# Big Bang Theory, February 6, 2014 -- "The Locomotion Manipulation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684 "2014-02-06T19:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/81 "2014-02-10T23:10:09Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > The jobless woman who sponges off her friends without offering any thanks, has a drinking problem and laughs at elderly disabled people when they have accidents and are knocked unconscious? The hot jobless woman… ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/82 "2014-02-10T23:21:10Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > And for Og’s sake, do _not_ have Bernadette and Howard spawn. That will be the death knell for the series, IMO. God, imagine if they did. Poor kid would be old enough to buy beer and _still_ not be tall enough to ride Space Mountain. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/83 "2014-02-11T00:01:14Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > The jobless woman who sponges off her friends without offering any thanks, has a drinking problem and laughs at elderly disabled people when they have accidents and are knocked unconscious? The hot jobless woman who has social skills and like sports? Yes, absolutely. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/84 "2014-02-11T02:15:32Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > The hot jobless woman who has social skills and like sports? Yes, absolutely. Well, I think the writers have ruined Penny’s character. She’s turned into someone I would have zero interest in spending time with. Also, I personally think Mayim Bialik is more attractive than Kaley Cuoco. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/85 "2014-02-11T03:17:50Z")
[Here is Jim Parsons talking about The Kiss](http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_bang_theory/video/_qlkaMExoJi4x_yIfeB9j_Ka74pGHcrf/the-big-bang-theory-jim-parsons-on-the-kiss/) and the one thing that I think really, _really_ needs pointing out is just how handsome he looks. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/86 "2014-02-11T04:20:36Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [Here is Jim Parsons talking about The Kiss](http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_bang_theory/video/_qlkaMExoJi4x_yIfeB9j_Ka74pGHcrf/the-big-bang-theory-jim-parsons-on-the-kiss/) and the one thing that I think really, _really_ needs pointing out is just how handsome he looks. Sorry bigGIRL. I don’t think you’re his type 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/87 "2014-02-11T06:54:59Z")
I thought Sheldon’s assistant Alex would be a better match for Leonard than Penny. They could actually talk about their work without boring the hell out of each other. Other than some introduction to the non-geek world and sex, what does Penny offer Leonard? Though to give Penny her due, she can be a “mommy” to Sheldon when he’s really needy. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/88 "2014-02-11T08:19:47Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > Also, I personally think Mayim Bialik is more attractive than Kaley Cuoco. Yeah, sure, Mayim puts Kaley to shame in the looks department. Gotta love the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/89 "2014-02-11T08:37:15Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Yeah, sure, Mayim puts Kaley to shame in the looks department. Gotta love the SDMB. I don’t find generic looking bleach blondes very attractive. There’s a million women who look just like her working at Hooters across the US. There’s nothing interesting or unique about her. I wouldn’t give her a second look if I saw her walking down the street. If you’re attracted to those women, that’s fine but you should probably save your snide remarks for more important issues. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/90 "2014-02-11T11:47:13Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Yeah, sure, Mayim puts Kaley to shame in the looks department. Gotta love the SDMB. I don’t think Mayim would rock the Wonder Woman outfit like Kaley did. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/91 "2014-02-11T16:20:18Z")
I thought it was interesting that in the previous episode Penny talked about how she laughed when she saw an old man fall down but in this episode she flipped her shit when Cinnamon the dog ate some chocolate and rushed her to a vet. Showed a compassionate side that I didn’t think Penny had. I really hope they let Raj get together with Yvette the Vet. And don’t make him out be a blathering tool in the process. It’s about time Raj became happy and well-adjusted. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/92 "2014-02-11T18:12:40Z")
[Here](http://www.kveller.com/mayim-bialik/mayim-bialiks-behind-the-scenes-take-of-amy-sheldons-first-big-bang-kiss/) is Mayim Bialik’s behind-the-scenes blog post about the kiss. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/93 "2014-02-11T18:26:29Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Yeah, sure, Mayim puts Kaley to shame in the looks department. Gotta love the SDMB. Depends on your type, but [this](http://www.kveller.com/mayim-bialik/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mayim-surprising-big-bang.jpg) ain’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/94 "2014-02-11T19:10:54Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Depends on your type, but [this](http://www.kveller.com/mayim-bialik/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mayim-surprising-big-bang.jpg) ain’t bad. And a doctorate (a real one!) in a hard biological science. Too bad she’s become a woomeister. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/95 "2014-02-11T21:03:21Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Depends on your type, but [this](http://www.kveller.com/mayim-bialik/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mayim-surprising-big-bang.jpg) ain’t bad. She looks quite fetching there. That picture also looks photoshopped to within an inch of its life. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/96 "2014-02-11T21:33:33Z")
I liked AFF better when she was a female version of Sheldon with an unhealthy Sapphric obsession with Penny as opposed to the attention-starved drooling puppy she has become. Much better to have the two of them working in cahoots to use the rest of the group as unwitting test animals in various social engineering tests as Sheldon gains more apprciation for the biological sciences. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/97 "2014-02-11T22:31:58Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > She looks quite fetching there. That picture also looks photoshopped to within an inch of its life. How ‘bout [this one](http://hairstyles.thehairstyler.com/hairstyle_views/front_view_images/6752/original/Mayim-Bialik.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/98 "2014-02-12T02:38:32Z")
Attractive may be the ultimate YMMV. Neither one sets me off. MB looks more interesting. And I find smart to be a turn on. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/99 "2014-02-12T05:18:37Z")
That’s why I miss Alex. Bernadette is hot in her own right, but Jesus she’s a bitch. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684/100 "2014-02-12T13:04:12Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > I liked AFF better when she was a female version of Sheldon with an unhealthy Sapphric obsession with Penny as opposed to the attention-starved drooling puppy she has become. Much better to have the two of them working in cahoots to use the rest of the group as unwitting test animals in various social engineering tests as Sheldon gains more apprciation for the biological sciences. They seemed to have dropped Amy’s lesbian lust for Penny. I wish they’d bring it back every now and then, I thought they were some of Amy’s best lines. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-6-2014-the-locomotion-manipulation/680684.md?page=6)