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What are you doing?

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Pigeon check for Sheldon.

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North side's all clear!

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Great. Let's look
at some planets!

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Hey, why'd you lug your
telescope all the way over here?

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Leonard has one
in our apartment.

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Yeah, I'm gonna
use Leonard's.

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Might as well hold my hand
up like this and squint.

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I don't know.
It seemed pretty good.

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You know, once
when the cable went out,

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I watched an entire episode
of The Bachelor

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on a TV across the street.

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This one's more
of a professional model.

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So was the girl he picked!

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This baby's got a ten-inch
diameter with f/10 ACF optics.

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And tonight

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Mercury is
at its highest elongation.

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It makes far-away things seem
close, and Mercury is a planet.

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I know Mercury is a planet.

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But the-the other
thing was helpful.

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Oh. Look at that.

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- Neil Gaiman tweeted about my store!
- What did he say?

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Uh, "Next time
you're in Pasadena,

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"check out The Comic Center.

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"Great vibe,
old school,

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the owner really knows
his stuff."

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Isn't that amazing?

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Well, uh, it's no Sandman,
but I guess we can't expect

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everything he writes
to be a masterpiece.

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When was he in your store?

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I have no idea.
I think I would remember that.

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Obviously, vibranium is the
most powerful metal in comics.

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What, more powerful
than adamantium?

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He's right.

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Wolverine's claws,
Ultron's outer shell.

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Need I go on?

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You don't need to,
but you probably will.

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What about Wonder
Woman's bracelets?

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Good point.

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Strong as a metal and
fierce as a fashion choice.

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You know,

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Thor's hammer's
pretty powerful,

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and in the comics,
it's made out of enchanted uru.

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Uh, yeah, I think
it's the enchantment

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that's powerful,
not the uru,

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but, uh, thanks for playing.

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Oh, man, I can't believe
Neil Gaiman came in,

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and we weren't even there.

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? The Big Bang Theory 11x21 ?
The Comet Polarization

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? Our whole universe
was in a hot, dense state ?

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? Then nearly 14 billion years
ago expansion started... Wait! ?

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? The Earth began to cool ?

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? The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools ?

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? We built the Wall ?
? We built the pyramids ?

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? Math, Science, History,
unraveling the mystery ?

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? That all started
with a big bang ?

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? Bang! ?

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== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man

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Can you see Mercury?
Can you see it?

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One second.

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You know, the Greek
version of Mercury, Hermes,

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was worshipped
in Athens

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by the carving of
giant wooden phalluses.

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Please, Amy,

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get your mind out
of the ancient Athenian gutter.

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Got another follower.
I'm blowing up.

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Great. How many does that make?

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High double digits.

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The nineties?
Mid double digits.

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Hey, uh,

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Penny, do you want
to check this out?

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Yeah, sure.

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All right, just, uh,
look through here,

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and if you want to take a
picture, just push that button.

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Okay.

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Oh, what is that?

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Is it Mercury? I'm really
jonesing for Mercury.

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I think it's a
little early

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for Mercury to
be visible yet.

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Playing hard to get.

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I like that in a planet.

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No, there's something fuzzy.

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Is it your teen years?

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No.

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Yes. Shut up.

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Look. Look at that.
I think I see something.

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It could just be your eyelash.

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It's not an eyelash!

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Okay, well, uh,
take a picture. Let's see.

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Okay. Here.

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Hmm. I do see something.

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Told you.
What is it?

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I don't know.

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Maybe it's a comet.

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That would be so cool.

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You guys want

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to see a real star,
look over here.

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What?

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I just got retweeted...
by Patton Oswalt's brother.

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So, this is really
where Neil Gaiman shops?

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Neil Gaiman, Nicolas Cage,
Natalie Portman.

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The list goes on.

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They all come here?

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Unless I'm lying.

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Who are all these people?

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What? Is this
a flash mob?

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Are they dancing?

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I don't know what today's
dancing looks like.

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Hey, guys. That tweet
actually got people

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to come in.
Isn't that great?

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No. I liked the way
the store was before.

