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First off, I want to
thank you both for coming.

2
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Yeah, yeah, what'd he do?

3
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Uh, he didn't do anything.

4
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Gosh, Tom,
I want to believe you.

5
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Okay, the problem is,
the curriculum here

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is not challenging enough
for Sheldon.

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Now, he gets bored

8
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and maybe doesn't
express himself

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in the most productive way.

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And so the square of sine
plus cosine equals one.

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Sheldon.

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I don't want to embarrass you,

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so I'm going
to give you a moment

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to think about
what you just said.

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Ms. MacElroy.

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What?

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I'm wondering if you read
the book you assigned to us,

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because I did.

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WILKINS:
20 laps.

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Cooper.

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If you're going
to ask us to run,

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don't you think you should
lead by example?

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So you're saying he's being rude
to his teachers?

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That's unacceptable.
I'll-I'll give him a talkin' to.

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I don't know
if I'd call him rude.

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Well, put a word on it.

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Rude, let's go with rude.

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Rude is good.

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So what do you want us to do?

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I want you to consider another
approach to his education.

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Okay.
What does that mean?

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I recently had a nice chat
with the head

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of Wilmot Academy
for Gifted Children.

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Now, I told her all about
Sheldon, and she seemed to think

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he would be a perfect fit
over there.

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MARY: We already looked
into private school.

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We can't afford it.

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Not unless you're giving me a raise.
I'm not.

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Okay, just checking.

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But I can tell you this.

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Wilmot has been known

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to give children like Sheldon
full scholarship.

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Take a look at that.

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My goodness.
No kidding.

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Yeah, just read up on it.

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Give it some thought.

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MARY:
Hold on.

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This place is in Dallas;
that's three hours away.

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Well, yeah, but, uh,

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what they do
in cases like yours,

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they look for a local family

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for him to live with.
And, George, Dallas?

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Dallas is certainly close enough

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that he can come home
on the weekends.

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Look, we appreciate

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you going to bat for him,
but he's just

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a wee little thing.

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We can't ship him off to Dallas.

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Shouldn't we talk
about this first?

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What's there to talk about,
George?

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This could be a great
opportunity for Sheldon.

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He's nine years old.

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Oh, come on, you can't measure
him in Earth years.

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You're saying he's an alien?

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PETERSEN:
Well, in George's defense,

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that idea has been
tossed around...

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a little bit.

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That's a bad joke.

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Look, I understand
this is a big decision.

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If you change your mind,
give me a call.

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I'd be more than happy
to set up an interview.

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Uh, yeah. Thank you.
You bet.

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Thank you.

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Mm-hmm.
(door opens)

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Maybe you all are the aliens.

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(scoffs)

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I love my job.

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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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Well, I don't understand how you
could turn this down.

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This place looks fantastic.

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It's 200 miles away, Mom.

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I know where Dallas is.

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I used to buy
my marijuana there.

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Really?

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I said "used to."

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Then I got pregnant
with this one

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and all the fun stopped.

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All I am saying is that

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this would be a great
opportunity for Sheldon.

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I know, you're right.

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Whoa, she's right?

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I said the same thing
in Petersen's office,

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you looked at me
like I was an idiot.

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Yeah, that's the look.

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Maybe y'all are being a
little selfish about this.

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Selfish? We're thinking of him.

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Well, that's all
well and good,

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but maybe you should be
thinking about the whole world.

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I mean,

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what if Einstein's parents
had held him back?

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We wouldn't even have the...

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Well, I was gonna
say atomic bomb,

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but there's probably
a better example.

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Here's a crazy idea:

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how about we ask Sheldon
what he thinks of all this?

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Go ahead, but he's not gonna
want to go.

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This is his home,
we're his family.

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Sheldon, can you come in here
for a minute?!

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Yes?

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Have a seat. We want to talk to you.
All right.

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So, today we found out
about a school in Dallas

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for really smart kids.

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When can I start?

