Well, of course not! They’re already right.
Although he could have used a proof-reader before he gave his paper to Hawking. 
And in the Carradine episode, Leonard calls him “sir” a couple of times before he responds “Oh, you can call me Wyatt.” The other Big Bang characters use their friends’ parents title and last name (i.e. Mrs. Wolowitz), so this was really annoying.
When Penny had to call Sheldon’s mother, she stated “Mrs. Cooper? This is Penny.” Really, anyone would give their last name in that sentence.
I think I read somewhere that Pennys last name will be told eventually and there will be some signifagance about it and the writers are purposefully keeping it secret.
I have a good friend who’s a lot like Sheldon in many ways. He’s been diagnosed with low-level Aspergers and is very intense and direct with people, even strangers, right from the get go. He’s also the most brutally honest person I’ve ever met and never shies away from saying what’s on his mind, regardless of whether it could be construed as cruel or hurtful. We’ll call him “Phil” because, well, that’s his name.
I’ll give you an example. Phil was down the pub with a mutual friend of ours by the name of Terry. Anyway, about 10 O’Clock, Terry’s fiancee comes and joins them. She and Phil had never met before and, being a garrulous type, she strikes up a conversation with him. Presently, the conversation turns to work, and what follows is as close to a word for word transcript as possible, as related to me later by both Phil and Terry:
Sarah: What do you do, Phil?
Phil: I’m a teacher.
Sarah: Really? Me too. I teach at Doncaster house.
Phil: Doncaster house? Isn’t that where they stick all the div kids?
Sarah (peeved, through gritted teeth): The students there do have learning difficulties, yes.
Phil: What’s the point of that?
Sarah: What?
Phil: What’s the point of teaching them? You could spend your whole life showing them that 2+2 is 4, they’re still gonna be retards at the end of it, aren’t they? I mean, you’ve gotta have somewhere to stick the old family secrets, but why pretend you’re teaching 'em anything? I mean, all you’re really doing is making sure they don’t run into the road or eat too many crayons. It’s not really teaching, is it?
Sarah: Excuse me (exit, stage left).
The unbelievable thing, is that I can look at that exchange, and, knowing Phil, can be supremely confident in saying that he genuinely wasn’t trying to be cruel. He was simply speaking his mind. He’s certainly said similarly belittling things to me over the years without meaning any offence.
So why am I friends with him? Well, it’s because, his lack of social graces aside, he happens to be, without a doubt, the absolute filthiest, funniest motherfucker I’ve everhad the inestimable good fortune to meet. His sense of humour is legendary, and completely gives lie to the myth that people with Aspergers don’t understand comedy. Plus I know that, come what may, he’ll always have my back. And I’ll always have his.
I guess what I’m saying is that while poor social skills may be an impediment to forming lasting social bonds, they’re certainly not an insurmountable barrier. Maybe Leonard is friends with Sheldon because he has hidden depths to which we are not privy, or because the benefits outweigh the cost.
Actually, I consider Sheldon’s blunt honesty to one of things that would make me want to be friends with Sheldon. If you want Sheldon’s opinion he will give it to you, unvarnished and you don’t have to spend time analyzing it for “what he really meant”. What he says is what he really means. I have even fantasized about being married to Sheldon. It would be so much easier than playing the emotional 20 questions with DH.
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She may not be a fruitcake about attachment parenting, but she’s an anti-vax fruitcake, and her children apparently have some developmental delays that she’s not having investigated.
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It’s been interesting to see the character development in the course of the show, most especially with Sheldon. In the first season, he was much more socially functional than he has been in later seasons. That tends to be true, I think, of most sitcoms, as characters become less complex and nuances, and more parodies.
I’m very much like this. I despise people who pussy foot around and cannot give a direct answer. Ask me outright and take NO for an answer.
Kolga - if that anti-vac stuff is true about Mayim Bialik I am so disappointed. Opinion of her goes way down.
I disagree. Early on Sheldon was very picky, he freaked out when anyone sat in his place on the couch and he had no tolerance of Penny. Now he drinks occasionally and has a girlfriend.
Well, he tries to drink. Has he ever actually succeeded?
Yes. The episode in which he had to give an acceptance speech at the dinner that awarded him something, and his fear of public speaking almost prevented him from doing that until he drank a glass of wine and then made a fool of himself (I believe eventually mooning the listeners).
Bialik on vaccines:
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/04/152026801/actress-mayim-bialik-on-tv-science-and-the-combo
So, not hysterical or evangelical at least, but I’d like to understand how she really made the decision.
When she says “third or a fourth less” she actually means “half as many”. Mayim Bialik, born in 1975, got 7 vaccinatins (if she got all the recommended ones). Today the recommendation is 14.
:smack: Of course. I think I blocked that one out. LOL!
And there was an episode where he was drinking and playing the piano in a restaurant or bar, although I don’t think he knew he was drinking alcohol. And recently he tried drinking whiskey during Wolowitzs bachelor party.
the grasshopper experiment.
Which was just on!
Being friends with a Sheldon means that you’re not the Sheldon of your group. No one wants to be the Sheldon.
Except, of course, for Sheldon.