MarkT Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Although not my real life per se, the show has imho done a service to all geeks/nerds/engineers/scientists because it has polished up their public image. Ten years ago getting labeled as a "nerd" pretty much was a social stigma. Outside USA/CAN/GBR/IRL/NZ this service is seen not so much, mainly because of sucky dubbing (try German dubbed version, 70% of jokes gone and Raj *does* sound like a Simpson's character) and putting the show into timeslots when mainly a very young audience watches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATOB Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Although not my real life per se, the show has imho done a service to all geeks/nerds/engineers/scientists because it has polished up their public image. Ten years ago getting labeled as a "nerd" pretty much was a social stigma. Outside USA/CAN/GBR/IRL/NZ this service is seen not so much, mainly because of sucky dubbing (try German dubbed version, 70% of jokes gone and Raj *does* sound like a Simpson's character) and putting the show into timeslots when mainly a very young audience watches. Geek chic anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensor Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 One of our cats Zazzles has an abscess and we took him in to the vet (he has to stay overnight). As soon as the vet heard his name, she said, "I love that episode." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Hawking Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I'd love to see the vet's face, when you take along Dr Robert Oppenheimer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensor Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I'd love to see the vet's face, when you take along Dr Robert Oppenheimer. We don't have him. We do have a Penny though. Along with Frodo and Bilbo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Such a Hag Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 When one of Sheldon's facts is SO wrong, you get into a Twitter fight with Bill Prady about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsurrey Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Surprised to find this just arrived in my inbox from my institution: "...is participating in OCD Awareness Week, which is an international effort to raise awareness and understanding about obsessive compulsive disorder and related disorders, with the goal of helping more people to get timely access to appropriate and effective treatment." So I could not help but think of Sheldon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 On the PSAT today there was a vocab question about Scott Joplin and "The Maple Leaf Rag." I immediatley thought of Sheldon and Amy's Counterfactual question. Tuned bayonets! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelshamyfan Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Lol Watching this vets program where the vet is able to put prospehetics on animals and he was introduced to a cat called "Schrödinger" this led to a little discussion about particle physics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewriter Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 Yes, my friend was sick with the flu and I sang soft kitty to her also anytime some says I'm crazy, I say, I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensor Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 On the way to see our daughter, I caught this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry PopTart Fan Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 I just watched Neil Diamond sing on the Today Show. He was great! Of course, first thing I thought of was Howard and Amy!I was looking for them in the audience! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilStewie Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 Just an update on my ringtone.. Its now Howard and Deb! You hear a telephone ring, then Deb says " Howard the telephone is ringing" and Howard says " heres and idea ma, WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER IT!!!!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantagrae Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Every time I hear the new Arby's commercial for some kind of brisket sandwich, all I can think of is Howard in the episode about Leonard's surprise party, when he pretends to be having an allergic reaction and he says, "BRITHKET!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Took my kid to his class tonight at this program for junior high students called Discovering Science; it's hosted at a local university, and gives kids experience in real labs. Tonight's topic: enzymes. The handout he brought home had a section on milk products and lactase that began: "On the popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory, Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenafan Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 One of my colleague's names is Amy. Whenever I call to her from my office, I can hear Sheldon's voice beckoning from my mouth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsTeller Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) I found a periodic elements T-shirt on Amazon and I bought it! I have never found the shower curtain though. When my dad asked me if I had gone crazy, I told him I was'nt crazy, Mom had me tested. He did not get it. I find I dream about TBBT quite a lot. I keep a daily dream journal for my studies, though, so I notice and think about my dreams more than a lot of people do. Oddly, the TBBT-themed ones are not the weirdest ones! Edited February 15, 2015 by MsTeller Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itwasdestined Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 My daughter went to a very cultural 18th Birthday party last night which involved a "cotillion" and all we could both think about was Sheldon and his cotillion dance training. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitlovesjim Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Everytime I went home, instead of doing my assignment, my instant and glamorous pause in respond to the fast pacing lifestyle, I do edit pictures of Amy and Sheldon and my mom would wonder what I'm doing with my phone... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Hawking Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I found a periodic elements T-shirt on Amazon and I bought it! I have never found the shower curtain though. I don't know where you live, but they're available from both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk http://www.amazon.com/Splash-Bath-Elementary-Plastic-Curtain/dp/B00H92FL2E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1424200604&sr=8-2&keywords=periodic+table+shower+curtain http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bytelove-Periodic-Table-Shower-Curtain/dp/B00H8YHRU2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424200553&sr=8-1&keywords=periodic+table+shower+curtain As for dreams, I have dreamed about Amy a few times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella Duveen Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 That moment when you realise you are basically making spaghetti with little hotdogs this evening.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantagrae Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 That moment when you realise you are basically making spaghetti with little hotdogs this evening.... I could do that tonight, but I'd have to stop by the store for hotdogs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneya Kate Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 I only started watching Big Bang Theory like two months ago and it is indeed unbelievable how it changed my lifestyle. I am now experiencing the "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" that Sheldon is demonstrating in the series. A few weeks after I started Big Bang Theory, there was this one time I went to my cousin's apartment and I saw how messy her room was. And, get this, like Sheldon, I started cleaning and organizing stuff in my cousin's room. The end result really satisfied me. Also, my desire for closure on everything is really getting creepy each day -- so much that I sometimes get mad at my boyfriend for not finishing his sentence when we are having a conversation. I force him to continue because "cliffhangers" now bother me a lot. Sometimes, I even try to imitate Sheldon's way of speaking to people -- his tone, his straight-forward replies, his famous "Bazinga", and stuff like those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsurrey Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 If all that is true you might be better off not watching. Quite sure I have never said that before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneya Kate Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 If all that is true you might be better off not watching. Quite sure I have never said that before. Well, to be honest, I really don't wanna stop watching it. I know it's affecting me a lot more than I thought it would. But I guess, for me, that's the fun of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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