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Hold on. Dallas is far away,

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so you'd have to live
with another family.

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Do they have a dog?

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Uh, we don't know.

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Well, can you make some calls?

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I guess, but wouldn't you miss
your mom and dad?

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Oh.

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Yes, I suppose I will.

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So, when are you calling
about the dog?

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You know him so well.

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(sighs)

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♪

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What's wrong with them?

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What are you
talking about?

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They're so quiet.

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Are they on medication?

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No, they're just
smart like you.

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I've been going to school
in a zoo.

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Not sure about
these uniforms.

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Kinda froufrou.

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Sheldon, I've been looking over
your transcripts

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and I must say,
I am very impressed.

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Thank you.

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What's your doctorate in?

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Noncommutative Algebraic
Topology.

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I like her.

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It's gonna be weird around here
without Sheldon.

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Don't you mean
less weird?

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That's not nice.

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I wasn't trying for nice.

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You sure you're
not jealous

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'cause your little brother's

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moving up in the world?

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Hey, I got plans of my own.

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Do tell.
Soon as I graduate

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high school, I'm gonna be
a professional male model.

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That is hilarious.

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What? I'm good-lookin'.

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No, that you think you'll
graduate high school.

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The model thing
was funny, too.

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FLORA:
I must tell you,

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in all the years I've been here,
I have never seen

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such glowing letters
of recommendation

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from a student's teachers.

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Well, that's real nice to hear.
Now, listen to this:

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"Putting aside his
superior intellect,

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"Sheldon is a delight
to have in the class.

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"He's fun-loving,

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"easy to get along with,

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and always ready to help
another student."

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That doesn't sound like me
at all.

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Sure it does, sweetie.

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Dr. Douglas...

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Oh, no. Please call me Flora.

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Flora, I have to ask about
the living arrangements.

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That's our main concern.

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Well, I think I can
reassure you about that.

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My husband and I have been
hosting a student

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for the last several years
who recently graduated

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and is now at Princeton.

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So we have a guest room
available in our home.

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That's very generous of you.

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Does your husband work
at the school also?

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No, he's retired.

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He was an astrophysicist
for NASA.

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Please tell me
you don't have a dog.

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No. We're both allergic.

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I'm tingling.

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(chuckles)

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(knocking on door)
SHELDON: Meemaw?

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(knocking on door)

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Meemaw.

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W-Wow.

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I know. I look great.

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I got you a little
going away gift.

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Come on in.

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This necklace has been

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in our family
for generations.

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It belonged
to a Comanche warrior

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who gave it to your
great-great-great-great grandma.

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Why'd he give it to her?

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Well, according
to family lore,

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she was, uh, a very
accommodating young lady

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and, uh, they hit it off.

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That's a bird feather.

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Eagle feather.
Doesn't matter.

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I don't like birds;
birds are filthy.

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Okay.

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Fine.

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One featherless
family heirloom

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for you to take with you and
keep you safe while you're away.

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You don't actually believe this
has magic powers, do you?

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Oh, for God's sake,
just say "thank you."

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Thank you.

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(chuckles)

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Mmm.

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There's a price tag on it.

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No, there's not.

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Hello!

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(crying)

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Anybody home?

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(crying):
Hi.

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Mary.

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He's gonna come home
every Friday night.

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I didn't think I'd have
to deal with this

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till he went to college.

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You should thank
your lucky stars

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he's not in college now.
(chuckles)

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I'm still not sure that this
is the right thing to do.

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Are you worried
that he won't like it

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or are you worried
that he will?

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You're not helping.

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That's not my job.

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I think of myself as
a speaker of truth.

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If you're not gonna make
me feel better, go away.

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(both laugh)

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I'm sorry. You
are stuck with me.

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(sighs, sniffles)
ADULT SHELDON: As you can see,

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even as a small child,

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people cherished
having me around

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and wept over my absence.

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And no one took
my impending departure harder

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than my best friend, Tam.