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You mean empty and sad?

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Yes, it was perfect.

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Like a funeral home that
sells Pokémon cards.

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What am I supposed to do now

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if I want to hang out
and read a comic book?

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Go sit on the couch.

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Next to a stranger?

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If I'm going to sit, read,
and ignore a woman,

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it's going to be my fiancée.

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Why are you being
such a baby about the crowds?

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You go to Comic-Con.

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You-- I'm sorry.

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You're comparing this
place to Comic-Con?

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Well, can I go to the bathroom
here next to a Wookiee

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who got his zipper
stuck in his fur?

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Wow. We go to Comic-Con
for different reasons.

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You know what?

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Just give me a copy
of Action Comics 1000,

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and I'll be on my way.

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Sorry. All out.

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Now you just let people
come in and buy them?

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I didn't realize
your soul was also for sale.

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Well,

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it wasn't,
but, uh, make me an offer.

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Who is that?

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Sheldon.
Who is he mad at?

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Neil Gaiman.
Who's that?

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Not us.
Great.

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Guys.

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Hi.
Hey.

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So, guess what.

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That indeed was
a comet last night,

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and it turns out,
no one's seen it before.

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Wow.
Really?

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Look at that!
I discovered a comet! Oh!

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What do you mean
you discovered it?

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Well, I'm the one who saw it.

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In my telescope
that I positioned.

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All you did was look into it.

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Well, you both discovered it.

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You can put both your names
on the registration form.

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Actually, we can't.
Why not?

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Because when I filled it out,
it asked for name of discoverer,

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and I put
"Rajesh Koothrappali" because...

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because that's who I am,
and that's what I did.

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Are you kidding me?

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Well, he is the one
who knew it was a comet.

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No, he didn't.
He thought it was an eyelash!

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And you thought
it was a fuzzy streak.

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I mean, do you even know
what a comet is?

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Yeah, the thing I saw first.

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I honestly don't think that
that qualifies as a discovery.

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But I took the picture.

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Because I told you to!

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Like, if a monkey
took the picture,

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did it discover the comet?

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Excuse me?!

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Uh, he didn't mean monkey.

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- Get the hell out of my apartment!
- And she didn't mean that.

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Actually, I think she did.
You should go.

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You look great.

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Oh, thanks.

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Would you believe
this is actually a dress

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from before I was pregnant?

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Well, it's not a competition,

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but I wore this suit
to my Bar Mitzvah.

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Where's Stuart?

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I told him
we had a 6:30 reservation.

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Well, I'll call him.

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Comic Center,
where the real superhero is you.

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Stuart, you're supposed
to be babysitting.

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Oh!

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Shoot. That was tonight.
I forgot.

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The store's been really busy.

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Well, when can you get here?

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Um, I don't think I can.
Listen to this.

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I-I was ringing up a customer,
and I heard someone say,

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"Hey, there's a line,"
and I looked, and there was.

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Come on. You can't
do this to us.

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I am really sorry. I
will make it up to you.

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But it won't be with
a Val Kilmer Batman figurine

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because some sucker's
buying that right now.

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Not you. This is great.

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He says he has to work.

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Oh, it's okay.

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We can have date night
another night.

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But you got all dressed up.

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We were supposed to have
dinner and romance.

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We'll just have
to divide and conquer.

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I'll go to dinner,

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and you can stay home with
the Internet and have romance.

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Okay, look, I Googled it.

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I took the picture,
so it's my discovery.

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He stole my comet.

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I know, but on the other hand,
do you really care?

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Yes, I care.
This happens to me all the time.

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People take one look at me

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and assume I don't know
what I'm talking about.

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Oh, I'm sure that's not true.

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I'm sorry. Are you saying

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I don't know
what I'm talking about?

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No, I'm not saying anything...
ever again.

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Look, I'm serious.
The other day at work,

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I had this great idea, but
no one was listening to me.

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And then five minutes later,
Paul said the same thing,

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and they practically
carried him around the room.

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Oh, well, what was it?

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Well, CPK for lunch,

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but that's just one example.

