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** A: A bat.
** B: A bat.
** C: A bat.
** D: My father killing my mother with a hypodermic needle.

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D: [[BreadEggsMilkSquick My father killing my mother with a hypodermic needle.needle]].



* Stuart's entire life. His misfortunes may seem funny to us who watch him, but try to put yourself in his shoes. His life is basically an endless series of nightmares that come true.
** Until he met Howard's mother, and with her help, get back onto his feet. In fact he has become a regular of the BBT gang. Whatever hell he has experienced, he doesn't have to face it alone now... until everyone move on with their lives and he's alone again, as seen in one episode where 20 years later he is standing outside the apartment building waiting for everyone else to show up for a meeting they all had set.

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* Stuart's entire life. His misfortunes may seem funny to us who watch him, but try to put yourself in his shoes. His life is basically an endless series of nightmares that come true.
** Until
true, at least until he met Howard's mother, and with her help, get got back onto his feet. In fact he has become feet with her help and became a regular member of the BBT gang. gang Whatever hell he has experienced, he doesn't have to face it alone now... until everyone move on with their lives and he's alone again, as seen in one episode where 20 years later he is standing outside the apartment building waiting for everyone else to show up for a meeting they all had set.



* Bernadette threatening an airport employee to have her mother in law's ashes found and returned to them with murder (albeit used for comedy), one only has to wonder why she didn't call security on Bernie. But imagine trying to do your job and it's really stressful and demanding and then comes the situation of lost luggage and having to locate it. Now, you can always expect your customers to be upset and extremely angry with you but one of them threatening to kill you if you don't do your job?
* Raj and Howard are watching horror films in order to prep Raj for his date with Emily. Despite all this, the two are ''completely'' freaked out and unprepared to handle the movies she picked out. Howard verbally sums up what they've seen so far, and it's stuff far more horrific than you're ever likely to see in ''any'' mainstream horror film. Raj isn't sure he wants to date someone who watches that kind of film, and he questions Emily about it. Her response? [[NightmareFetishist "They kind of turn me on."]] Raj is too horny to consider the implications and just presses play, but ''just think'' of what that means, what kind of terrifying things must go on in Emily's brain...
** Far more horrific? Goodness, no. [[Film/HouseOf1000Corpses The movie]] they discuss watching is 100% real. Sweet dreams.

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* Bernadette threatening an airport employee to have her mother in law's ashes found and returned to them with murder (albeit used for comedy), one only has to wonder why she didn't call security on Bernie. But imagine trying to do your job and it's really stressful and demanding and then comes dealing with the situation of lost luggage and having to locate it. Now, you can always expect your customers to be upset and extremely usual angry with you but customers, only for one of them threatening to kill you threaten to ''kill you'' if you don't do your job?
help them out.
* Raj and Howard are watching horror films in order to prep Raj for his date with Emily. Despite all this, the two are ''completely'' freaked out and unprepared to handle the movies she picked out. Howard verbally sums up what they've seen so far, and it's stuff far more horrific than you're ever likely to see in ''any'' mainstream horror film. Raj isn't sure he wants to date someone who watches that kind of film, and he questions Emily about it. Her response? [[NightmareFetishist "They kind of turn me on."]] Raj is too horny to consider the implications and just presses play, but ''just think'' of what that means, what means. What kind of terrifying things must go on in Emily's brain...
brain?
** Far more horrific? Goodness, no. [[Film/HouseOf1000Corpses The movie]] movie they discuss watching watching]] is 100% real. Sweet dreams.



** Less so if it was actually classifying a already common body quirk as a syndrome. B.O, Halitosis, foot fungus, all of these existed since the beginning of time, and only recently were these classified as disorders. And thus the personal hygiene companies rejoiced, and so did people with the miracle cures that helped with such diseases. Bernadette could be saying that her company classified something as a disease and they have a cure for it. Hooray for marketing! The real horror is the psychosomatic symptoms people are bound to have induced by the very idea of R.E.S, and that the only cure is to buy and use the product. The idea is a mind virus itself, manipulating people to seek a cure for a previously unnoticeable disease! Bernadette just spread the mind virus to The BBT gang, and now YOU!

