man?  Penny: All right, it's got to go.  Bernadette: What will you tell Amy?  Penny: How about I tell her the painting makes you feel jealous because you're not in it?  Bernadette: Nuh-uh. What if she gets me one? I already have a picture of me and Howard's mom getting our hair cornrowed in Venice Beach. I've suffered enough.  Penny: Well, I guess I could take it down and put it up when she comes over, but it's kind of heavy.  Bernadette: Mmm, too bad you're not as strong as the dude in the painting.  Scene: The apartment.  Raj: Would you look at this? I paid twenty five dollars to some kid on eBay for a handcrafted Harry Potter wand. He sent me a stick. He went into his backyard, he picked up a stick.  Howard: It's numbered.  Raj: Ooh, limited edition. Nice.  Sheldon (knock on door): Oh, that'll be Kripke.  Leonard: What's he doing here?  Sheldon: We're going to work this office situation out like gentlemen. And if that doesn't work, I'm going to poison his tea.  Kripke: Cooper.  Sheldon: Kripke. Come in. I'm making tea. Would you like a cup?  Kripke: Am I weawing a summer fwock? No, I don't want tea. Wet's get down to bwass tacks.  Sheldon: Fine. In the interest of preserving our friendship…  Kripke: We're not fwiends.  Sheldon: Well, that's a little hard to hear, but all right. As you know, the essence of diplomacy is compromise. With that in mind, I propose the following. I will take Rothman's office, and you will find a way to be okay with that.  Kripke: How about I take Wothman's office, and you go suck a wemon?  Sheldon: You sure I can't get you that cup of tea?  Raj: How about you decide this with Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock?  Kripke: What the fwig is that?  Sheldon: Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock was created by Internet pioneer Sam Kass as an improvement on the classic game Rock-Paper-Scissors. All hail Sam Kass.  All: Hail.  Kripke: How does it work?  Sheldon: Oh, it's very simple. Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors.  Kripke: I'm sowwy. Can you wepeat that?  Sheldon: Well, of course. Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors.  Kripke: Almost got it. One more time.  Sheldon: Surely. Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock…  Howard: Sheldon, stop. He's screwing with you.  Sheldon: Is he? Well, then, it seems we have reached an impasse. I see no other option than to challenge you to a duel. I'd smack you with a glove, but just last week I packed away my winter things.  Howard: It's the 21st century. You can't have a duel.  Leonard: H-h-h-hang on, Howard. Barry, how good of a shot are you?  Sheldon: Not pistols. Minds. A trivia contest, and you may choose the field of battle. Star Trek trivia, Star Trek: Next Generation trivia, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine trivia, Star Trek: Voyager trivia, or model trains.  Kripke: You have a compwete advantage in twivia. You have an eidetic memowy. Pwus, I haven't watched Star Twek since I discovered the stwip cwub near my apartment has a fwee buffet.  Leonard: It's gonna be hard to find something you're both equally good at.  Raj: Is there anything you're both equally bad at?  Both: Sports.  Scene: A basketball court.  Leonard: All right, this is one-on-one. First person to five wins the office. Any questions? Yes, Sheldon?  Sheldon: Five what?  Leonard: Balls in the basket. (Throws ball to Sheldon)  Sheldon (dodging out of the way): Ew!  Later. Sheldon dribbling ball, approached Kripke, throws it wildly at a pile of mats in the corner.  Kripke: It's out, wight?  Later. Kripke, dribbling ball, watched by Sheldon, dribbles it all the way into the back wall.  Kripke: Time. Wan out of woom.  Leonard: You know all those terrible things bullies used to do to us?  Raj: Yeah.  Leonard: I get it.  Later. Kripke chases ball across room chased by Sheldon. Sounds of collision. Sheldon chases ball back across the room chased by Kripke.  Later. Ball hits Sheldon in back of head.  