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[distorted voices,
radio crackling]

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What on Earth...?

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Hello?

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Hello, Mom.
Hi.

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I bet you're wondering.

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I sure am.

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It's a shortwave radio.

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Dr. Sturgis
is letting me use it.

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STURGIS:
It picks up broadcasts

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from around the world.

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Listen.

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This is the time being announced
every minute from Ottawa.

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OPERATOR: At the sound of the
tone, the local time in Ottawa

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will be 5:13.[beeps]

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Spellbinding, ain't it?

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And you thought this was okay
to go on in my house?

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It was that or my house,
so here we are.

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Wednesday morning, the
Nobel Prize winners are going

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to be announced in Sweden, and
we'll hear it as it's happening.

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Well, 2.8 milliseconds later.

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Sure, because
of the propagation.

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And what's this?
Some kind of antenna?

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Yes. It needs to go
up on the roof.

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You're not going on the roof.

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Of course he's not. I am.

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You're not going, either.

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Excuse me, I have six years

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of tai chi under my belt.

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I have the balance
of a jungle cat.

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You doing some kind of
slow-motion hula dance

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in the park is not gonna
change my mind.

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I do much more than just this.

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♪ Nobody else
is stronger than I am ♪

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♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain

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♪ I bet I could be your hero

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♪ I am a mighty little man

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♪ I am a mighty little man.♪

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So you want me to put
that thing on that roof?

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Yes.

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So you can hear who won
a science prize?

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The Nobel Prize.

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[sighs] Why can't you read
who won in the newspaper?

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I could say the same thing
about the Super Bowl,

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but you still watch it.

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He got you there.

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The Super Bowl is football.

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Your thing is... I don't
even know what your thing is.

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It's the most prestigious award
in the field of physics.

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I'll think about it.

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When I win one, I might
just thank you in my speech.

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[sighs]

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The things I do for you.

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Georgie, get out here!

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Got a chore for you!

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Good call.
You have no business up there.

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[distorted voices]

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OPERATOR:
Radio Sweden International.

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There it is.

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Excellent. Which scientists
are you rooting for?

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Oh, I don't
have a favorite.

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There's so much good
work being done.

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I think it's time
Frederick Reines

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finally gets his due
for the neutrino.

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I suppose he has a shot.

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I should think so, he confirmed
the neutrino's existence

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35 years ago.

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What the heck
are they waiting for?

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Lots of talented people
don't get recognized.

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NARRATOR [over TV]:
Giraffes aren't able to have...

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[Donald Duck jabbering]

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You know if we had cable,
we'd have, like, 60 channels?

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We have plenty of channels.

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We have seven.

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Hey! There are starving kids
in Africa

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with no channels.

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Come on, it don't cost much.

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I'm not paying for television.

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Television is free.
Always was, always will be.

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You're so cheap.

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If you want cable,
pay for it yourself.

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Or better yet, try turning that
thing off and go read a book.

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"Read a book"?

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STURGIS:
♪ Inch by inch

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♪ Row by row

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♪ Gonna make this garden grow

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♪ Gonna mulch it deep and... John?

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Hello, my sweet.

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What are you doing out here?

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Weeding. You have goosegrass.

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And you can't have a nice lawn
if you have goosegrass.

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[chuckles]:
It's kind of dark out.

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Goosegrass doesn't sleep.

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It kills the good grass

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and leaves
bald spots.

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But don't worry,

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I'm on the job.
[chuckles]

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Oh. Okay.

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Can I get you a flashlight?

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I would prefer a headlamp, such
as one would use for spelunking.

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Okay.

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Let me check
my spelunking supplies.

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You're a peach.

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♪ Pulling weeds
and picking stones... ♪

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[xylophone playing]

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Good morning,
Medford High School,

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this is Class President
Sheldon Cooper

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with an important
science bulletin.

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This Wednesday morning,

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the Nobel Prize in Physics
will be announced,

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and I'd like to invite each and
every one of you to my garage

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to listen live at 5:00 a.m. and
be a part of scientific history.

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Food and refreshments
will be served...You worried your kid

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just invited the whole school
to your house?

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At 5:00 in the morning
for a Swedish science thing?

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[chuckles]
Not at all.

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In other school news, this
Friday night our football team

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will be playing
another football team.

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[phone ringing]

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Hello?

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Hi, Connie,
this is Dr. Linkletter.

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I work in the physics department
with Dr. Sturgis.

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Oh, sure, I remember you.

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What can I do for you?

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Well, I'm just calling to let
you know that John is fine,

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but there's been a bit of
an incident at the school today.

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What happened?

