Big Bang Theory: The whore of Omaha

Penny is having Christie over, also referred to as the whore of Omaha by Sheldon. Howard has to jump at the chance, of course.

 

Transcript:

Leonard: So, if you don’t like this Christie, why are you letting her stay?

Penny: Well, she was engaged to my cousin while she was sleeping with my brother, so she’s kind of family.

Sheldon: Yeah, I apologize for my earlier outburst, who needs Halo when we can be regaled with the delightfully folksy tale of the whore of Omaha?

Leonard: Oh, I don’t think she’s a whore.

Penny: No, yeah she’s definitely a whore. I mean, she has absolutely no standards. This one time, she was at… where’s Howard?

Howard (voice off): Bonjour mademoiselle, I understand you’re new in town.

Sheldon: Oh, good grief!

 

Vocabulary:

to jump at something = to accept an opportunity eagerly

engaged = having formally agreed to marry

outburst = a sudden forceful expression of emotion, especially anger

Halo = a video game

to regale somebody with = If somebody regales you with stories, they tell you a lot of them, whether you want to hear them or not

delightful = very pleasant, or enjoyable

folksy = something simple and informal; You sometimes use folksy to show disapproval of something because it seems unsophisticated.

folksy tale / folk tale / folk story = a story, usually of anonymous authorship and containing legendary elements, made and handed down orally among the common people

whore = an offensive word for a woman who is thought to have a lot of sexual partners

bonjour mademoiselle = greeting someone in French

Good grief! = used to emphasize how surprised, angry, or shocked you are

(definitions taken from the Cambridge and Collins Dictionary)

 

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