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Previously onYoung Sheldon...So I told my folks

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about the baby.

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And?

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They told me I'm on my own.

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They want nothing to do with me.

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Give it a minute.
They still might come around.

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I didn't even get to the part
where the father's 17 years old.

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Something fun for next time.

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Welcome to King Kong Comics.
I'm Missy.

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If you have any questions,
please let me know.

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I don't have any questions,

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I know more about comic books
than you do.

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Cool. If you need something,

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I'll be at the front counter...
where I work.

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MANDY:
This is nice.

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Yep. But it's not a date.

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Just dinner.
Right.

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For two people
having a baby.
Georgie...

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Who recently spent a night
of lovemaking together.

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Please stop.

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I just want to know
what we're doing here.

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We're having dinner,

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and I'm ordering
two desserts.

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Don't complicate it.

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Oh, no.

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What?

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My parents.

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Cool. Should we say hi?

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We should run.

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[quiet chatter]

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Oh, just stop it.

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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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Hi, Mom.

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Dad.

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Amanda.

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Hey, sweetie.

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This is my, uh...

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This is Georgie.

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Hey, nice to meet y'all.

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Okay.

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So, this is the father?

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Mm-hmm.
Proud father.

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Very proud.

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How old are you?

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In March, I'll be...Georgie actually

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manages a laundromat.

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He's very successful.

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My dad runs
his own business, too.

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Really? What do you do?

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I own the tire shop
up over there on...

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How old are you?

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Well, old enough
to know better. [chuckles]

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Most important is, I'm here

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for Mandy and the baby
whether we're a couple or not.

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Wait, now hold on a second,
y'all ain't together?

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Good question.

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You are or you aren't?
Which is it?

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That's our business.

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Well... it is her life.

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The bill is paid.

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We're leaving.

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It was nice to meet you.

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Yeah, you too.

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Jim.All right.

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You think they liked me?

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ADULT SHELDON:
In the world of collecting,

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I'm what's known
as a completist.

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For example, I own
every gauge of model train

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from the mighty "G,"

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to the tiny "T."

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Look at how cute it is,
I just want to eat it up.

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However, the downside
of being a completist

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is when something's missing,

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it's like
an itch you can't scratch,

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even if you own a complete set

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of Justice League
back scratchers...

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which I do.

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In this case that itch
was the comic book issue

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Doom Patrol
and Suicide Squad Special #1.

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What do you mean,
you sold it?

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Somebody gave me money,

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and I gave them the comic book.

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That's kind of
how things work here.

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But there was a note on file.

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If one became available,

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it was supposed to be
held for me.

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Sorry.

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But there was
a note on file.

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I didn't see a note.

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Did you even check the file?

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I can't help you.
The comic is gone.

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Well, who'd you sell it to?

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I don't know, some guy.

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Which guy?

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Some weird guy.

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That doesn't narrow it down,
and you know it.

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How was your dinner
with Mandy?

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We ran into
her parents.

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Oh, and how did that go?

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About as weird as you'd think.

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Hmm. They still don't want
anything to do with her?

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Nope. She was pretty upset.

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Poor thing.

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Were you mad at Mom
for getting pregnant?

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Oh, yeah.

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Did you stop
talking to her?

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Hell no, I wanted her
to hear how pissed off I was.

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But all that
being mad at her

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just was a waste of time.

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What made you come around?

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I guess you showing up.

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I do have a natural charm,
don't I?

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You did,

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and then you learned to talk.

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[chuckles] [telephone rings]

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MAN:
Hello?

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Hello, Nathan. Sheldon Cooper.

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Oh, hey. How's it going?

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Terrible, thank you for asking.

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I understand that you
recently purchased

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Doom Patrol
Suicide Squad Special Issue #1

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from King Kong Comics.

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Yeah, I've been trying to
track it down forever.

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Me too. They were supposed
to hold it for me.

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I had a note on file.

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The girl there
didn't say anything.

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That "girl there" is my sister,

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and she should have
because I had a note on file.

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Your sister works there?
That's so cool.

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If it was cool, I would have

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Doom Patrol Suicide Squad
Special Issue #1.

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Yeah, I have it. It's great.

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Let me buy it from you.

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Ooh. Sorry, little man.
No can do.

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Please,
it's the only thing I need

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to complete my collection.

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I'll tell you what,

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you know Secret Wars #8?

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When Spider-Man
receives his black costume?

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Yeah, I'm familiar.

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Yeah, well, I need it

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to complete my collection.

