How long will a partnership between Sheldon and Howard last?
Remember when Howard came up with a brilliant money-making idea inspired by Sheldon getting drunk in a bar?
Mr. Big would be so proud.
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Leonard plans to spend his first paycheck on a new sinus irrigator.
Penny is one lucky lady, isnt she?
I hope Sheldon buys more bow ties.
Why hasnt he been wearing them all season?
The attorney asks the friends to sign the dotted line.
They must verify that they understand the university owns 75 percent of their patent.
At this point, three very confused faces look up from three life-changing documents.
Cries of, Thats so unfair!
are met with, Its the universitys policy.
Caltech has been paying their salaries for a decade.
What did they expect?
Plus, Howard is technically on loan from NASA.
Hes not entitled to any ownership, even though its his invention.
But hes sure to get a nifty plaque he can hang on his wall!
Its all for one and one for all.
This includes Sheldons super cool idea for a T-shirt: Dumb as a Bag of Geologists.
Sheldon is a little too enthusiastic about drawing up the contract.
Of course, this enthusiasm makes complete sense when we learn that he created his own font.
Raise your hand if you secretly wish you could download Shelvetica?
Is that just me?
Over at Pennys place, Raj gathers the girls to help him decipher a message from his ex-girlfriend Emily.
She left a package at his door.
Penny inspects the unopened gift.
A voodoo doll with a fork stuck in his junk?
Raj rips pop pop the package to find an antique sextant.
I know it sounds like a dirty toy, but its not.
A sextant is an instrument sailors used to find their position by the stars.
Its a sweet gift for an astrophysicist.
A quick Google search helps Amy report that the belated Valentines Day gift set Emily back $500.
Is Emily trying to drop hints that she wants to get back together?
Or is she really being nice?
Before the girls can debate the answer, Emily calls.
Raj puts her on speaker so everyone can hear the pain in her voice.
She wants to meet for coffee.
Its time to cut the cord.
Who cares that she lost her best friend?
Raj lets her down easy in front of the girls…and then drives straight to her house.
NEXT: Does Howard really want to be business partners with Sheldon?
Naturally, Claire calls while hes en route to console Emily.
She broke up with her boyfriend!
She wants to hang out, too.
Raj wisely tells her the truth.
He would love to meet up, but hes on his way to Emilys house because shes so sad.
Emily is playing Raj like a violin.
Raj swears hes just going over there because hes a nice, compassionate person.
And he does console her.
Does this mean Raj is going to juggle two women?
Is he the Samantha of the group?
Howard defends his friends.
Bernadette points out that it was Howards invention.
Amy points out that it was Sheldons math.
Leonard points out that it was his theory while his wife picks at a hangnail.
Im with you, Penny.
The world quantum has been used one too many times for me to follow.
Bernadette takes Howard into the hall.
Does he really want to sign a contract and enter into an agreement with Sheldon Cooper of all people?
Howard raises his concerns with his soon-to-be business partner.
Its frustrating that Sheldon thinks Howard is beneath him.
This will be enforced by Sheldons own personal code of ethics and his incredibly annoying OCD habits.
Everyone pores over the new documents and agrees that the clause is sufficient.
Bow ties and scholarship funds?
Sheldon is, and will always be, my favorite.
And THEN he signs the document.
Theoretical Laughter
Bernadette:Youre about to form a legal partnership with Sheldon Cooper.
Howard:Here we go with the ironclad logic again.