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It also happens
with all

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the doctors I have to deal with.

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You know,
they're so condescending.

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I'm so sick
of letting this stuff slide.

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I found that comet. Why should
I let Raj say he found it?

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I know you're right,
but he is our friend,

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and this could be good
for his career.

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Okay, so you agree with me,
but he still gets his way?

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Ah, there you go.
Everybody wins.

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My God, you're such
a people-pleaser.

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You can't stand
making anyone angry.

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Why would I want
to make anyone angry?

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'Cause it would mean
you were on my side.

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Oh, I am on your side.
Hey, hey.

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Let's not forget who
you're really mad at here-- Raj.

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Oh, and Paul.
Paul sucks, right?

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But don't tell him I said that.

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Hey, Howard,
did you see that...?

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I'm over here, Sheldon.

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That was a close one.

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I almost went home
with that guy.

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You doing okay?
Do we need to go?

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No, I'm fine.

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I admit all these people did
take me by surprise at first,

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but I've learned
that I can accept change.

246
00:10:01,625 --> 00:10:03,792
S-Since when?

247
00:10:04,728 --> 00:10:06,795
I managed it when Amy
switched her shampoo

248
00:10:06,797 --> 00:10:09,264
from Prell
to Prell for oily hair. Hmm?

249
00:10:09,266 --> 00:10:10,865
Although I do miss the way

250
00:10:10,867 --> 00:10:13,702
her head used
to slide off the pillow.

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May I help you?

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00:10:20,544 --> 00:10:21,943
Who are you?

253
00:10:21,945 --> 00:10:24,346
Oh, I'm Denise,
the new assistant manager.

254
00:10:24,348 --> 00:10:26,014
Nope.

255
00:10:31,651 --> 00:10:34,318
Can you believe it?
In the past decade,

256
00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,587
I have spent thousands
of dollars in that store,

257
00:10:36,589 --> 00:10:38,322
and this is the thanks I get.

258
00:10:38,324 --> 00:10:41,826
You're right. I mean,
he could at least get you a mug.

259
00:10:42,662 --> 00:10:44,028
He gave me a mug.

260
00:10:44,030 --> 00:10:46,230
What do you think
I'm drinking out of?

261
00:10:46,866 --> 00:10:49,066
Do you even pay attention?

262
00:10:49,068 --> 00:10:51,369
Honestly, less and less.

263
00:10:52,605 --> 00:10:55,239
Amy, the comic
book store

264
00:10:55,241 --> 00:10:58,843
is like my version
of the country in Black Panther.

265
00:10:58,845 --> 00:11:01,445
Okay, I'm afraid this is
gonna get really offensive

266
00:11:01,447 --> 00:11:02,980
to certain groups.

267
00:11:05,418 --> 00:11:08,085
The nation of Wakanda
was a hidden gem,

268
00:11:08,087 --> 00:11:10,388
and they wanted to
keep it that way,

269
00:11:10,390 --> 00:11:13,524
because they knew if they
opened it up to the world,

270
00:11:13,526 --> 00:11:16,694
everything that was special
about it would get ruined.

271
00:11:16,696 --> 00:11:18,929
Are you done?
Yes.

272
00:11:18,931 --> 00:11:21,532
Oh, okay.

273
00:11:21,534 --> 00:11:24,301
That both made sense
and wasn't offensive.

274
00:11:25,505 --> 00:11:28,539
And to make things worse,
Stuart hired some woman.

275
00:11:28,541 --> 00:11:31,108
There we go.
No...

276
00:11:31,110 --> 00:11:33,244
I'm not annoyed
that she's a woman.

277
00:11:33,246 --> 00:11:35,312
I'm annoyed, and
she's a woman.

278
00:11:35,314 --> 00:11:36,747
No, I get that.

279
00:11:36,749 --> 00:11:39,650
I'm annoyed and I'm a woman.

280
00:11:40,887 --> 00:11:43,020
It's just, Stuart knows
my likes and dislikes.