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So you leave tomorrow?

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Yes.

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Dallas.

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Yes.

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Cool.

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It was touching

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to watch Tam
bravely fight back tears.

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(whirring)

249
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Have you ever thought about
making the trains go clockwise?

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No.

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You should.

252
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Brave, brave Tam.

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(whistle blows)

254
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You awake?

255
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Yes.

256
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Are you gonna miss me?

257
00:10:02,736 --> 00:10:04,938
I haven't given it any thought.

258
00:10:04,972 --> 00:10:06,774
Well, we're just lying here.

259
00:10:06,807 --> 00:10:08,375
Think about it.

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00:10:08,408 --> 00:10:10,644
I am used to you.

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00:10:10,678 --> 00:10:12,179
I'm used to you, too.

262
00:10:12,212 --> 00:10:14,915
It's not the same as liking you.

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00:10:14,948 --> 00:10:16,684
No.

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To me, you're like string beans.

265
00:10:19,219 --> 00:10:20,253
No one asks
for them,

266
00:10:20,287 --> 00:10:22,222
no one wonders about them.

267
00:10:22,255 --> 00:10:24,057
They're just there on the plate.

268
00:10:24,091 --> 00:10:26,393
But you eat them, right?

269
00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:28,028
Yes.

270
00:10:28,061 --> 00:10:31,064
You're gonna miss me.

271
00:10:47,014 --> 00:10:49,416
(sighs) All right,
let's say grace.

272
00:10:49,449 --> 00:10:52,085
(sniffles) Guess I get
to hold hands with you now.

273
00:10:53,787 --> 00:10:55,422
Guess so.

274
00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:58,759
Maybe Sheldon's mittens
weren't such a bad idea.

275
00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:01,962
Thank you, God, for
this food we are about

276
00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:03,731
to receive
and for the nourishment

277
00:11:03,764 --> 00:11:04,898
of our bodies.
And bless

278
00:11:04,932 --> 00:11:06,299
the hands that
prepared it.

279
00:11:06,333 --> 00:11:10,437
And, God, we ask that you watch
over our Sheldon...

280
00:11:10,470 --> 00:11:13,974
as he begins
this wonderful new... (grunts)

281
00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:15,342
(clears throat)

282
00:11:16,977 --> 00:11:18,746
(exhales)
...as he begins

283
00:11:18,779 --> 00:11:21,081
this wonderful new chapter
in his life.

284
00:11:21,114 --> 00:11:24,051
Amen.
Amen. Mm.

285
00:11:24,084 --> 00:11:25,786
Why you cryin'?

286
00:11:25,819 --> 00:11:27,220
Why you stupid?

287
00:11:28,088 --> 00:11:29,857
So how'd it go in Dallas today?

288
00:11:29,890 --> 00:11:30,991
GEORGE SR.:
Went fine.

289
00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:32,092
Nice people.

290
00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:34,327
Sheldon seemed very comfortable
with the whole thing.

291
00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:37,831
Welcome! How was the drive?

292
00:11:37,865 --> 00:11:41,501
Eh, a little traffic comin' into
the city but otherwise okay.

293
00:11:41,534 --> 00:11:44,805
Sheldon, I want you to
meet my husband, Elliot.

294
00:11:44,838 --> 00:11:47,474
Elliot, this
is Sheldon.

295
00:11:47,507 --> 00:11:49,242
Well, it's nice to
meet you, young man.

296
00:11:49,276 --> 00:11:50,510
I've heard a lot about you.

297
00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:53,513
MARY: George, that is
not at all how they were.

298
00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:55,148
What are you talking about?
There was

299
00:11:55,182 --> 00:11:57,350
definitely something
off about those people.

300
00:11:57,384 --> 00:11:58,919
Really?

301
00:11:58,952 --> 00:12:00,754
What'd I miss?

302
00:12:00,788 --> 00:12:02,422
Welcome!