Sheldon: Hey! He did that on purpose,  Leonard: No, he didn't. Nothing that's happening here is being done on purpose. Okay, uh, forget one-on-one. Let's try a free throw contest. First person who makes a basket wins the office.  Kripke: Making it too easy there, Hofstadter.  Leonard: No. No, I'm not.  Sheldon: Use the force, Sheldon. Use the force. (Throws ball. It goes about two feet in front of him.) I'm gonna need more force.  Kripke: Aw wight, Cooper, pwepare to have your heart bwoken. (Throws ball up. It hits the ceiling and doesn't come down.) Do I get points for that?  Later. A trampoline has been added. Sheldon tries first, ball hits backboard, bounces back in his face. Kripke tries next, with a run up, ends up crashing into the back wall again.  Later.  Leonard: All right, we gave it 45 minutes. It's no longer funny. Let's try something else.  Sheldon: What do you propose?  Leonard: Uh, on the count of three, both of you bounce the balls as hard as you can. The highest bounce wins the office.  Kripke: Oh, you are going down, Cooper.  Sheldon: I don't think so, Kripke. I've bounced many a rubber ball in my day.  Leonard: All right, that's enough trash talk. One, two, three.  Howard: Sheldon was higher.  Leonard: Congratulations, Sheldon. You win office.  Sheldon: Who's unsatisfactory in P.E. now?  Scene: Penny's apartment.  Amy: Oh, what a great movie.  Penny: I cannot believe you've never seen Grease.  Amy: My mother didn't allow me to watch it. She was afraid it might encourage me to join a gang.  Bernadette: I've got to go. I've got to get up early. My company's testing a new steroid that supposedly doesn't shrink testicles, and the last one there has to do the measuring.  Amy: I guess I should get going, too. Good night, painting Penny. Good night, real Penny.  Penny: Good night, real Amy.  Amy: You don't have to say good night to painting Amy, 'cause she's never leaving.  Bernadette: Good night, real Penny.  Penny: Bye.  Bernadette: Good night, transvestite Penny.  Penny: Ah, okay. Let us take you off the wall. Out of sight, out of mind. I wish.  Amy (entering): You know, can I borrow that movie? Those singing hooligans really got my motor running.  Penny: Sure, sure. Enjoy. I mean, get it back to me when you can, or, you know what, actually, you keep it. It's just going to be my gift to you. Bye.  Amy: Thank you. Wait. Where'd the painting go?  Penny: It's right over there.  Amy: Why?  Penny: I have no idea. That is weird.  Amy: You hate it.  Penny: No. No, no. It's just, it's a little big.  Amy: I feel like an idiot.  Penny: No, come on, you're not an idiot. Look, just help me put it back up.  Amy: Why? So you can just take it down when I leave? I don't need your pity.  Penny: Oh, Amy, come on.  Amy: I'm just glad I didn't go for the sculpture.  Scene: Rothman's office.  Sheldon: Ah, the spoils. I see why victors love them.  Raj: I'm happy for you, Sheldon. But I have to admit I'm going to miss sharing an office with you.  Sheldon: Oh, of course you are. Feel free to drop by any time.  Raj: Thank you.  Sheldon: Yeah. Call first. (Pushes him out. Closes door. Rothman is standing naked behind it.)  Rothman: Oh. Hello.  Sheldon: Professor Rothman. This isn't your office any more. You're retired.  Rothman: I think the word you're looking for is invisible.  Scene: Amy's apartment.  Penny: I came to say I'm sorry.  Amy: Don't bother.  Penny: Oh, Amy, please.  Amy: I'm so humiliated. I sat there the whole time that we were watching Grease, thinking you liked the painting.  Penny: I know.  Amy: I was a fool from Summer Lovin' to the very last rama lama lama ke ding a de dinga a dong.  Penny: You're right. You're absolutely right. I should have been honest with you and told you the gift was too much.  Amy: Yes, too much. Because our friendship is fundamentally asymmetrical. I clearly like you more than you like me.  Penny: I don't think you can put a number on how much one person likes another.  Amy: I bought you a painting that's 12 square feet in area. There's a number.  