281
00:11:43,022 --> 00:11:45,189
And I can count
on his discretion

282
00:11:45,191 --> 00:11:47,224
if I pick up the
occasional back issue

283
00:11:47,226 --> 00:11:49,960
of Superman's Pal
Jimmy Olsen.

284
00:11:51,497 --> 00:11:54,031
Which I don't.

285
00:11:54,033 --> 00:11:57,034
Well, don't think of her
as a stranger.

286
00:11:57,036 --> 00:11:59,236
Just think of her as a...

287
00:11:59,238 --> 00:12:04,108
a friend you haven't berated,
lectured or condescended to yet.

288
00:12:04,110 --> 00:12:06,911
I hadn't thought
of it that way.

289
00:12:06,913 --> 00:12:08,345
Thank you.

290
00:12:08,347 --> 00:12:10,748
You're welcome.
You're wise,

291
00:12:10,750 --> 00:12:12,716
and you smell like books.

292
00:12:14,987 --> 00:12:16,854
You really are
the whole package.

293
00:12:20,827 --> 00:12:22,493
Raj, just help me out.

294
00:12:22,495 --> 00:12:24,595
Penny's pretty mad
about this comet thing.

295
00:12:24,597 --> 00:12:26,197
Well, I'm sorry she's upset.

296
00:12:26,199 --> 00:12:28,432
But she didn't discover it.
Oh, come on,

297
00:12:28,434 --> 00:12:30,167
you know she was a part of it.

298
00:12:30,169 --> 00:12:31,869
Just add her name
to the registration.

299
00:12:31,871 --> 00:12:34,138
But I already told
everyone at work that I did it.

300
00:12:34,140 --> 00:12:35,272
My boss was so excited,

301
00:12:35,274 --> 00:12:36,874
he started calling me
Captain Comet.

302
00:12:36,876 --> 00:12:38,409
Which is better

303
00:12:38,411 --> 00:12:41,445
than his last nickname for me:
Dr. Doughnuts.

304
00:12:41,447 --> 00:12:43,781
Because one time
I had two doughnuts.

305
00:12:43,783 --> 00:12:46,417
And two times
I had three doughnuts.

306
00:12:47,787 --> 00:12:50,855
I guess you're just gonna
have to swallow your pride.

307
00:12:50,857 --> 00:12:52,923
I, I, I can't do that.

308
00:12:52,925 --> 00:12:56,827
Sure you can-- just pretend
it's two or three doughnuts.

309
00:12:56,829 --> 00:12:58,162
You don't understand.

310
00:12:58,164 --> 00:12:59,830
Leonard, I need this.

311
00:12:59,832 --> 00:13:01,098
My last big discovery was:

312
00:13:01,100 --> 00:13:03,300
if you press
your upper lip hard enough,

313
00:13:03,302 --> 00:13:06,036
you can block a sneeze.

314
00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,573
I told you that.

315
00:13:09,575 --> 00:13:11,742
This is all my fault.

316
00:13:11,744 --> 00:13:14,144
I brought this
upon myself.

317
00:13:14,146 --> 00:13:16,447
I'm a bad scientist.

318
00:13:16,449 --> 00:13:18,549
I'm a selfish person.
No, no,

319
00:13:18,551 --> 00:13:19,617
don't get upset.

320
00:13:19,619 --> 00:13:20,918
You're not a bad person.

321
00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:22,987
Just let me... talk to Penny.

322
00:13:22,989 --> 00:13:24,088
I'm-I'm sure I can

323
00:13:24,090 --> 00:13:25,656
make her understand.

324
00:13:25,658 --> 00:13:28,058
Thank you. You're
a good friend, Leonard.

325
00:13:28,060 --> 00:13:31,629
I'm glad you think so,
'cause I may be living here soon.

326
00:13:39,105 --> 00:13:41,505
Just look at her
over there.

327
00:13:41,507 --> 00:13:43,107
She just started,

328
00:13:43,109 --> 00:13:44,775
and she gets to
put up "Staff Picks."

329
00:13:44,777 --> 00:13:46,310
I've been coming here
for ten years--

330
00:13:46,312 --> 00:13:48,979
I still can't put up
"Sheldon Dislikes."