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He broke into
the mainframe computer lab,

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tripped off an alarm.

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Security came,
and there was a chase.

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A chase?

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It was a short one.
He's not a fast man.

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Uh-- well, where is he now?

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He's in the dean's office.

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He has you listed
as the emergency contact,

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so I just wanted
to let you know.

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Well, uh-- thank you

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so much for calling.My pleasure.

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If there's anything I can do,
feel free to reach out.

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Or if you'd like to go
grab a coffee sometime,

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I know a cute little cafe.

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Do you like scones?

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You're not actually trying
to hit on me right now, are you?

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Is it working?No.

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I should go.

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What kind of snacks
do you think I should serve

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at my Nobel gathering?

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It's on Swedish radio.
How about Swedish meatballs?

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But it's at 5:00 a.m.

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Swedish breakfast balls?

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I could offer an assortment
of breakfast cereal.

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My mom doesn't let me have
cereal with sugar in it.

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Or anything that makes me happy.

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Connie. What are you doing here?

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Well...

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I got a call
from your friend Linkletter,

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and, uh... I-I was a
little worried about you.

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What did he say?

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That you had some
kind of scuffle

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with the campus security?

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No scuffle.

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I was using
the university's mainframe,

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and they asked me to leave.
Simple as that.

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So nobody chased you?

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I was startled, and so I did

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what any normal person does
under the circumstances:

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climb out a window
and run like the dickens.

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KURT [over TV]:
Hi, I'm Kurt Loder,
this is MTV News...

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Since when do we get MTV?

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Since I got cable.

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What do you mean, you got cable?

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I called up the cable company
and I said, "Hello,

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I'd like cable,"
and they put in cable.

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I'm not paying for that.

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Keep your shirt on.
I paid for it.

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Is that so?

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Yeah, with money
I saved from my job.

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Well, okay.

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So do we get any
of those movie channels?

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Dad, I'm trying
to watch the news.

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KURT:
Billy Idol has recovered
so well from...

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What's so important
that I had to run over here?

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Come here. I want
to show you something.

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Look at this.

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John did it.

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Oh, dear.

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"Oh, dear" is right.

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Was he in here taking a bath

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and just started thinking
about science stuff?

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Read the top right part.

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MARY:
"Time plus heat

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plus bread equals toast."

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[whispers]:
That ain't science.

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Well, it's not wrong, either.

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Look at this.

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Yeah, well, that's... peculiar.

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You'll be amazed to know
that the Nobel Prize,

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while being the most prestigious
award in science,

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is not generally celebrated
in this country.

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No parades, no fireworks.

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Which is why I thought having
a breakfast celebration

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was not only appropriate,
but long overdue.

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You may have noticed
that I went with Cheerios,

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and believe me, it was
a decision that I came to

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after careful consideration.

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There were birds
on the Froot Loops,

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Cocoa Puffs and Corn Flakes,
so they were out.

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And leprechauns and elves
are magical creatures

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that would be a slap in the face
to the scientific community.

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Anyway, the festivities begin
at 4:30 a.m.

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You're most welcome to come.

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As are you, unhappy bag boy.

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What the hell is this?

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TV's asking me
for some kind of code.

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Yeah, that's the
parental control lock.

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So how do I take it off?You don't.

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This is my cable
that I bought with my money.

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You got to be kidding me.

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Here's an idea,
how about you go read a book?

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Oh, this isn't over, little man.

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Not by a long shot!

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You know what I like
about you, Sheldon?

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You're incredibly smart,
but you're also really dumb.

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Why would you say that?

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You think people are gonna
come here to hang out with you?

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Yes.

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To hear about science?Yes.

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On the radio?
Yes.

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At 5:00 in the morning?

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Yes.

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And you're asking me
why you're dumb?

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Well, I happen to have
a little more faith

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in the curiosity
of my fellows.

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See, you sound smart,
but you're still dumb.

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I bet you don't even know
the first thing about Sweden.

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Well, you're wrong,

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it's where those little
meatballs come from.

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And that chef on The Muppets.
That's two things.

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Oh,

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and is in Canada. That's three.

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[phone ringing]

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Hello?

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Hello, Dr. Linkletter.

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This is Connie Tucker.

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Connie, how lovely
to hear from you.

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Stop. I'm worried about John.

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He was supposed to be here for
dinner and he never showed up.

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That's not good. He also missed
two of his classes today.

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Do you have any idea
where he might be?

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Hard to say.
If he's having another episode,

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he could be anywhere.

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Hold on, what do you mean
"episode"?

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Oh, I thought you knew.
In the past,

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John has struggled
with his grip on reality.