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** Less so if it was actually classifying a already common body quirk as a syndrome. B.O, Halitosis, foot fungus, all of these existed since the beginning of time, and only recently were these classified as disorders. And thus the personal hygiene companies rejoiced, and so did people with the miracle cures that helped with such diseases. Bernadette could be saying that her company classified something as a disease and they have a cure for it. Hooray for marketing! The real horror is the psychosomatic symptoms people are bound to have induced by the very idea of R.E.S, and that the only cure is to buy and use the product. The idea is a mind virus itself, manipulating people to seek a cure for a previously unnoticeable disease! Bernadette just spread the mind virus to The the BBT gang, and now YOU!
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** D: [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers My father killing my mother with a hypodermic needle.]]

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** D: [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers My father killing my mother with a hypodermic needle.]]
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--> '''Howard''': I'm an advocate of mitosis. One day he'll eat an enormous amount of Thai food and split into two Sheldons.\\
'''Leonard''': On the other hand, I believe he's the larval form of his species and one day he'll spin a cocoon and emerge two months later with moth wings and an exoskeleton.\\

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--> '''Howard''': I'm an advocate of mitosis. One […] I believe one day he'll eat an enormous amount of Thai food and split into two Sheldons.\\
'''Leonard''': On the other hand, I believe he's the larval form of his species and one day someday he'll spin a cocoon and emerge two months later with moth wings and an exoskeleton.\\
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'''Leonard''': On the other hand, I believe he's the larval form of his species and one day he'll spin a cocoon and emerge with moth wings and an exoskeleton.\\

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'''Leonard''': On the other hand, I believe he's the larval form of his species and one day he'll spin a cocoon and emerge two months later with moth wings and an exoskeleton.\\
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'''Leonard''': On the other hand, I believe he's the larvae form of his species and one day he'll split the cocoon and emerge with moth wings and an exoskeleton.\\

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'''Leonard''': On the other hand, I believe he's the larvae larval form of his species and one day he'll split the spin a cocoon and emerge with moth wings and an exoskeleton.\\
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Twylp9sJcg Sheldon's fake smile with his eyes wide open and showing all of his teeth]] was the page image here for a ''long'' time. It still has a home on Wiki/TVTropes, over at 'TheUnsmile'. Howard's reaction upon seeing it? "Oh, ''[[OhCrap crap]]'', that's terrifying!"

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Twylp9sJcg Sheldon's fake smile with his eyes wide open and showing all of his teeth]] was the page image here for a ''long'' time. It still has a home on Wiki/TVTropes, Website/TVTropes, over at 'TheUnsmile'. Howard's reaction upon seeing it? "Oh, ''[[OhCrap crap]]'', that's terrifying!"
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* Leonard's rocket fuel fiasco in "[[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS3E22TheStaircaseImplementation The Staircase Implementation]]". Ever see those government [=PSAs=] showing what happens if you're too careless with fireworks? Now swap that combustible out for military-grade rocket fuel. Despite being PlayedForLaughs, the whole thing is very much a grave threat to Leonard's life, and he would most likely have been killed had Sheldon not stepped in the way he did.
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* Raj and Howard are watching horror films in order to prep Raj for his date with Emily. The two are ''completely'' freaked out by the movies she picked out. Howard verbally sums up what they've seen so far, and it's stuff far more horrific than you're ever likely to see in ''any'' mainstream horror film. Raj isn't sure he wants to date someone who watches that kind of film, and he questions Emily about it. Her response? [[NightmareFetishist "They kind of turn me on."]] Raj is too horny to consider the implications and just presses play, but ''just think'' of what that means, what kind of terrifying things must go on in Emily's brain...