331
00:13:48,981 --> 00:13:50,481
I talked to her yesterday.

332
00:13:50,483 --> 00:13:52,983
She really seems
to know her stuff.

333
00:13:53,819 --> 00:13:55,686
Challenge accepted.

334
00:13:55,688 --> 00:13:58,689
That is not what that was.

335
00:13:59,525 --> 00:14:01,325
Excuse me.

336
00:14:01,327 --> 00:14:02,993
I was wondering

337
00:14:02,995 --> 00:14:04,328
if you could recommend
something.

338
00:14:04,330 --> 00:14:06,163
Oh, sure. You want
to tell me what you like?

339
00:14:06,165 --> 00:14:07,965
I would not.

340
00:14:11,771 --> 00:14:15,472
All right, well, you're
wearing a Green Lantern shirt,

341
00:14:15,474 --> 00:14:17,107
so I'm guessing
you're a DC fan.

342
00:14:17,109 --> 00:14:18,876
Although that's from
the Alan Scott era,

343
00:14:18,878 --> 00:14:20,711
so you're probably not
super into the current run.

344
00:14:20,713 --> 00:14:23,013
How would you feel about
an alternate history

345
00:14:23,015 --> 00:14:26,016
where World War I was fought
with dragons and magic?

346
00:14:26,018 --> 00:14:27,618
That's what I wanted the theme

347
00:14:27,620 --> 00:14:29,720
of my tenth birthday party
to be!

348
00:14:29,722 --> 00:14:31,055
Here.

349
00:14:31,057 --> 00:14:32,957
Check this out.

350
00:14:32,959 --> 00:14:35,559
- It's by Kurt Busiek.
- You know, if you're interested

351
00:14:35,561 --> 00:14:36,994
in alternate histories,

352
00:14:36,996 --> 00:14:39,396
Neil Gaiman wrote one
called 1602.

353
00:14:39,398 --> 00:14:42,533
I'm sorry, we're in the middle
of something here.

354
00:14:44,503 --> 00:14:45,703
It is pretty good, actually.

355
00:14:45,705 --> 00:14:46,937
He takes
the Marvel superheroes

356
00:14:46,939 --> 00:14:49,373
and he puts them
into Elizabethan England.

357
00:14:49,375 --> 00:14:53,777
Let me guess-- everyone thinks
the X-Men are witches.

358
00:14:54,614 --> 00:14:55,879
Yeah.

359
00:14:58,417 --> 00:15:01,218
Why don't you take this home,
and if you don't like it,

360
00:15:01,220 --> 00:15:03,187
return it and I'll give
you your money back.

361
00:15:03,189 --> 00:15:04,288
Just don't tell Stuart.

362
00:15:04,290 --> 00:15:06,657
Stuart who?

363
00:15:09,629 --> 00:15:10,761
Hey.

364
00:15:10,763 --> 00:15:14,231
Where have you been?
I went to yell at Raj.

365
00:15:14,233 --> 00:15:16,900
And? Is he gonna
give me back my comet?

366
00:15:16,902 --> 00:15:18,702
Interesting thing.

367
00:15:18,704 --> 00:15:20,504
Did you cave?

368
00:15:20,506 --> 00:15:21,939
Maybe I did, or...

369
00:15:21,941 --> 00:15:23,874
maybe I did.

370
00:15:25,444 --> 00:15:27,444
But I did realize something.

371
00:15:27,446 --> 00:15:30,481
I-I don't need
to fight your battles.

372
00:15:30,483 --> 00:15:31,782
You... you are

373
00:15:31,784 --> 00:15:33,317
a strong and independent woman.

374
00:15:33,319 --> 00:15:35,052
You have your own voice.

375
00:15:35,054 --> 00:15:36,920
And, to quote
another strong woman,

376
00:15:36,922 --> 00:15:39,823
Katy Perry,
it's time to hear you roar.

377
00:15:39,825 --> 00:15:43,260
Did you just think of that
on your way home?