303
00:12:02,455 --> 00:12:05,025
How was the drive?

304
00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:09,830
Eh, a little traffic comin' into
the city but otherwise okay.

305
00:12:09,863 --> 00:12:11,131
(creaking)
Sheldon,

306
00:12:11,164 --> 00:12:15,202
I want you to meet
my husband, Elliot.

307
00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:18,438
Elliot, this
is Sheldon.

308
00:12:18,471 --> 00:12:21,341
Nice to meet
you, young man.

309
00:12:21,374 --> 00:12:24,845
I've heard a lot about you.

310
00:12:24,878 --> 00:12:27,080
(cackling)

311
00:12:27,114 --> 00:12:29,249
(Flora cackling)
GEORGE SR.: Oh, come on.

312
00:12:29,282 --> 00:12:31,785
You're making it out like
they were some kind of monsters.

313
00:12:31,819 --> 00:12:33,286
Sheldon has
his own room.

314
00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:34,822
There's books
everywhere.

315
00:12:34,855 --> 00:12:37,257
Even has a big old backyard
he won't play in.

316
00:12:37,290 --> 00:12:39,092
Aren't you forgetting
somethin'?

317
00:12:39,126 --> 00:12:40,160
What?

318
00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:42,129
The underground laboratory.

319
00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:43,296
GEORGE SR.:
I think it's called

320
00:12:43,330 --> 00:12:45,265
a finished basement, honey.

321
00:12:45,298 --> 00:12:46,967
I know what I saw.

322
00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,368
Mary, it's been a long day.

323
00:12:48,401 --> 00:12:50,103
Can we just have a quiet dinner?

324
00:12:50,137 --> 00:12:52,439
Sure.

325
00:12:54,041 --> 00:12:56,176
(quietly):
"Nice people."

326
00:12:56,209 --> 00:12:58,812
Then why did we leave him there?

327
00:12:58,846 --> 00:13:02,315
Because we love him and
we want the best for him.

328
00:13:09,222 --> 00:13:12,125
This is tense.

329
00:13:12,159 --> 00:13:13,560
Me and the kids

330
00:13:13,593 --> 00:13:14,895
had a nice day.

331
00:13:14,928 --> 00:13:16,563
Watched a lot of football.

332
00:13:16,596 --> 00:13:18,899
You know, the Dolphins' helmet
has a dolphin on it.

333
00:13:18,932 --> 00:13:20,567
And that dolphin
is also wearing a helmet.

334
00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,903
But his helmet doesn't have
a dolphin on it--

335
00:13:22,936 --> 00:13:24,471
it has the letter "M."

336
00:13:25,973 --> 00:13:29,109
We talked about that
for an hour.

337
00:13:30,077 --> 00:13:32,379
All right.

338
00:13:32,412 --> 00:13:34,347
Dig in.

339
00:13:35,248 --> 00:13:36,483
Excuse me.

340
00:13:36,516 --> 00:13:38,318
Aren't we going to say grace?

341
00:13:38,351 --> 00:13:41,421
Uh, we don't do that
in our house.

342
00:13:41,454 --> 00:13:43,290
Oh.

343
00:13:43,323 --> 00:13:45,192
But you're welcome to do so.

344
00:13:45,225 --> 00:13:47,460
That's all right.
I don't believe in God.

345
00:13:47,494 --> 00:13:49,930
Well, then why would you say
grace?

346
00:13:49,963 --> 00:13:52,165
Because it makes my mom happy.

347
00:13:52,199 --> 00:13:54,001
And why are you wearing
mittens?

348
00:13:54,034 --> 00:13:56,937
Well, I don't know
where your hands have been.

349
00:13:56,970 --> 00:13:59,206
Okay.

350
00:13:59,239 --> 00:14:01,174
Maybe we should just eat.

351
00:14:01,208 --> 00:14:03,310
(chuckles)

352
00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:08,181
Do you like string beans?

