# The Big Bang Theory - "The Raiders Minimization" (10/10/2013) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985 "2013-10-11T15:01:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/81 "2013-10-12T03:33:45Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > The writers should have made _Blossom_ one of AFF’s favorite TV Shows and let Sheldon pick apart any continuity problems in that show. This…is brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/82 "2013-10-12T03:42:02Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > She’s married to Howard. It’s a natural progression. > > The problem with Penny’s outfit was that it had to be TV-rated. IRL the bra and panties would have been of a much flimsier material, not the “leather” they appeared to be. > > And what was with Leonard’s mother and father? Previously we were informed that they only engaged in coitus for the purposes of reproduction. AFAIK, a ping pong paddle isn’t necessary for such action. My take was that possibly they had set up the tableau precisely for Leonard to witness it. She _did_ tend to see Leonard’s existence as an opportunity to conduct an experiment. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/83 "2013-10-12T04:22:31Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Hmmmm. > > I met Pepper Mill at a WorldCon. > I didn’t drink any alcohol all weekend. Did _she_? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/84 "2013-10-12T04:29:04Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Did _she_? 😃 Given the context of my original remark, I’d have to assume that she was \*easy \*but not _homely_. :dubious: ---
**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:** [October 12, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/85 "2013-10-12T05:31:22Z")
I hope the guys aren’t big fans of _Goldfinger_. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/86 "2013-10-12T10:19:29Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I hope the guys aren’t big fans of _Goldfinger_. In the sense of … fundamental flaws? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/87 "2013-10-12T12:46:22Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > In the sense of … fundamental flaws? 😕 In the sense of “the hero is pointless to the plot.” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/88 "2013-10-12T13:06:34Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > In the sense of “the hero is pointless to the plot.” Oh, yeah … Bond didn’t disarm the bomb himself, did he? ☹ But he did get Pussy to warn Washington about the plot, didn’t he? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/89 "2013-10-12T13:31:37Z")
It would have been better if Sheldon already had a response ready for “How did Indy travel with the submarine?” which he fired off casually in anticipation, before getting floored by "“Indy didn’t do anything.” ---
**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:** [October 12, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/90 "2013-10-12T14:24:00Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Oh, yeah … Bond didn’t disarm the bomb himself, did he? ☹ > > But he did get Pussy to warn Washington about the plot, didn’t he? :dubious: It just dawned on me that I’m doing exactly what Amy did in the show, so I’m going to spoiler this. If you view it, do not blame me for ruining _Goldfinger_ for you.[spoiler]Bond got both Masterson sisters killed, got himself captured, botched the chance to send a message to Leiter, had a roll in the hay (literally) with Pussy G., didn’t disarm the bomb, let Goldfinger escape, and Goldfinger gets the drop on him again in the airplane, which then crashes. That’s not a good track record. Yes, through sheer studliness he managed to get a confirmed lesbian to turn against her boss, although if he’d done his job properly they’d have already nabbed Goldfinger for smuggling (or figured out his larger plot because of the Chinese agent Bond saw with him). Bond did kill Oddjob, but the Army would have shown up with guns in a few seconds, anyway.[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/91 "2013-10-12T16:08:49Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > It just dawned on me that I’m doing exactly what Amy did in the show, so I’m going to spoiler this. If you view it, do not blame me for ruining _Goldfinger_ for you. All that is true, but he still came out **on top** , didn’t he? 😉 The bit about the message to Leitner is a little unfair. He had no way of knowing that Mafioso was on a one-way trip to the salvage yard, did he? Incidentally, from the Bond books that I’ve read, him fucking up in one life-threatening way or another was something that happened regularly: In _ **OHMSS** _, f’r instance, he blows his cover almost immediately and barely manages to escape down the mountain. George Lazenby’s double on skis, he ain’t! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/92 "2013-10-12T16:18:08Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > While we are on the subject of useless, in the Star Wars series, does anything an official Jedi does ever matter? Luke isn’t a Jedi yet when he blows up the Death Star. As far as I can tell, Lucas seems to be making a point that the Jedi don’t ever actually accomplish anything through violence. R2D2 on the other hand rules the universe. My favorite _ **SW** _ quote (and indication of things to come) was in a Minneapolis newspaper’s review of _ **RotJ** _ when it first came out: “Being a Jedi knight seems to be about as important as being a good surfer.” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/93 "2013-10-12T16:23:16Z")
> [@Calder](#): > > Except they would have been killed in a secret Nazi base that only the Nazi know about which would mean that new Nazi would eventually come back and then take the ark and use it to conquer the world. No, the new Nazis would open the Ark and die too. Pretty soon, the secret base would be full of dead Nazis whose last thought was “Why the fuck does Hitler want a Jewish artifact anyway?!?” 😕 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/94 "2013-10-12T16:42:36Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Did _she_? 😃 It’s possible. I’m happy with the result either way. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/95 "2013-10-12T18:08:54Z")
Penny in the Lingerie was amazing but let’s not forget Penny in the Extremely Tight Jeans in the opening scene. No I’m not proud of this post. P.S. I also thought Amy was going to bring up the Submarine thing. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/96 "2013-10-12T22:34:04Z")
I’m convinced those weren’t pants, but paint. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/97 "2013-10-13T00:34:42Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > No, the new Nazis would open the Ark and die too. Pretty soon, the secret base would be full of dead Nazis whose last thought was “Why the fuck does Hitler want a Jewish artifact anyway?!?” 😕 Right; which means Indy’s intervention managed to save the lives of countless Nazis enabling them to go on and serve their Führer in the upcoming war. ---
**Author:** ![Corey\_The\_Stickman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Corey\_The\_Stickman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corey_The_Stickman)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/98 "2013-10-13T03:11:54Z")
Well a lot of good posts. Its good to hear some good opinions instead of reading the usual…Crud. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/99 "2013-10-13T06:15:54Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Right; which means Indy’s intervention managed to save the lives of countless Nazis enabling them to go on and serve their Führer in the upcoming war. See? Indy was _not_ pointless to the story after all! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985/100 "2013-10-13T06:17:05Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I’m convinced those weren’t pants, but paint. Can you spell “camel toe,” boys and girls? I knew you could! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985.md?page=6)