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Find it
and Suicide Squadis yours.

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You got it.

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Ciao.

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ADULT SHELDON:
I was on a mission.

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All I had to do was

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turn to the power
of the Internet for help.

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[line ringing]

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[modem screeching]

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Unfortunately in 1992,

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that power had a long way to go.

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[clears throat]

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[modem static]

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[beeps and static]

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I do kind of miss that sound.

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[air impact wrench whirring]

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Hey, Mr. McAllister,
remember me?

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You're kind of hard to forget.

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Thank you.
I was hoping we could talk.

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Oh, uh, yeah.

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You know, this might
not be the best time...

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What's he doing here?

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Oh, hey.

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You work here, too. Hi.

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He wanted to talk.Great.

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Let's talk about how
we busted our butts

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to send Amanda to college,

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give her opportunities
we never had,

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and now she's knocked up

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and right back in Medford.

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Let's talk about that.

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Well, my meemaw likes to say

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that every baby
brings a little luck.

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Yeah, that's...
what she likes to say.

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Look, I know you're
not happy about it,

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but you're gonna
have a grandkid.

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And cutting Mandy out
ain't gonna change that.

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He's not wrong.

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Well, he's not right either.

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You know, it doesn't necessarily
have to be a bad thing.

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My mom got pregnant with me

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before she
and my dad got married.

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So you're gonna
marry my daughter?

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Well, if she'd stop saying "No."

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Well, that's something.

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Jim.All right.

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Why won't she marry you?
What's wrong with you?

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Hmm. Tough to say.

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Maybe I'm too ambitious
and put work first sometimes.

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You know what,
I do the same thing.

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I do.

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Well, it was lovely
to see you both.

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Maybe someday
you can tell me more

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about the tire business.
I bet it's fascinating.

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Oh, well, I'd like that.

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You know, my son
takes no interest in it.

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His loss.

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Goodbye, Mr. Cooper.

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Goodbye, ma'am.

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Steel-belted radials,
who came up with that?

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Oh, that was Michelin.

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Oh, yeah.
There you go.

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[laughs]

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He asked.

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Sheldon...

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Hello.

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Are you comfortable?
Can I get you anything?

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I wouldn't say no to a water.

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I wasn't being sincere.
Why are you at my desk?

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I needed to use your modem
to check my bulletin board.

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Why can't you use the library?

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Then I wouldn't get
to see you, silly.

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Ooh, I got a response.

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Someone named RedWolf

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has the comic I'm looking for.

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Oh, joy.
Oh, dear.

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Someone named Sucka MC
just offered to buy it.

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Riveting.

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RedWolf sold it.
This is a disaster.

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That's too bad. Move.

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[frustrated groan]

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These message boards
are so frustrating.

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You have to post
what you're looking for,

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then hope someone responds,

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and then hope you see the reply

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before they sell it
to someone named Sucka MC.

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Oh, you're frustrated?
I'm sorry.

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I can only imagine
what that feels like.

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Too bad there's not
a comic book database

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so I could search through it
and find what I'm looking for.

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Well, CERN
has something similar.

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You can search a database
of scientific papers.

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But there's no database
for comic books.

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You should make one.
Somewhere else.

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Mmm, sounds like a lot of work.

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Or does it sound like
a lot of fun?

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Go find out.

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Do you want to do it with me?

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Only if you share credit,
and my name comes first.

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Never mind.

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I knew that would work.

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What the hell were you thinking?

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What'd you do?

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What'd I do?

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You went and talked to
my folks behind my back?

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Oh, Georgie.

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I was trying to patch
things up between 'em.

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That's none of your business.

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Our baby's gonna be
their grandkid.

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So?

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So we're gonna need
free babysitters.

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He's got you on that one.

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[sighs] They cut me off.

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If they want to be
a part of this kid's life,

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then they can start
by apologizing.

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I don't know,
your mom don't seem like

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the apologetic type of gal.

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Oh, so now you're
the expert on my parents?

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I got a handle on your dad.
Your mom, she's a tougher nut.

265
00:09:31,658 --> 00:09:33,311
She kind of reminds me of you.

266
00:09:40,188 --> 00:09:42,494
You think that was
smart or dumb?

267
00:09:42,538 --> 00:09:43,887
Dumb.

268
00:09:44,975 --> 00:09:47,325
Missy, I need to speak
with your manager.

269
00:09:47,369 --> 00:09:49,632
I didn't mean to sell
your stupid comic book.