378
00:15:43,262 --> 00:15:45,996
What do you want from me?
The song was on in the car.

379
00:15:45,998 --> 00:15:47,398
But it doesn't mean

380
00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,199
that it's not true.

381
00:15:49,201 --> 00:15:50,868
Well, you make a good point.

382
00:15:50,870 --> 00:15:53,103
I'm gonna go talk to Raj myself.

383
00:15:54,006 --> 00:15:55,973
I know I don't say it enough,

384
00:15:55,975 --> 00:15:58,175
but you go, girl.

385
00:15:58,177 --> 00:16:01,111
That was enough.

386
00:16:03,449 --> 00:16:05,449
What's all this?

387
00:16:05,451 --> 00:16:07,618
Well, we missed
our date night,

388
00:16:07,620 --> 00:16:09,987
and Stuart's working again,
so I thought we could have

389
00:16:09,989 --> 00:16:11,622
a date night here at home.

390
00:16:11,624 --> 00:16:13,457
Aw, that's so sweet.

391
00:16:13,459 --> 00:16:16,126
Oh. So... is that
really what you're wearing

392
00:16:16,128 --> 00:16:18,162
to our date night?

393
00:16:18,164 --> 00:16:21,932
Well, Stuart's not here
and the kids are sleeping.

394
00:16:21,934 --> 00:16:23,901
I could wear nothing.

395
00:16:23,903 --> 00:16:25,969
You might want
to hold off on that--

396
00:16:25,971 --> 00:16:28,005
we're starting with soup.

397
00:16:29,375 --> 00:16:31,108
Hey!

398
00:16:31,110 --> 00:16:33,410
Wha...? I thought you
were working late again.

399
00:16:33,412 --> 00:16:35,245
I was, but Denise
has got it covered.

400
00:16:35,247 --> 00:16:36,380
Oh.
Oh...

401
00:16:36,382 --> 00:16:37,848
the funniest thing
happened today.

402
00:16:37,850 --> 00:16:41,051
You know the, uh, receipt tape
in the cash register?

403
00:16:41,053 --> 00:16:42,252
It ran out.

404
00:16:43,322 --> 00:16:45,322
I didn't even know
it could do that.

405
00:16:46,692 --> 00:16:48,587
You know, we were just
sitting down to dinner.

406
00:16:48,611 --> 00:16:49,728
Oh. Perfect timing.

407
00:16:49,729 --> 00:16:51,195
I'll go wash up.

408
00:16:52,531 --> 00:16:54,465
There goes date night.

409
00:16:54,467 --> 00:16:56,633
Are you kidding?
Stuart's here! Get your purse.

410
00:16:56,635 --> 00:16:58,836
We're going out.
What about the dinner you made?

411
00:16:58,838 --> 00:17:00,671
Right. Hey, Stuart!

412
00:17:00,673 --> 00:17:03,841
That can of soup
sitting by the stove, that's for you!

413
00:17:03,843 --> 00:17:06,176
You made canned soup
for date night?

414
00:17:06,178 --> 00:17:07,845
And you wore sweatpants.
Let's go.

415
00:17:11,217 --> 00:17:14,785
Oh, and it turns out Denise
is also really excited

416
00:17:14,787 --> 00:17:16,620
for Dan Slott's run
on Iron Man,

417
00:17:16,622 --> 00:17:19,289
because he was her favorite
Spider-Man writer, too.

418
00:17:19,291 --> 00:17:21,892
How about that?

419
00:17:21,894 --> 00:17:26,130
Oh! And guess who goes to art school
right here in Pasadena.

420
00:17:26,132 --> 00:17:27,598
Hmm. I don't know.

421
00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,800
Denise?

422
00:17:30,903 --> 00:17:33,103
You're a good guesser, Amy.

423
00:17:33,105 --> 00:17:35,472
Not as good
as Denise, though.

424
00:17:35,474 --> 00:17:37,641
She thought I would like
this comic, Arrowsmith,

425
00:17:37,643 --> 00:17:41,245
and she was right.
Well, was the store crowded?

