# Big Bang 4/13: The Hofstader Isotope **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-4-13-the-hofstader-isotope/493012 "2009-04-14T00:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-4-13-the-hofstader-isotope/493012/21 "2009-04-15T14:50:49Z")
> [@Skara\_Brae](#): > > My favorite part of the episode was this exchange. Yes! I’m hoping he’ll be back just to see someone hold their own in arguments with Sheldon again. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-4-13-the-hofstader-isotope/493012/22 "2009-04-15T15:02:02Z")
Best episode in a while, mainly because it was less Sheldon centric. The bar plotline was mildly amusing, but the main line shone. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-4-13-the-hofstader-isotope/493012/23 "2009-04-15T15:19:05Z")
Did anyone else have a sneaking suspicion that Sheldon had - just this once mind you - actually copped on, and sabotaged Penny’s night for Leonard’s sake? ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-4-13-the-hofstader-isotope/493012/24 "2009-04-15T18:58:19Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Did anyone else have a sneaking suspicion that Sheldon had - just this once mind you - actually copped on, and sabotaged Penny’s night for Leonard’s sake? I’d have a hard time believing that. He just doesn’t think like that. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-4-13-the-hofstader-isotope/493012/25 "2009-04-15T20:32:15Z")
Yeah – I’ve only been watching half a season, but it doesn’t seem to me that Sheldon, even if he knew the score, would deliberately intervene on Leonard’s behalf. It wouldn’t be rational to stop Penny and Stuart from enjoying themselves in favor of Leonard, just corrupt. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-4-13-the-hofstader-isotope/493012/26 "2009-04-15T23:12:17Z")
The best line- “Uhh, actually you can, there’s a whole sport based around that, it’s called falconing.” I give mad props to anyone who can rattle off the Drake Equation like that. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-4-13-the-hofstader-isotope/493012/27 "2009-04-16T00:31:20Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Did anyone else have a sneaking suspicion that Sheldon had - just this once mind you - actually copped on, and sabotaged Penny’s night for Leonard’s sake? No, I don’t think so. I think he really got into an online debate and wanted to bounce some ideas off Stuart. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-4-13-the-hofstader-isotope/493012.md?page=1)