270
00:09:49,676 --> 00:09:50,894
It's not about that,

271
00:09:50,938 --> 00:09:52,156
although I'm still
upset about that,

272
00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:53,418
and will be
for as long as I live.

273
00:09:53,462 --> 00:09:54,768
Then why do you need
to talk to him for?

274
00:09:54,811 --> 00:09:56,291
I have a business proposal.

275
00:09:56,334 --> 00:09:58,336
It touches on the burgeoning
field of informatics

276
00:09:58,380 --> 00:10:00,251
and could revolutionize...Nigel!

277
00:10:05,822 --> 00:10:07,476
[sighs]

278
00:10:09,086 --> 00:10:10,958
What are you doing?

279
00:10:11,001 --> 00:10:13,438
Oh, you know,
just one of them days.

280
00:10:13,482 --> 00:10:14,918
Put that back.

281
00:10:14,962 --> 00:10:16,398
I'll split it with you.

282
00:10:16,441 --> 00:10:17,660
No.

283
00:10:17,704 --> 00:10:19,270
Fine.

284
00:10:21,708 --> 00:10:22,839
What's going on?

285
00:10:22,883 --> 00:10:24,536
Mandy's pissed at me.

286
00:10:24,580 --> 00:10:25,842
I believe that.

287
00:10:25,886 --> 00:10:27,409
Pretty sure her folks are, too.

288
00:10:27,452 --> 00:10:29,367
She introduced you
to her folks?

289
00:10:29,411 --> 00:10:31,718
Mmm, I sort of
introduced myself to them,

290
00:10:31,761 --> 00:10:33,154
and it didn't go great.

291
00:10:33,197 --> 00:10:34,808
Well, you're ass
ain't full of buckshot,

292
00:10:34,851 --> 00:10:36,200
so it could have gone worse.

293
00:10:36,244 --> 00:10:38,202
I don't know,
it feels pretty bad.

294
00:10:38,246 --> 00:10:40,727
Your Pop Pop decked me once.

295
00:10:40,770 --> 00:10:42,816
No.
Oh, yeah.

296
00:10:42,859 --> 00:10:45,688
Got me good.
But it all worked out.

297
00:10:45,732 --> 00:10:47,298
He end up liking you?

298
00:10:47,342 --> 00:10:49,126
He died.

299
00:10:50,301 --> 00:10:52,826
So if you let me build
a searchable database

300
00:10:52,869 --> 00:10:54,175
of all your titles,
then theoretically,

301
00:10:54,218 --> 00:10:56,090
anyone in the world
can see your inventory.

302
00:10:56,133 --> 00:10:57,700
That sounds all right.

303
00:10:57,744 --> 00:10:59,789
All right?
This is revolutionary.

304
00:10:59,833 --> 00:11:00,747
Other comic book stores
will follow suit,

305
00:11:00,790 --> 00:11:02,096
and someday,
if you want to find

306
00:11:02,139 --> 00:11:04,664
Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad
Special Issue #1,

307
00:11:04,707 --> 00:11:06,187
then all you'll have
to do is type it in.

308
00:11:06,230 --> 00:11:07,797
I just sold one of those.

309
00:11:07,841 --> 00:11:09,669
Despite the note on file,

310
00:11:09,712 --> 00:11:11,496
but that's
water under the bridge.

311
00:11:11,540 --> 00:11:15,109
So you're gonna input my whole
inventory free of charge?

312
00:11:15,152 --> 00:11:16,676
Yes.Well, can you do it

313
00:11:16,719 --> 00:11:18,068
at night so you're
not in the way?

314
00:11:18,112 --> 00:11:20,767
My bedtime is 9:30,
so that's a solid two hours.

315
00:11:20,810 --> 00:11:22,290
Well, there's
a lot of comics here.

316
00:11:22,333 --> 00:11:23,770
How long is this gonna take?

317
00:11:23,813 --> 00:11:26,294
This is quite the undertaking.
Would you like to help?

318
00:11:26,337 --> 00:11:27,599
You got it.

319
00:11:27,643 --> 00:11:29,993
Missy, you're working
late tonight.

320
00:11:30,820 --> 00:11:32,822
[sighs]:
Freaking Sheldon.

321
00:11:44,007 --> 00:11:46,618
Can't believe this is
how I'm spending my night.

322
00:11:46,662 --> 00:11:48,533
I know, alone
in a comic book store.

323
00:11:48,577 --> 00:11:49,621
A dream come true.

324
00:11:49,665 --> 00:11:51,014
Your dreams are sad.