353
00:14:09,116 --> 00:14:11,084
No.

354
00:14:11,118 --> 00:14:13,153
But I eat them.

355
00:14:14,955 --> 00:14:16,556
(Flora chuckles)

356
00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:19,359
♪

357
00:14:23,997 --> 00:14:27,367
Sheldon, can you hear me?

358
00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,303
It's your twin sister, Missy.

359
00:14:30,337 --> 00:14:32,239
Everything's all right here,

360
00:14:32,272 --> 00:14:35,508
but I think
Mom misses you real bad.

361
00:14:36,676 --> 00:14:40,447
(sighs)
All right, I can't hear you,

362
00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,249
so I'm gonna hang up now.

363
00:14:42,282 --> 00:14:44,417
Good night.

364
00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:48,922
MARY: I'm telling you,
this is a terrible idea.

365
00:14:48,956 --> 00:14:51,124
This is a terrible, terrible idea.
MEEMAW: He's gonna be fine.

366
00:14:51,158 --> 00:14:53,360
You'll see. MARY: I can't believe
you're okay with this.

367
00:14:53,393 --> 00:14:54,627
MEEMAW:
I'm not okay with this.

368
00:14:54,661 --> 00:14:56,696
I'm just trying
to be strong for you!

369
00:14:56,729 --> 00:14:59,666
What? You thought him
leaving was a good idea.

370
00:14:59,699 --> 00:15:02,135
Oh, I only said that because
you thought it was a bad idea.

371
00:15:02,169 --> 00:15:04,972
You know how it's always
my nature to go the other way.

372
00:15:05,005 --> 00:15:06,039
Say "up."

373
00:15:06,073 --> 00:15:07,174
Up.

374
00:15:07,207 --> 00:15:08,441
Down.

375
00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:11,678
I'll see you in a bit.

376
00:15:11,711 --> 00:15:13,180
Where are you off to?

377
00:15:13,213 --> 00:15:14,447
I'm going to Dallas
to get Sheldon.

378
00:15:14,481 --> 00:15:16,083
Really?
Yeah, really.

379
00:15:16,116 --> 00:15:18,585
What about this being
a great opportunity for him?

380
00:15:18,618 --> 00:15:20,353
Y'all want me to go or not?

381
00:15:20,387 --> 00:15:22,155
Yes! Go!
Yes, and hurry up!

382
00:15:22,189 --> 00:15:23,690
MEEMAW:
Get a move on, Tubby.

383
00:15:23,723 --> 00:15:25,158
Where you going?

384
00:15:25,192 --> 00:15:26,293
To get Sheldon.

385
00:15:26,326 --> 00:15:27,527
Do I get a vote in this?

386
00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:28,695
No.

387
00:15:28,728 --> 00:15:30,563
Dang.

388
00:15:30,597 --> 00:15:32,599
ADULT SHELDON: Sleep
didn't come easy that night,

389
00:15:32,632 --> 00:15:35,135
knowing that, at any moment,

390
00:15:35,168 --> 00:15:37,670
I could be decapitated.

391
00:15:37,704 --> 00:15:39,672
And as if that
wasn't bad enough,

392
00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:42,509
the bed in my room
had a dust ruffle,

393
00:15:42,542 --> 00:15:44,377
which, to my young mind,
only meant

394
00:15:44,411 --> 00:15:46,713
one thing: there was dust.

395
00:15:46,746 --> 00:15:49,749
But, eventually,
I did drift off,

396
00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:51,584
haunted by the memory,

397
00:15:51,618 --> 00:15:55,222
the three of us
gathered around the piano

398
00:15:55,255 --> 00:15:59,026
singing hippie folk music.

399
00:15:59,059 --> 00:16:03,063
♪ You will not see nothin'
like the mighty Quinn ♪

400
00:16:03,096 --> 00:16:04,064
Come on. Sing along now.