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* Raj and Howard are watching horror films in order to prep Raj for his date with Emily. The Despite all this, the two are ''completely'' freaked out by and unprepared to handle the movies she picked out. Howard verbally sums up what they've seen so far, and it's stuff far more horrific than you're ever likely to see in ''any'' mainstream horror film. Raj isn't sure he wants to date someone who watches that kind of film, and he questions Emily about it. Her response? [[NightmareFetishist "They kind of turn me on."]] Raj is too horny to consider the implications and just presses play, but ''just think'' of what that means, what kind of terrifying things must go on in Emily's brain...
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* Leonard's mother is ''chilling''. She sounds how a female version of [[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream AM]] would. Think of Leonard's childhood. She really is comparable to the likes of [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia]] [[PsychoPsychologist Lamb]] and [[Franchise/SilentHill Dahlia]] [[SinisterMinister Gillespie]]. The way she {{Mind Rape}}s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRoxCqCd77E Penny with that smile on her face]]: that's like Johan Liebert from ''Anime/{{Monster}}''... forget suicide, it's a wonder Leonard didn't turn into a serial killer!
** The worst part is that it's completely PlayedForLaughs, even when Leonard actually shows how much his mother's behavior upsets him. On top of that, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMUBvRvzZtk his mother KNOWS that her behavior is abnormal and directly harmful to the development of her children, being an expert psychologist, but she has no interest whatsoever in changing]].

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* Leonard's mother is ''chilling''. She sounds how a female version of [[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream AM]] would. Think of Imagine Leonard's childhood. She really is comparable to Hell, look at the likes of [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia]] [[PsychoPsychologist Lamb]] and [[Franchise/SilentHill Dahlia]] [[SinisterMinister Gillespie]]. The way she {{Mind Rape}}s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRoxCqCd77E Penny with that smile on her face]]: that's like Johan Liebert from ''Anime/{{Monster}}''... forget suicide, it's It's a wonder Leonard didn't turn into a serial killer!
** The worst part is that it's completely PlayedForLaughs, even when Leonard actually shows how much his mother's behavior upsets him. On top of that, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMUBvRvzZtk his mother KNOWS that her behavior is abnormal and directly harmful to the development of her children, being an expert psychologist, but she has no doesn't have any interest whatsoever in changing]].



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Twylp9sJcg Sheldon's fake smile with his eyes wide open and showing all of his teeth]] was the page image here for a ''long'' time. It still has a home on Wiki/TVTropes, over at 'TheUnsmile'. Howard's reaction upon seeing it? "Oh, ''crap'', that's terrifying!"

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Twylp9sJcg Sheldon's fake smile with his eyes wide open and showing all of his teeth]] was the page image here for a ''long'' time. It still has a home on Wiki/TVTropes, over at 'TheUnsmile'. Howard's reaction upon seeing it? "Oh, ''crap'', ''[[OhCrap crap]]'', that's terrifying!"
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** Or let it slip that she accidentally combined Ebola with the common cold, or that she couldn't remember if she washed her hands after working with penicillin-resistant gonorrhea.

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** Or let it slip that she accidentally combined Ebola with the common cold, or that she couldn't remember if she washed her hands after working with penicillin-resistant gonorrhea.cold.

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-->'''Sheldon''': ''(after the '''real''' dream)'' '''''[[SayMyName LEONAAAAAAAAAAAARRRD!!!]]'''''



-->''"We're here to see Koothrapali, not [[ComicBook/TheJoker kill Batman]]!"''

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-->''"We're -->'''Leonard''': We're here to see Koothrapali, not [[ComicBook/TheJoker kill Batman]]!"''Batman]]!



* In the episode where the guys fight over a prop of [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the One Ring]], Sheldon has a nightmare where he gets it and [[BodyHorror becomes]] [[MythologyGag Gollum]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpxF6sfyS1k It isn't a pretty sight, and is currently the page image]]. [[SarcasmMode Sweet dreams]].

