TEXT: [ The lobby ] [SCENE_BREAK] Sheldon: Two one six four two zero one nine eight nine. And that, little lady, is pi to a thousand places. Amy: I'd say I'm sorry I asked, except I didn't. Sheldon: Oh, look, it's the Scientific American that covered the paper Leonard and I wrote. Amy: Oh, let me see. Sheldon: I have mixed feelings about doing interviews. I like the part where I talk. I do not like the part where the other man talks. Amy: Sheldon, this article doesn't mention Leonard at all. Sheldon: Well, that can't be right. Amy: It only refers to "Dr. Cooper and his team." Did you even talk about him? Sheldon: All I did was answer a few questions about the theory. And then expressed my gratitude that Scientific American doesn't include any of those smelly perfume cards. Amy: Poor Leonard. Sheldon: Why? The theory he came up with just got mentioned in Scientific American. He ought to be thrilled. Amy: He might not be. Sheldon: Oh, maybe you're right. He is kind of a lump. Amy: Think about it. How would you feel if you were referred to as part of Leonard's team? Sheldon: Oh, I'd be incensed. Amy: So you see what I'm getting at? Sheldon: Squeaky wheel gets the grease? Amy: No. Sheldon: Grass is always greener? Amy: Try again. Sheldon: Well, I don't know, we're all Groot? Just tell me. Amy: Leonard is as much a part of this paper as you are, and he was overlooked. He's going to feel bad. Sheldon: But it wasn't my fault. I didn't exclude him. And I didn't write the article. Amy: Remember that time you didn't get picked to pull the sword out of the stone at Disneyland and they let that other kid do it? Sheldon: Oh, that kid. Poor Leonard. Amy: Exactly. Sheldon: For the record, that kid was a terrible choice. If
SUMMARY:
Scientific American praises the paper Leonard and Sheldon wrote together, but omits Leonard's name. Sheldon fails to comfort Leonard over the omission, while Penny tries to cheer up Leonard by buying online for him. Meanwhile, Howard, Bernadette and Raj arrive at Howard's mother's home to remove some of her belongings, only to be told by Stuart the power is out. A distraught Howard realizes the last food his mother ever cooked will defrost in the freezer and be ruined. He decides to invite his friends over to eat it all, so it will be like his mother is feeding everybody one last time. At the dinner, Sheldon and Leonard argue about whether an idea's inspiration or execution is more important. Bernadette takes Sheldon and Leonard to another room and scolds them for their bickering and being insensitive to Howard whose mother recently passed away. Howard remarks that Bernadette's yelling sounds similar to his mother's, though the others claim to not hear it. Finally, everyone is over-stuffed from eating and lazing around the house. The group expresses mild excitement upon hearing that Physics Today has mentioned Leonard's name in connection with the paper, but are much more enthusiastic when Bernadette finds more Tums.