401
00:16:04,097 --> 00:16:06,066
♪ Come all without

402
00:16:06,099 --> 00:16:08,768
Ha! * Come all within
* Come all within

403
00:16:08,801 --> 00:16:13,573
♪ You will not see nothin' like
the mighty Quinn. ♪

404
00:16:13,606 --> 00:16:15,208
(Elliot and Flora laughing)

405
00:16:15,242 --> 00:16:17,410
"You'll not see nothin'."

406
00:16:17,444 --> 00:16:20,080
Shame on whoever wrote that.

407
00:16:20,113 --> 00:16:22,515
♪

408
00:16:36,563 --> 00:16:38,665
Dad?

409
00:16:38,698 --> 00:16:40,567
Yeah?

410
00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,070
I'm glad you came to get me.

411
00:16:43,103 --> 00:16:45,038
Me, too.

412
00:16:50,143 --> 00:16:52,245
(radio clicks)

413
00:16:52,279 --> 00:16:53,780
♪ ...nothing like
the mighty Quinn ♪

414
00:16:53,813 --> 00:16:55,148
No!

415
00:16:55,182 --> 00:16:57,450
♪ Come all...
(click)

416
00:16:59,152 --> 00:17:01,588
(birds chirping)

417
00:17:02,655 --> 00:17:04,591
(grunts)

418
00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:10,263
You got my message!

419
00:17:10,297 --> 00:17:12,299
Hi-yah!

420
00:17:12,332 --> 00:17:14,434
SHELDON: No hugging! No hugging!
(Missy laughing)

421
00:17:19,706 --> 00:17:23,210
I mean, why'd I bother
becoming a teacher?

422
00:17:23,243 --> 00:17:24,611
He knows what I'm gonna
say before I say it.

423
00:17:24,644 --> 00:17:27,414
Or I say it and look like a dumbbell.
Mm-hmm.

424
00:17:27,447 --> 00:17:28,581
Ms. Ingram,

425
00:17:28,615 --> 00:17:30,350
can I offer a suggestion?

426
00:17:30,383 --> 00:17:31,451
What?

427
00:17:31,484 --> 00:17:34,354
Never mind. You do it your way.
No, no.

428
00:17:34,387 --> 00:17:36,556
You tell me.
Tell me how I'm wrong.

429
00:17:36,589 --> 00:17:39,592
You assumed an extra axiom
of Euclidean geometry

430
00:17:39,626 --> 00:17:41,161
without stating it.

431
00:17:41,194 --> 00:17:43,696
WILKINS:
Was he right?

432
00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:45,165
Course he's right.
(chuckles)

433
00:17:45,198 --> 00:17:48,101
He's always right.
(chuckling)

434
00:17:48,135 --> 00:17:49,269
Tell you what I do.

435
00:17:49,302 --> 00:17:50,703
I send him on little errands.

436
00:17:50,737 --> 00:17:52,539
Like the other day, I told him,

437
00:17:52,572 --> 00:17:55,575
"Go to the supply room
and get me a framastan."

438
00:17:55,608 --> 00:17:57,677
(chuckles)
What's a framastan?

439
00:17:57,710 --> 00:17:59,112
No such thing. I made it up.

440
00:17:59,146 --> 00:18:01,214
(all laughing)

441
00:18:01,248 --> 00:18:03,650
He was gone
the whole period!

442
00:18:03,683 --> 00:18:05,685
That's genius.

443
00:18:05,718 --> 00:18:07,254
I'm using that.

444
00:18:07,287 --> 00:18:09,589
Don't use framastan.
That's mine.

445
00:18:09,622 --> 00:18:11,291
(chuckling)

446
00:18:11,324 --> 00:18:12,725
What's going on here?

447
00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:15,595
You said he was going away.

448
00:18:15,628 --> 00:18:16,829
Liar.

449
00:18:16,863 --> 00:18:18,731
It's 11:00 in the
morning, guys.

450
00:18:18,765 --> 00:18:21,100
(all laughing)