TEXT: Scene: The comic book store. Howard: Sheldon, you're wrong. Wolverine was not born with bone claws. Sheldon: Howard, you know me to be a very smart man. Don't you think if I were wrong, I'd know it? Howard: Okay, first of all... Raj: Give it up, dude, you're arguing with a crazy person. Sheldon: I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested. Leonard: Hey, guys. Howard: What are you doing here? Leonard: What do you mean? It's new comic book night. Raj: Yeah, but since you and Penny finally hooked up, we thought you two would be having bouncy naked yum-yum night. Leonard: There's more to life than s*x, Raj. Howard: Okay, who had Leonard flames out with Penny in less than 24 hours"? Sheldon: I did. Leonard: Nothing flamed out. We don't have to have s*x every night, you know. Howard: You don't have to, but it's highly recommended. Raj: Yeah, take advantage of that window of opportunity before it slams shut on your little dinky. Leonard: It's not a matter of opportunity. We're getting to know each other. There's a learning curve. Howard: What's there to learn? You get naked, do nasty things to each other, then somebody makes scrambled eggs and salami. Easy peasy. Sheldon: Perhaps what Leonard is obliquely referring to is the occurrence of some sort of sexual dysfunction. Raj: Okay, who had Leonard gets a floppy disk? Sheldon: Oh, a clever, albeit obsolete, euphemism for insufficient blood flow to the male s*x organ. Leonard: Nothing like that happened, all right? The s*x was just fine. Raj: Just fine? Oh, dude, the fourth Harry Potter movie was just fine. Leonard: I'm not saying it was bad, I'm just saying it... wasn't great. Howard: Okay, when you say "it wasn't great, do you mean for both of
SUMMARY:
Leonard and Penny vacillate between friendship and a romantic relationship, struggling to resolve the awkwardness. In an attempt to feel comfortable and talk about a solution, they end up getting drunk in her apartment and throwing up all night. Sheldon and Howard stake their most valuable comic books on a bet over the species of a cricket they hear, enlisting a depressed entomologist to settle the bet. After Sheldon loses the bet, he meets Penny and after talking to her about Leonard, assures her that she and Leonard can always go back to being friends. After she explains this to Leonard, the two agree to do so, but they find that neither wants to and have sex again.