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Season 12  "The Citation Negation"  12x9

Aired 5 years ago - Nov 15, 2018

Sheldon and Amy are devastated after learning from a Russian paper that Super Asymmetry has already been discovered and disproven. Also, ultra-competitive Bernadette asks Stuart’s girlfriend, Denise, to teach her how to beat Howard in a popular videogame.

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♪ That all started with a big bang ♪
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There's only one woman who gets to touch my no-no parts,
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Well, I am a little hurt that you weren't gonna tell me
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You mean the last two minutes or the last 20 years?
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No, this paper is incredibly important to us,
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 6
Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 7
Hey!
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 8
Sounds fun. Can I play?
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 9
"A" jumps, "B" puts you into build mode.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 10
Okay, you're dead.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 11
My friend sent me down to this basement to do his grunt work,
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 12
I wish I'd known that before I called her a floozy
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 13
It's just a cemetery. It's just a haunted house.
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I can, but I want to rub his nose in this.
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Okay, this citation is correct. How you doing?
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Hey, should we take a break?
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Oh, it was cited in this paper over here,
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 22
"Examinations of moose chowder in lemon parachutes."
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 23
If it helps, this word may be "moose."
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by Dr. Vasily Gregora-poli-popivich.
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Kind of rolls right off your tongue, doesn't it?
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So this disproves their theory?
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You and Stuart. Why?
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Look at my skin. I haven't been outside in six years.
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It's gonna break his heart.
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"Why"? Come on.
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Well, I heard Ira Glass, so he's either in your earbuds
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a Russian paper that seems to disprove super-asymmetry.
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Sheldon, are you, are you all right?
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You don't have to be snarky.
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I am upset, Sheldon.
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Well, I don't need you to pretend to be okay for me.
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and now it's all gone. I'm devastated.
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You, uh, playing that, what's it called again?
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Mm, maybe later, Berna...
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Did I? I'm just hitting buttons.
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So neither of them showed up for work today?

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Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 2
There's only one woman who gets to touch my no-no parts,
#2 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 3
Well, I am a little hurt that you weren't gonna tell me
#3 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 4
You mean the last two minutes or the last 20 years?
#4 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 5
No, this paper is incredibly important to us,
#5 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 6 #6 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 7
Hey!
#7 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 8
Sounds fun. Can I play?
#8 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 9
"A" jumps, "B" puts you into build mode.
#9 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 10
Okay, you're dead.
#10 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 11
My friend sent me down to this basement to do his grunt work,
#11 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 12
I wish I'd known that before I called her a floozy
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It's just a cemetery. It's just a haunted house.
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I can, but I want to rub his nose in this.
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Okay, this citation is correct. How you doing?
#19 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 20
Hey, should we take a break?
#20 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 21
Oh, it was cited in this paper over here,
#21 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 22
"Examinations of moose chowder in lemon parachutes."
#22 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 23
If it helps, this word may be "moose."
#23 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 24
by Dr. Vasily Gregora-poli-popivich.
#24 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 25
Kind of rolls right off your tongue, doesn't it?
#25 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 26
So this disproves their theory?
#26 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 27 #27 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 28 #28 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 29
You and Stuart. Why?
#29 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 30
Look at my skin. I haven't been outside in six years.
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It's gonna break his heart.
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"Why"? Come on.
#35 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 36
Well, I heard Ira Glass, so he's either in your earbuds
#36 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 37
a Russian paper that seems to disprove super-asymmetry.
#37 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 38
Sheldon, are you, are you all right?
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You don't have to be snarky.
#41 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 42 #42 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 43
I am upset, Sheldon.
#43 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 44
Well, I don't need you to pretend to be okay for me.
#44 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 45
and now it's all gone. I'm devastated.
#45 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 46
You, uh, playing that, what's it called again?
#46 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 47
Mm, maybe later, Berna...
#47 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 48
Did I? I'm just hitting buttons.
#48 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 49 #49 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 12 Episode 9 (S12E09) - 50
So neither of them showed up for work today?
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