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... Camilla Send a noteboard - 09/06/2011 03:33:11 PM
I loathe the BBT jokes like that- nerds do not work like that!

Yes, sometimes the nerds have their own version of things, and that can be funny. But it's not because they're idiots.

At one point, they play a game called "Rock Paper Scissor Lizard Spock" because har-har they love Star Trek. But it's not because they're so deranged that they think this is the normal version, it's because they got bored with the original version and made their own. It wasn't a hilarious joke, but it was much better than the ones where we just point at the nerds and go "Har har, stupid nerds don't even know about bubblegum and glue!"


I do not see that as a commentary on nerds in general. Sheldon is rather a special case. You would not see any of the other characters doing the same.

Now do not misunderstand. I am not claiming BBT as some form of high art. But I rather enjoy the tweaks and kicks they make. Or, rather, made before they realised the average viewer were more interested in who slept with whom.
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This message last edited by Camilla on 09/06/2011 at 03:33:22 PM
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So, I just saw this BBT quote in the Quote of the Day... beetnemesis - 09/06/2011 12:59:51 AM 847 Views
That quote grates at me like cheese in a cheese grater? yeah something like that. *NM* Timthetrolloc - 09/06/2011 06:21:47 AM 277 Views
Seeing quotes like that (and the World of Warcraft episode) is what keeps me from watching. j-whitt987 - 09/06/2011 06:45:20 AM 642 Views
What is wrong with it? *NM* Camilla - 09/06/2011 10:38:09 AM 260 Views
It's an attempt to sound smart while saying something incredibly childish and simple Helene - 09/06/2011 10:57:14 AM 628 Views
Re: It's an attempt to sound smart while saying something incredibly childish and simple Camilla - 09/06/2011 11:43:27 AM 641 Views
Which is why I don't want to watch BBT. The character is wholly unappealing. *NM* Helene - 09/06/2011 01:44:46 PM 258 Views
Huh Camilla - 09/06/2011 01:47:10 PM 623 Views
I dislike BBT because it's such a cliche.. Helene - 09/06/2011 03:50:33 PM 559 Views
Re: I dislike BBT because it's such a cliche.. Camilla - 09/06/2011 03:54:41 PM 657 Views
I didn't know there was another girl in the show Helene - 11/06/2011 07:20:02 AM 703 Views
No.Sheldon is characterized by: Arrogance, Know-it-all,lack of knowledge about social conventions, *NM* beetnemesis - 09/06/2011 03:16:44 PM 281 Views
Which his lack of normal language points to. Camilla - 09/06/2011 03:18:10 PM 559 Views
Basically? ANYONE WHO COULD PUT TOGETHER THAT DETAILED A PASTICHE WOULD KNOW THE ORIGINAL SAYING beetnemesis - 09/06/2011 03:30:16 PM 575 Views
... Camilla - 09/06/2011 03:33:11 PM 712 Views
I think that actually speaks to the quality of the characters beetnemesis - 10/06/2011 06:06:59 PM 641 Views
Regarding the point in your title Camilla - 09/06/2011 03:35:17 PM 562 Views
Eh. I think if they re-did the joke today they'd make Sheldon use the original, but force/explain it beetnemesis - 10/06/2011 04:48:16 PM 619 Views
your problem with this makes no sense. *NM* temeraire - 11/06/2011 02:42:00 AM 236 Views
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