# The Big Bang Theory 2/16--The Rothman DisintegrationSeason **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063 "2012-02-16T20:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/1 "2012-02-16T20:47:53Z")
When a new office space is made available, Sheldon goes head to head with his nemesis, Kripke, while Penny is unsettled by a gift from Amy. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/2 "2012-02-16T21:29:09Z")
Anyone else’s mind go where mine went regarding what the “unsettling” gift might be? ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/3 "2012-02-16T21:32:00Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > Anyone else’s mind go where mine went regarding what the “unsettling” gift might be? If it involves batteries, then yes.:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/4 "2012-02-16T21:39:10Z")
Me, too. I wonder what Amy named hers. I know she calls her shower head “Gerard.” ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/5 "2012-02-17T02:57:46Z")
just need sponges and soap and water. some good jokes. rock, paper explanation was good. sports thing ran long. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/6 "2012-02-17T03:50:17Z")
I didn’t watch, but where did the title come from? The cigarette? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/7 "2012-02-17T04:20:12Z")
What cigarette? The episode was about the office vacated by Professor Rothman, when he became mentally unglued (i.e. disintegrated). ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/8 "2012-02-17T13:46:31Z")
Maybe I’m losing my sense of humour, but I didn’t crack a smile at this episode or the week before. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/9 "2012-02-17T14:47:18Z")
“You know all that mean stuff the bullies did to us in high school?” “Yeah.” “I get it.” ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/10 "2012-02-17T14:53:34Z")
I didn’t quite catch what Bernadette said when she left Penny’s apartment after seeing the painting. It was something about having to get to work early and doing something with testicles. Anybody have a transcript? ---
**Author:** ![slitterst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@slitterst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slitterst)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/11 "2012-02-17T15:02:28Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I didn’t quite catch what Bernadette said when she left Penny’s apartment after seeing the painting. It was something about having to get to work early and doing something with testicles. Anybody have a transcript? I don’t have the exact wording, but her lab was testing whether a certain drug caused testicular shrinkage. Whoever got to the lab last had to do the measuring. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/12 "2012-02-17T15:11:47Z")
Oh, OK. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/13 "2012-02-17T15:29:12Z")
Thought it was funny how Sheldon had written down all the notes the bird was singing vs the windchimes. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/14 "2012-02-17T15:33:39Z")
The whole thing with Sheldon getting his head stuck in the wall was kind of lame. I would have thought with his love of gadgetry, he would have used a camera. Of course, he may have been sufficiently driven nuts by then that it seemed like a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/15 "2012-02-17T15:51:50Z")
I was bothered by the fact that Kripki was so un-athletic. He rock-climbs for _fun_, which implies at least a certain level of hand-eye coordination. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/16 "2012-02-17T16:14:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Me, too. I wonder what Amy named hers. I know she calls her shower head “Gerard.” Gerard is her electric toothbrush. I remember because that episode was on during the mini-marathon on Tuesday night. I haven’t watched the episode yet. I’m planning on watching it tonight. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/17 "2012-02-17T16:22:16Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I was bothered by the fact that Kripki was so un-athletic. He rock-climbs for _fun_, which implies at least a certain level of hand-eye coordination. I remembered the rock-climbing as well. You can’t be that uncoordinated and rock-climb safely! Their hijinks on the basketball court still provided me with some chuckles, though… ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/18 "2012-02-17T18:11:14Z")
> [@The\_Controvert](#): > > What cigarette? The episode was about the office vacated by Professor Rothman, when he became mentally unglued (i.e. disintegrated). [Rothmans Cigarettes](http://www.cigarettespedia.com/images/d/d1/Rothmans_english_version_by_special_appointment_filter_tipped_l_20_h_england.jpg), of course. For fairly obvious reasons, I’m interested in that name. Chuck Rothman ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/19 "2012-02-17T18:20:43Z")
Alrighty then. I’m not a smoker and had never heard of that brand. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063/20 "2012-02-17T18:29:54Z")
IIRC, the last scene with Sheldon was when Leonard took a picture of Sheldon’s backside with the camera phone. Did I miss something. Did he keep the office? or is he going back to his old office? Or don’t we know yet. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063.md?page=2)