# The Big Bang Theory, Thursday, September 26, 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2013, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798 "2013-09-27T13:24:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/1 "2013-09-27T13:24:35Z")
I did not see a thread for the show, so I’m starting one myself! So, what did you think of the two episodes – “The Hofstadter Insufficiency” and “The Deception Verification” ? ---
**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:** [September 27, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/2 "2013-09-27T13:36:29Z")
_Serial Apeist_ ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/3 "2013-09-27T13:37:36Z")
It was an OK opening. But seriously, the writers of this show need to quit pretending Bernadette isn’t fucking gorgeous. I can’t imagine she’s a stranger to guys buying her drinks at a bar. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/4 "2013-09-27T13:41:48Z")
So now we’ve established that everybody on the planet has seen Penny’s boobs but us. I wonder how the guys will react to the fact that scientists at MIT have just invented the [lightsaber](http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57604823-1/science-trumps-the-force-to-create-a-real-life-lightsaber/). 😃 OK opening. Bets on how long it takes Raj to shag the HR director? ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/5 "2013-09-27T13:53:25Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > It was an OK opening. > > But seriously, the writers of this show need to quit pretending Bernadette isn’t fucking gorgeous. I can’t imagine she’s a stranger to guys buying her drinks at a bar. This. With a rack like hers random guys in a bar would be drooling all over her. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/6 "2013-09-27T13:55:26Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > So now we’ve established that everybody on the planet has seen Penny’s boobs but us. Fortunately we got a scene with Howard’s and Raj’s MOOBs :smack: That said, it was hilarious. And Bernadette’s reaction was priceless. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/7 "2013-09-27T15:09:41Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > But seriously, the writers of this show need to quit pretending Bernadette isn’t fucking gorgeous. I can’t imagine she’s a stranger to guys buying her drinks at a bar. I dunno…she’s nerdy enough that she probably didn’t spend a lot of time in bars. Seems like the type that would have been studying while other students were partying. If she was that worldly, she’d have found a better husband than Wolowitz… ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/8 "2013-09-27T15:17:18Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Fortunately we got a scene with Howard’s and Raj’s MOOBs :smack: > > That said, it was hilarious. And Bernadette’s reaction was priceless. I had flashbacks to a couple of SEINFELD scenes in which Kramer & Mr. Costanza were observed by Mrs. C. in pseudo-gay situations. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/9 "2013-09-27T15:19:33Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > But seriously, the writers of this show need to quit pretending Bernadette isn’t fucking gorgeous. “[Informed ugly](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodHomely)”, she’s a pretty actress playing a less-attractive character. Like Xander on _Buffy_. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/10 "2013-09-27T16:03:57Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Fortunately we got a scene with Howard’s and Raj’s MOOBs :smack: > > That said, it was hilarious. And Bernadette’s reaction was priceless. Yeah, that was a great scene! ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/11 "2013-09-27T16:13:57Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > I had flashbacks to a couple of SEINFELD scenes in which Kramer & Mr. Costanza were observed by Mrs. C. in pseudo-gay situations. Yes, the nowhere-near-big-enough “pool room” scene. Ah, fun memories! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/12 "2013-09-27T16:22:24Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > “[Informed ugly](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodHomely)”, she’s a pretty actress playing a less-attractive character. Like Xander on _Buffy_. LOL, this would make a great sig line: > [@](#): > > Producer: What were you thinking? > Casting: Well, you said you wanted gritty. In other words, ugly. > Producer: I wanted Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island ugly, not Cornelius on Planet of the Apes ugly. TV-ugly, not … ugly-ugly. > — The Simpsons, “Pygmoelian” ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/13 "2013-09-27T16:24:29Z")
My favorite line: “What’s that noise? Are you releasing a Kraken?” ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/14 "2013-09-27T16:41:44Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > Yes, the nowhere-near-big-enough “pool room” scene. Ah, fun memories! Wasn’t there also a bro-fitting scene? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/15 "2013-09-27T17:14:02Z")
My favourite line from the night - “Because we have a deeply unhealthy relationship!” (Howard, when asked why he spent the night spreading ointment on his mom). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/16 "2013-09-27T17:22:28Z")
i find it disruptive to have Howard being normal and reasonable regarding relationships to females now that he is married. not that he is that way, i could accept a transition, but that he is counseling Raj as if he had always been that way. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/17 "2013-09-27T17:28:42Z")
Am I the only one to notice Penny, Howard and Raj have lost a bit of weight over the off-season? I do not like what it did to Penny’s face. Howard needs to eat a few cheeseburgers and milkshakes, not lose weight. But it sure looked good on Raj. He is even developing a two pack! ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/18 "2013-09-27T17:51:45Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Am I the only one to notice Penny, Howard and Raj have lost a bit of weight over the off-season? I do not like what it did to Penny’s face. Howard needs to eat a few cheeseburgers and milkshakes, not lose weight. But it sure looked good on Raj. He is even developing a two pack! When Penny opened the door in her nightgown, I wasn’t looking at her face. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/19 "2013-09-27T18:15:07Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > When Penny opened the door in her nightgown, I wasn’t looking at her face. Her face was visible in that scene? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798/20 "2013-09-27T18:21:03Z")
I was thinking that the actress that plays Penny has put on a bit of weight. Not that she looks fat, Og forbid, just a bit fuller. Howard can scarely stand to lose any weight. Isn’t he only 7% body fat? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-thursday-september-26-2013/669798.md?page=2)