325
00:11:51,058 --> 00:11:53,582
Hmm. At least
they've been realized.

326
00:11:53,625 --> 00:11:55,453
So what do we got to do?

327
00:11:55,497 --> 00:11:57,281
We just need to
take every comic book

328
00:11:57,325 --> 00:11:59,719
and input the title and issue
number into the computer.

329
00:11:59,762 --> 00:12:02,547
Fine, I'll call them out,
you type them up.

330
00:12:04,767 --> 00:12:08,510
New Teen Titans #42.

331
00:12:08,553 --> 00:12:09,598
Got it.

332
00:12:09,641 --> 00:12:12,079
New Teen Titans #43.

333
00:12:12,122 --> 00:12:13,080
Got it.

334
00:12:13,123 --> 00:12:14,821
New Mutants #87.

335
00:12:14,864 --> 00:12:17,519
Why would New Mutants
be next to New Teen Titans?

336
00:12:17,562 --> 00:12:19,521
Because they both
start with "New"?

337
00:12:19,564 --> 00:12:22,393
But one's Marvel
and the other's DC.

338
00:12:22,437 --> 00:12:24,744
Would you put Aquaman and
Sub-Mariner next to each other?

339
00:12:24,787 --> 00:12:27,485
I don't know, they could
talk about fish.

340
00:12:27,529 --> 00:12:29,183
This is madness.

341
00:12:29,226 --> 00:12:30,750
I have to fix this.

342
00:12:30,793 --> 00:12:33,361
Aren't we here to type
stuff into the computer?

343
00:12:33,404 --> 00:12:35,493
There's no reason
we can't do both.

344
00:12:35,537 --> 00:12:37,365
It's gonna take forever.

345
00:12:37,408 --> 00:12:39,759
We could use some help.

346
00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,805
A comic book store after hours.

347
00:12:42,849 --> 00:12:44,633
It's a dream come true.

348
00:12:44,676 --> 00:12:46,504
And we get to
organize it.

349
00:12:46,548 --> 00:12:48,376
We don't have to.

350
00:12:48,419 --> 00:12:49,681
Don't listen to her,

351
00:12:49,725 --> 00:12:50,639
she doesn't
appreciate the dream.

352
00:12:50,682 --> 00:12:52,162
[doorbell rings]

353
00:12:54,425 --> 00:12:55,644
May I help you?

354
00:12:55,687 --> 00:12:57,254
Are you Mary Cooper?

355
00:12:57,298 --> 00:12:59,387
I am, and you are?

356
00:12:59,430 --> 00:13:01,171
Jim McAllister.

357
00:13:02,129 --> 00:13:04,218
I'm Mandy's dad.

358
00:13:04,261 --> 00:13:06,481
Oh! Oh...

359
00:13:06,524 --> 00:13:07,656
George!

360
00:13:07,699 --> 00:13:09,658
Okay, so we're agreed,

361
00:13:09,701 --> 00:13:11,791
we'll have Marvel over here,
DC over there,

362
00:13:11,834 --> 00:13:13,140
and indies in the back.

363
00:13:13,183 --> 00:13:15,403
But within each section,
how do we organize them?

364
00:13:15,446 --> 00:13:17,057
Alphabetical, by title.

365
00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:18,841
But then you'd have
Amazing Spidermanin the A's,

366
00:13:18,885 --> 00:13:20,060
Spectacular Spiderman
in the S's,

367
00:13:20,103 --> 00:13:22,236
and Web of Spiderman
in the W's.

368
00:13:22,279 --> 00:13:23,846
You see the insanity.

369
00:13:23,890 --> 00:13:26,762
Okay. So we'll do it
alphabetical by character.

370
00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:29,852
But then we file
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen

371
00:13:29,896 --> 00:13:31,723
under "J" for "Jimmy"
or "S" for "Superman"?

372
00:13:31,767 --> 00:13:34,770
How about under "I"
for I'm going home.

373
00:13:37,251 --> 00:13:40,341
What if we go crazy
and organize them by artist?

374
00:13:40,384 --> 00:13:43,431
All the Steve Ditkos
in one place? 'Nuff said.

375
00:13:43,474 --> 00:13:44,780
Yeah.

376
00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:48,697
So, Jim, your daughter
is just lovely.

377
00:13:48,740 --> 00:13:51,700
Oh, thanks.
And, uh, your son seems...

378
00:13:53,006 --> 00:13:54,268
...brave.

379
00:13:54,311 --> 00:13:56,183
Brave, dumb,

380
00:13:56,226 --> 00:13:57,445
it's a coin toss.