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What kind of struggle
are we talking about?

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The kind where he's had
to be hospitalized.

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Well, he never said anything
about that to me.

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Well, I certainly wouldn't
fabricate such a story.

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Okay, look, i-if-if you
hear from him or see him,

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please let me know.

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Of course.
Now, if down the road

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things don't work out
with you two, I'd love to...

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Good-bye.

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♪

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[car engine starts]

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[TV playing faintly]

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Here, this is for you.What is it?

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Read it. You do remember
how to read, don't you?

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A bill? Really?

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Room and board, buddy.

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$50 a month for food?

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The way you eat,
I should've gone $50 a week.

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Laundry services?

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Your poor mother has to touch
your underwear.

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What's the $10 a month
"peema" charge?

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Oh, P-I-M-A, that's
a "Pain in My Ass" tax.

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My way of getting
compensated for you

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taking years off my life.

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John?

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John?

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Your bike's here. John?

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John?

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[sensual music playing on TV]

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[chuckling]: Well, look at that,
there's boobies on my TV.

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Ooh!

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Get out of here!I'm telling Mom!

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[gunshots,
horse neighing over TV]

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[sensual music playing]

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John?

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Hello.

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What-What're you doing?

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I was doing tai chi

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and then I realized
that I was

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continually being bombarded
by subatomic particles

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and it behooves me, perhaps,

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to pay slightly closer
attention to them.

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Maybe "chi" is the
ancient Chinese word

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for the subatomic
universe.

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You're scaring me, John.

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Well, there's nothing
to be scared of.

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Tomorrow, somebody will win
the Nobel Prize

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about these
particles...

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not me.

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But I'm experiencing them
firsthand... [laughs]

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...which could be better.

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Why don't you come down
and experience them

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on the floor?

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I think I just felt
a neutrino. [laughing]

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You know, neutrinos
are interesting.

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They never bond with anything,

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they're always alone.

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I think that one went
right through my pants.

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All right,

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why don't we
go downstairs,

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and I'll fix us both
a nice cup of hot tea

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and you can tell me
all about it.

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Please?

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Okay.

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It was my dream
to win the Nobel,

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and I'm not going to.

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I bet Sheldon will.[chuckles]

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That'll be something.Yeah.

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[radio static]

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CARL-OLOF JACOBSON [on radio]:
Welcome to Radio Sweden...

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How's it going, baby?

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I don't think anyone's
showing up, not even Tam.

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I'm here.

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00:16:44,786 --> 00:16:48,746
Yeah, but you're my mom.
You live on the premises.

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00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:52,272
At least Dr. Sturgis
should be here any minute.

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00:16:52,315 --> 00:16:55,666
Shelly, I'm afraid Dr. Sturgis

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isn't coming this morning.

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Why not?

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He isn't feeling well.

333
00:17:04,153 --> 00:17:07,809
Oh, dear.

334
00:17:07,852 --> 00:17:10,377
Should we send him
a get well card?

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00:17:10,420 --> 00:17:12,814
I think that'd
be terrific.

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JACOBSON:
Good morning and welcome

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to the Royal Swedish
Academy of Sciences.

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The announcements are starting.

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You want me to stay?

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JACOBSON: Uh, the Academy has
concluded its meeting and we are

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ready to announce this year's...

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I'll be in my room
if you need me.

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JACOBSON:
As usual, I will read the
announcements first in English,

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then in Swedish,
then the citation in German,

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French, and Russian.

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And this year's

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Nobel Prize in Physics
is awarded to...

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Come on, neutrinos.

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...Henry Kendall,
Jerome Friedman,

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and Richard Taylor
for the discovery of quarks.

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ADULT SHELDON:
A primary feature of quarks

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is that they're always
bonded together,

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but in that moment,
I felt like a neutrino,

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destined to be alone forever.

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[Jacobson speaking German
on radio]

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BEVERLY HOFSTADTER: Leonard,
dear, you should be in bed.

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[snoring]

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♪ My, my baby
as there are stars above ♪

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♪ Want to say, I want to say,
I want to say it ♪

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♪ Some day we'll be together♪

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♪ Yes, we will,
yes, we will... ♪

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MRS. WOLOWITZ: Howard!
Turn off that fakakta game

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and go to sleep.

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♪ Someday we'll be together ♪ Someday we'll be together♪

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♪ Yes, we will, yes, we will

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♪ I know♪♪ Someday

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♪ We'll be together♪

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♪ Honey, honey, honey,
honey, honey ♪

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♪ Someday...

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ADULT SHELDON:
Thankfully, I was wrong.

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