# Stuff Sheldon Cooper is right about **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 21, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700 "2014-07-21T23:24:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/81 "2017-10-04T03:19:31Z")
Bumping this, because Sheldon Cooper is absolutely correct that unless you hear “I’m pregnant” from a woman’s own lips, ASSUME NOTHING! Exception: if she is wearing a shirt that says **BABY** , and has an arrow pointing down. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/82 "2017-10-04T18:01:57Z")
The “Kitty” song is really soothing. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/83 "2017-10-05T02:28:13Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > “Chili con carne” is just shortened to chili. The “proper name” of chili is chili con carne. Oh, so it’s like “chicken Kiev”; there’s no dish just called “Kiev.” All this time, I thought it was like “Spaghetti with meatballs,” because there is “spaghetti marinara,” without meatballs. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/84 "2017-10-05T03:18:10Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Bumping this, because Sheldon Cooper is absolutely correct that unless you hear “I’m pregnant” from a woman’s own lips, ASSUME NOTHING! Exception: if she is wearing a shirt that says **BABY** , and has an arrow pointing down. Dave Barry once wrote that you should never assume a woman is pregnant unless you see a child actually emerging from her body. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/85 "2017-10-05T03:27:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dave Barry once wrote that you should never assume a woman is pregnant unless you see a child actually emerging from her body. A corollary to that is that if you see a person who appears past middle-age, with a small child, hoo-boy, do not assume “grandchild.” Even if the person is a woman, with a T-shirt that says “Ask me about my grandchildren.” ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/86 "2017-10-05T09:48:00Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > 1. Don’t keep bread in the fridge - it gets stale even faster. In these tropical conditions, it’s not a question of the bread going stale, it’s a question of the bread growing mold. Do you like moldy bread, Dr. Cooper? ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/87 "2017-10-05T12:47:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dave Barry once wrote that you should never assume a woman is pregnant unless you see a child actually emerging from her body. A line which the writers blatantly stole and gave to Raj in this very episode, those lazy bums. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/88 "2017-10-05T13:20:25Z")
In what sense is Sheldon ever “right” about religion or fundamentalism aside from the most trivial of observations? Being right about something needs some minimal level of difficulty to be of any valuable meaning. Seeing a cat on a table and saying “there’s a cat on the table” means you’re right, but I wouldn’t say “Mary was right about the cat” unless there was something odd about the situation. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/89 "2017-10-05T13:23:56Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > In what sense is Sheldon ever “right” about religion or fundamentalism aside from the most trivial of observations? > Being right about something needs some minimal level of difficulty to be of any valuable meaning. Seeing a cat on a table and saying “there’s a cat on the table” means you’re right, but I wouldn’t say “Mary was right about the cat” unless there was something odd about the situation. Can you quote the post where someone said he was? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/90 "2017-10-05T13:39:09Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > He’s right about how the order in which sandwich ingredients are placed makes a difference in how it tastes. He’s correct about order making a difference, but his order is wrong. Cheese is not the moisture barrier against the lettuce, lettuce is the moisture barrier between the condiments on the bread and wetter vegetables like tomato slices underneath the lettuce. There’s no reason his sandwich should have been soggy, save for possible tampering by the delivery person (or his “friends”). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/91 "2017-10-05T14:38:30Z")
If you just washed the lettuce, it will be a little damp, too. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/92 "2017-10-05T14:58:01Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Can you quote the post where someone said he was? Yes. (My bolding) > [@panache45](#): > > **Definitely religious fundamentalism.** > > And his defense of reason and logic, even when misguided. > > And sometimes his lack of tact can be refreshing. > > But his familiarity with Leonard’s’ mother scares the shit out of me. > [@Orr\_G](#): > > [snipped] > One area where he’s right about being right is **religious fundamentalism**. Another: child rearing (when it’s personal to him - I imagine he’s said some pretty egregious stuff about the topic in an abstract way). > [@silenus](#): > > Sheldon is right about: chili, birds, Penny’s tat, the “Check Engine” light, chili, “Alphas,” and chili. Also **religion in general and specific.** I can’t think of a single theological, historical, or pastoral thing he’s said that (we’re talking about genius + eidetic memory) shows anything but the most basic understanding or religion. He’s right, but right like saying “Alabama is a state in the USA”, not really salient. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/93 "2017-10-05T15:47:45Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > His reviews of science fiction TV series are often spot-on. He’s right to hate _Babylon 5_ because “it fails as drama, science fiction, and it’s hopelessly derivative.” He’s also right that “_Heroes_ gradually lowered the quality season-by-season till we were grateful it ended.” Wrong on both counts. B5 is seriously uneven but there is definite gold amongst the dross (the G’kar/Londo arcs most notably). And there was nothing gradual about the decline in quality in Heroes, unless one can “gradually” plummet. It basically went: Season 1: That was pretty good. Season 2: Ugh, the writer’s strike has ruined this show. This makes no sense. Season 3: WTF is this shit? Season 4: No. Just…no. Heroes Reborn: You’re just embarrassing yourselves now. I have no views on the constituent elements of chili (which I don’t particularly like in any form) or string theory. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/94 "2017-10-05T17:34:51Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > In these tropical conditions, it’s not a question of the bread going stale, it’s a question of the bread growing mold. Do you like moldy bread, Dr. Cooper? Since I buy a lot of bread with no preservatives, mine gets moldy, too. Solution: put it in the freezer. It keeps perfectly fresh, and you only need to get out a couple of slices at a time. It defrosts in only a couple of minutes. Works on sliced bread, and whole baguettes and batards, too. Sheldon should know that and should have pointed it out! In an annoying, pedantic way. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/95 "2017-10-08T02:36:44Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > In what sense is Sheldon ever “right” about religion or fundamentalism aside from the most trivial of observations? > Being right about something needs some minimal level of difficulty to be of any valuable meaning. Seeing a cat on a table and saying “there’s a cat on the table” means you’re right, but I wouldn’t say “Mary was right about the cat” unless there was something odd about the situation. So go post it in the “stuff Sheldon is wrong about” thread, and leave us alone. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/96 "2017-10-08T12:20:18Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Since I buy a lot of bread with no preservatives, mine gets moldy, too. Solution: put it in the freezer. It keeps perfectly fresh, and you only need to get out a couple of slices at a time. It defrosts in only a couple of minutes. Works on sliced bread, and whole baguettes and batards, too. Sheldon should know that and should have pointed it out! In an annoying, pedantic way. That’s ok if you’re going to toast it, but it’s nothing like as good as genuinely fresh bread for making a fresh sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700/97 "2017-10-08T13:49:03Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > That’s ok if you’re going to toast it, but it’s nothing like as good as genuinely fresh bread for making a fresh sandwich. I agree with this, but if it’s a choice between frozen bread and moldy bread, I’ll take frozen bread every time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700.md?page=4)