426
00:17:41,247 --> 00:17:42,980
I bet it was.
I know you hate that.

427
00:17:42,982 --> 00:17:45,048
It was. But if it
weren't for the crowds,

428
00:17:45,050 --> 00:17:47,117
Stuart never would
have hired Denise,

429
00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:48,519
and she's the best.

430
00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:54,858
You must be Denise.

431
00:17:54,860 --> 00:17:56,727
Oh, yeah. How
can I help you?

432
00:17:56,729 --> 00:17:58,762
I'm Amy, Sheldon's fiancée.

433
00:17:58,764 --> 00:18:00,597
Oh. I got to be honest,

434
00:18:00,599 --> 00:18:03,600
I wasn't a hundred percent
sure you were real.

435
00:18:05,271 --> 00:18:08,772
Oh, I am. And I heard you and
Sheldon had a great time today

436
00:18:08,774 --> 00:18:10,140
talking about comic books.

437
00:18:10,142 --> 00:18:11,475
We did.
Great.

438
00:18:11,477 --> 00:18:13,644
Here's what's gonna happen.

439
00:18:13,646 --> 00:18:15,312
You're gonna teach me
how to do that.

440
00:18:15,314 --> 00:18:16,446
Do what?

441
00:18:16,448 --> 00:18:18,315
Pretend to like comic books.

442
00:18:18,317 --> 00:18:20,751
Oh, no, I actually
like comic books.

443
00:18:20,753 --> 00:18:22,519
All right, let's not get
hung up on semantics.

444
00:18:22,521 --> 00:18:24,588
It's late, we got
a lot of work to do.

445
00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:36,767
I'm sorry.

446
00:18:36,769 --> 00:18:38,435
I haven't even said
anything yet.

447
00:18:38,437 --> 00:18:40,771
I know, but I heard your
footsteps coming up the stairs,

448
00:18:40,773 --> 00:18:42,272
and they sounded angry.

449
00:18:42,274 --> 00:18:45,309
They are angry.
I'm mad at you.

450
00:18:45,311 --> 00:18:47,077
And you have every
right to be, okay?

451
00:18:47,079 --> 00:18:48,745
I was being...
I was being a jerk.

452
00:18:48,747 --> 00:18:52,416
We did this together, and
I hogged all of the credit.

453
00:18:52,418 --> 00:18:55,886
And after you've been such a good friend
to me over the years.

454
00:18:55,888 --> 00:18:59,256
Like, I wouldn't even be able to talk
to women if it wasn't for you, so...

455
00:18:59,258 --> 00:19:02,759
so I'm... I'm gonna make sure
that your name is on the comet.

456
00:19:02,761 --> 00:19:04,094
Thank you.

457
00:19:04,096 --> 00:19:06,964
Even if it's
professionally embarrassing.

458
00:19:06,966 --> 00:19:11,168
You know, or maybe put me
on thin ice at work.

459
00:19:11,170 --> 00:19:13,570
I may lose my funding.

460
00:19:13,572 --> 00:19:17,174
I still, uh...
still want to make this right.

461
00:19:17,176 --> 00:19:19,676
Good. Bye.

462
00:19:22,229 --> 00:19:25,796
That worked way better
with Leonard.

463
00:19:32,826 --> 00:19:35,593
- Hello.
- Hi.

464
00:19:36,163 --> 00:19:38,630
Why are you reading
a comic book?

465
00:19:38,632 --> 00:19:40,666
Denise recommended it to me.

466
00:19:40,668 --> 00:19:42,301
It's the Rebirth Omnibus.

467
00:19:42,303 --> 00:19:45,070
She thought it would be
a good entry point for me

468
00:19:45,072 --> 00:19:47,139
into the DC Universe--
and I have to say,

469
00:19:47,141 --> 00:19:48,114
- I really do like...
- You know, Amy,

470
00:19:48,115 --> 00:19:50,345
Amy, I've talked a lot about
comic books lately,

471
00:19:50,369 --> 00:19:51,690
can we talk about something else?

472
00:19:59,021 --> 00:20:05,921
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