Sheldon wants to talk about Leonard’s girlfriend with Penny. So he brings some banana bread, hoping to be invited in to chat.
(Season 2, Episode 9: The White Asparagus Triangulation)
Transcript:
Sheldon: Penny. Penny. Penny.
Penny: What?
Sheldon: This is banana bread.
Penny: This is a doorknob.
Sheldon: It’s my understanding that an unsolicited gift of food can be a precursor to an impromptu invitation to come in and chat.
Penny: Sheldon, would you like to come in?
Sheldon: I suppose I could spare a few minutes. Were you robbed?
Penny: No.
Sheldon: How can you be sure?
Penny: Sheldon, what do you want?
Sheldon: I’m certain this will come as no surprise to you, but Leonard is failing in yet another relationship.
Penny: He’s having problems with Stephanie?
Sheldon: She’s sending virtual livestock to random men on the internet.
Vocabulary:
doorknob = a round handle that you turn to open a door
unsolicited = not asked for
precursor = something that happened or existed before another thing, especially if it either developed into it or had an influence on it
impromptu = done or said without earlier planning or preparation
livestock = animals and birds that are kept on a farm
random = by chance rather than according to a plan
(definitions taken from the Cambridge Dictionary)
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