TEXT: Scene: Penny's apartment. Penny: Okay, Babydoll Pink, let's see if you can cover up the fact that I got my dad's feet. Leonard (voice off): It's just two degrees, Sheldon. I just want to turn up the thermostat two degrees! Sheldon: (voice off): Let me point out that two degrees can be the difference between water and steam. Leonard (voice off): Yes, if we lived in a teakettle. Sheldon: (voice off): This is the temperature you agreed to in the roommate agreement. Leonard (voice off): Aw, screw the roommate agreement! Sheldon: (voice off): No, you don't screw the roommate agreement. The roommate agreement screws you. Leonard (voice off): You know what, go to Hell and set their thermostat. Sheldon: (voice off): I don't have to go to Hell. At 73 degrees, I'm there already! Penny (after a knock on the door): Who is it? Leonard: Leonard. Penny: Hang on. Leonard: Can I sleep on your couch tonight? Penny: Uh, well, you can try, but the people across the hall are being very noisy. Leonard: You heard that, huh? Penny: Apparently, the one fella tried to adjust the thermostat, then the other fella went bat-crap crazy. Leonard: So you agree, he's nuts. Penny: Well, not as nuts as the guy who chooses to live with him. Leonard: Believe it or not, he was worse when I met him. Penny: Oh, I do not believe that. Leonard: You are so naive. Just like I was seven years ago. (Flasback: The lobby) I'd just started at the university. Past Leonard: Excuse me, I'm looking for Sheldon Cooper's apartment. Man with a box: Oh, I bet you're here to check out the room for rent. Past Leonard: Yeah. Man: Run away, dude. Past Leonard: What? Man: Run fast, run far. (End of flashback.) Leonard: That should have been my first clue
SUMMARY:
Taking shelter in Penny's apartment after an argument with Sheldon, Leonard tells Penny how he and Sheldon met in 2003. He describes the trials he underwent in order to become Sheldon's roommate, which reveal many aspects of the latter's character, and in the process reveals how their building's elevator came to be out of order.