381
00:13:57,488 --> 00:13:58,750
What can we help you with?

382
00:13:58,794 --> 00:14:00,927
Oh, well, uh,
I got some money here,

383
00:14:00,970 --> 00:14:03,886
and I was just hoping
y'all could give it to Mandy.

384
00:14:03,930 --> 00:14:06,236
She's just right across
the street at my mom's.

385
00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:07,934
You could give it
to her yourself.

386
00:14:07,977 --> 00:14:12,025
Oh, no, I couldn't
do that and stay married.

387
00:14:12,068 --> 00:14:13,896
Sounds like we got
the same wife.

388
00:14:13,940 --> 00:14:15,115
George.
[laughs]

389
00:14:15,158 --> 00:14:17,291
Just trying to lighten
the mood, honey.

390
00:14:17,334 --> 00:14:18,292
I-I'll make sure she gets it.

391
00:14:18,335 --> 00:14:19,815
Thank you.

392
00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:22,513
I'm sure your wife will
come around eventually.

393
00:14:22,557 --> 00:14:24,820
Well, I'm hoping that
when she sees the baby,

394
00:14:24,864 --> 00:14:27,649
that ice cube in her chest
might start to melt.

395
00:14:27,692 --> 00:14:30,304
Yep, same wife.

396
00:14:32,306 --> 00:14:33,611
Come on, it's funny.

397
00:14:36,832 --> 00:14:38,181
So, you can just type in

398
00:14:38,225 --> 00:14:39,748
whatever comic
you're looking for,

399
00:14:39,791 --> 00:14:41,271
and the computer will
tell you who has it?

400
00:14:41,315 --> 00:14:42,925
Once enough people
enter their inventories

401
00:14:42,969 --> 00:14:44,361
in the database, yes.

402
00:14:44,405 --> 00:14:46,015
That's really cool.

403
00:14:46,059 --> 00:14:48,104
Would you say
it's revolutionary?

404
00:14:48,148 --> 00:14:49,410
I would.

405
00:14:49,453 --> 00:14:50,541
Will you?

406
00:14:50,585 --> 00:14:52,065
It's revolutionary.

407
00:14:52,108 --> 00:14:53,544
Thanks.

408
00:14:53,588 --> 00:14:57,679
Could it be used
to catalog other things?

409
00:14:57,722 --> 00:14:59,550
Yes, the applications
are endless.

410
00:14:59,594 --> 00:15:01,683
So there could be
a database of,

411
00:15:01,726 --> 00:15:04,251
I don't know,
available women?

412
00:15:04,294 --> 00:15:05,513
Available for what?

413
00:15:05,556 --> 00:15:07,080
At this point, anything.

414
00:15:07,123 --> 00:15:09,517
Ooh, there could be ones
for scientific grants.

415
00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:10,953
Yeah, or my idea.

416
00:15:10,997 --> 00:15:13,216
Finding grants is such
a time-consuming process.

417
00:15:13,260 --> 00:15:14,957
If there was
a centralized database,

418
00:15:15,001 --> 00:15:16,828
it would change the research
landscape entirely.

419
00:15:16,872 --> 00:15:18,178
Yeah, that's cool, I guess.

420
00:15:18,221 --> 00:15:20,702
And many grants
never get applied for

421
00:15:20,745 --> 00:15:23,444
because people
don't know about them,

422
00:15:23,487 --> 00:15:26,969
so this would be good for
the grantor and the grantee.

423
00:15:27,752 --> 00:15:29,798
Well, shouldn't we
finish this first?

424
00:15:29,841 --> 00:15:31,887
This idea is too big to wait.

425
00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:34,063
I got to go.
Will you lock up?

426
00:15:35,717 --> 00:15:38,546
[door bells jingle]

427
00:15:38,589 --> 00:15:40,809
I'm gonna steal so much stuff.

428
00:15:40,852 --> 00:15:42,071
[knock on door]

429
00:15:44,595 --> 00:15:45,901
What?

430
00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:47,947
I was wrong, go ahead
and yell at me.

431
00:15:47,990 --> 00:15:50,558
It's not up to you.
I decide when I'm gonna yell.

432
00:15:50,601 --> 00:15:52,212
Okay, which way you leaning?

433
00:15:52,255 --> 00:15:54,127
What the hell is wrong with you?
You went to his store?

434
00:15:54,170 --> 00:15:56,303
Is it his?
'Cause your mom

435
00:15:56,346 --> 00:15:58,044
seems to be calling
all the shots.