Penny: Amy, come on…  Amy: If you don't like feet, you can try dollars. The painting set me back three grand.  Penny: Three gr… Oh, my God! Look, look, Amy, all you need to know is, you are my friend and I don't want to lose you out of my life.  Amy: I'm sorry, I'm just having trouble believing you right now.  Penny: Grab your hammer.  Amy: No. Damage is done.  Penny: Okay, look, I didn't want to say this, but the real reason I took the painting down was because it made Bernadette very jealous.  Amy: Oh, my goodness, how could I have not seen that? The painting is a constant reminder that of the three of us, she is the least cool.  Penny: Yeah, th-th-th-that's what it is, so…  Amy: You have such a good heart.  Penny: Huh, I try.  Amy: Come on.  Penny: Well where are we going?  Amy: We're going to go put this painting back up in your apartment.  Penny: Well, what about Bernadette?  Amy: Oh, screw her. She's just lucky we let her hang out with us.  Scene: Rothman's office. Sheldon is trying to affix paper over a fiercely blowing air vent.  Leonard: What are you doing?  Sheldon: I'm trying to raise the temperature in here before my nipples tear through my shirt.  Howard: Why don't you just turn up the thermostat?  Sheldon: Aha! Good question. It turns out the thermostat for my new office isn't in my new office. No. It's next door, in Professor Davenport's office, who is currently enjoying the hot flashes associated with menopause.  Leonard: Why is there a hole here?  Sheldon: Why is there a hole in my new office? I've narrowed it down to two possibilities: There was something in the wall that someone outside the wall wanted, or the more disturbing, there was something in the wall that wanted out.  Raj: Well, at least you finally got a window that opens. That's nice.  Sheldon: Is it? Listen.  Raj: What, you don't like wind chimes?  Sheldon: No, I hate them, but it gets worse. There it is.  Howard: The bird?  Sheldon: Yeah, It's completely out of tune with the wind chimes.  Raj: So?  Sheldon: You don't get it, do you? That's a mockingbird. Mockingbirds can change their song, which means he's out of tune on purpose. He's mocking me. Oh dear. There it is again. Do you feel it?  Howard: The growing realization that you are one wacky bastard? Yep.  Sheldon: No. The vibration. We are directly underneath the geology lab, and they're running their confounded sieve shakers again. Hey, gravel monkeys, if you need to shake rocks, try jiggling your heads around!  Leonard: Sheldon, relax.  Sheldon: How can I relax? My nervous system is being stretched out like the strings of a harp and plucked by holes and birds and wind and the low-hanging scrotum of the difficult-to-evict Professor Rothman.  Leonard: If you're not happy, why don't you just let Kripke have the office?  Sheldon: What, and let him win? Do I look crazy to you? We're trying to think down here, you geode-loving feldspar jockeys! (To the bird) And you, the notes are C, D, E, G and A. You pick one or I am chopping down that tree!  Scene: Penny's apartment.  Penny: How's that?  Amy: Little higher on the right.  Penny: Now?  Amy: Little more. No. That's got it.  Penny: Yeah, okay. That's, uh, that's good.  Amy: I'll let you in on a little secret.  Penny: Mm.  Amy: Originally we were painted nude. But I had him add clothes, 'cause I thought it was an unnecessary challenge to our heterosexuality.  Penny: Yeah, good call.  Amy: But if you ever change your mind, all it would take is some warm, soapy water and a couple of sponges.  Penny: You're talking about the painting, right?  Amy: Sure.  Scene: Rothman's office. Sheldon has his head stuck in the hole in the wall.  Sheldon: Help! Somebody help!  Leonard: What happened?  Sheldon: I was trying to see what was in here and my head got stuck.  Leonard: Why would you do that?  Sheldon: It's called scientific curiosity. Now go get butter.  Leonard: Hang in there. I'll be right back. (Takes out phone and takes a photo. Sits down and starts posting it online.)