436
00:15:58,087 --> 00:15:59,567
[sighs]

437
00:15:59,610 --> 00:16:01,482
Is that my dad's truck?

438
00:16:01,525 --> 00:16:04,050
Well, Mandy's not gonna
apologize to her mom,

439
00:16:04,093 --> 00:16:06,530
and her mom's not
gonna apologize to her,

440
00:16:06,574 --> 00:16:09,011
so I got to figure out
some way to broker the peace.

441
00:16:09,055 --> 00:16:12,232
Maybe we could have everyone
over here for dinner.

442
00:16:12,275 --> 00:16:14,408
Mary, when has
that ever worked?

443
00:16:14,451 --> 00:16:16,410
Food is healing, George.

444
00:16:16,453 --> 00:16:17,759
You should know.

445
00:16:17,802 --> 00:16:20,718
Hey.
What? I'm just
lightening the mood.

446
00:16:20,762 --> 00:16:21,763
[door opens]

447
00:16:21,806 --> 00:16:23,678
What are you doing here?

448
00:16:23,721 --> 00:16:25,071
Oh, hi, sweetie.

449
00:16:25,114 --> 00:16:26,768
Yeah, hi.
What are you doing here?

450
00:16:26,811 --> 00:16:29,031
Mandy, your mom
and dad miss you.

451
00:16:29,075 --> 00:16:31,251
Then they
should be talking to me.

452
00:16:31,294 --> 00:16:33,209
Well, you know how
stubborn your mom can be.

453
00:16:33,253 --> 00:16:34,776
Too well.

454
00:16:34,819 --> 00:16:36,256
But, uh...

455
00:16:36,299 --> 00:16:38,998
maybe she's not the only
one being stubborn.

456
00:16:39,041 --> 00:16:40,782
[scoffs]
Excuse me?

457
00:16:40,825 --> 00:16:43,089
I came to you for help
and you kicked me out.

458
00:16:43,132 --> 00:16:45,656
Okay, how about
we all take a breath.

459
00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:48,355
Ooh, I could
make brownies.
Mary.

460
00:16:48,398 --> 00:16:50,052
Look, this is my life.

461
00:16:50,096 --> 00:16:51,662
If y'all want to be
a part of it,

462
00:16:51,706 --> 00:16:52,663
you know where to find me.

463
00:16:52,707 --> 00:16:53,838
Yeah.

464
00:16:53,882 --> 00:16:56,102
Oh, don't help me.

465
00:16:57,842 --> 00:17:00,280
Good to see you, Mr. McAllister.

466
00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:04,240
MANDY:
Quit following me.

467
00:17:05,676 --> 00:17:07,461
Food would have helped.

468
00:17:13,989 --> 00:17:15,295
So, as you can see on
the chart on page 34,

469
00:17:15,338 --> 00:17:17,036
the amount of time spent
searching for grants

470
00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:18,689
would be cut by 80%.

471
00:17:18,733 --> 00:17:20,126
Do you see what this could do
for the scientific community?

472
00:17:20,169 --> 00:17:22,519
Yes. We could charge
an access fee

473
00:17:22,563 --> 00:17:24,260
to every university
on the planet,

474
00:17:24,304 --> 00:17:28,047
and I can retire
on a yacht in the Bahamas.

475
00:17:28,090 --> 00:17:29,787
You're missing the point.

476
00:17:29,831 --> 00:17:30,745
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

477
00:17:30,788 --> 00:17:31,920
Uh, good for science.
I love it.

478
00:17:31,963 --> 00:17:34,575
So, our next step is
we get legal involved

479
00:17:34,618 --> 00:17:36,098
and start drawing up
the contracts.

480
00:17:36,142 --> 00:17:38,492
Shouldn't we build
a working prototype first

481
00:17:38,535 --> 00:17:39,493
to prove it's viable?

482
00:17:39,536 --> 00:17:40,885
Well, do you think it's viable?

483
00:17:40,929 --> 00:17:42,670
I do.Well, that's
good enough for me.

484
00:17:42,713 --> 00:17:43,758
I'll call legal.

485
00:17:43,801 --> 00:17:45,020
Wait, what should I do?

486
00:17:45,064 --> 00:17:46,195
Uh...

487
00:17:47,675 --> 00:17:49,024
Here's a dollar.

488
00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:51,113
Go get yourself
a Yoo-hoo on me.

489
00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:53,072
All right.

490
00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:02,646
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