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* In the episode where the guys fight over a prop of [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the One Ring]], Sheldon has a nightmare where he gets it and [[BodyHorror becomes]] [[MythologyGag Gollum]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpxF6sfyS1k It isn't a pretty sight, and is currently the page image]].sight]]. [[SarcasmMode Sweet dreams]].



* It was already [[FridgeHorror pretty friggin scary]] but after Bernadette lets it slip that she and some other microbiologists crossed Ebola with the common cold Leonard asks, "Why would you do that?" and Bernadette responds "[[BlatantLies We didn't]]. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial That would be a terrible,]] [[AndThatsTerrible terrible thing]]." all the while wearing a huge smile on her face. Brrr. [[invoked]]

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* It was already [[FridgeHorror pretty friggin friggin' scary]] but after Bernadette lets it slip that she and some other microbiologists crossed Ebola with the common cold Leonard asks, "Why would you do that?" and Bernadette responds "[[BlatantLies We didn't]]. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial That would be a terrible,]] [[AndThatsTerrible terrible thing]]." all the while wearing a huge smile on her face. Brrr. [[invoked]]
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-->''"We're here to see Koothrapali, not [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker kill Batman]]!"''

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-->''"We're here to see Koothrapali, not [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker [[ComicBook/TheJoker kill Batman]]!"''
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[[caption-width-right:325:Greed transforms. Good thing it's a dream.]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Twylp9sJcg Sheldon's fake smile with his eyes wide open and showing all of his teeth]] was the page image here for a ''long'' time. It still has a home on Wiki/TVTropes, over at 'TheUnsmile'.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Twylp9sJcg Sheldon's fake smile with his eyes wide open and showing all of his teeth]] was the page image here for a ''long'' time. It still has a home on Wiki/TVTropes, over at 'TheUnsmile'. Howard's reaction upon seeing it? "Oh, ''crap'', that's terrifying!"

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-->'''Santa''': Ho, ho, ho, you big dork! ''BOOM!''

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-->'''Santa''': Ho, ho, ho, you big dork! ''BOOM!''(''BOOM!'')
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** And Santa may not be alone. Howard tried to gently push with his car Sheldon in an office chair out of his new parking space. (MakesSenseInContext) Sheldon accuses Howard of trying to run him over. Howards' response was essentially "Hey don't get mad 'cause I was living the dream,". Howard dreams of running Sheldon over!

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** And Santa may not be alone. Howard tried to gently push with his car Sheldon in an office chair out of his new parking space. (MakesSenseInContext) Sheldon accuses Howard of trying to run him over. Howards' Howard's response was essentially "Hey don't get mad 'cause I was living the dream,". Howard dreams of running Sheldon over!



** Until he met Howards' mother, and with her help, get back onto his feet. In fact he has become a regular of the BBT gang. Whatever hell he has experienced, he doesn't have to face it alone now... until everyone move on with their lives and he's alone again, as seen in one episode where 20 years later he is standing outside the apartment building waiting for everyone else to show up for a meeting they all had set.

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** Until he met Howards' Howard's mother, and with her help, get back onto his feet. In fact he has become a regular of the BBT gang. Whatever hell he has experienced, he doesn't have to face it alone now... until everyone move on with their lives and he's alone again, as seen in one episode where 20 years later he is standing outside the apartment building waiting for everyone else to show up for a meeting they all had set.
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-->'''Santa''': This is for leaving me in the dungeon to be eaten alive by ogres!
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-->'''Santa''':"Ho, ho, ho you big dork!" ''BOOM!''

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* Sheldon's dream at the end of "The Santa Simulation". Sweet moment with Santa: Awww. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF0jCquuuoU Santa turns it around and shoots up the apartment with a cannon... Um, yeah, definitely a nightmare. Sheldon's face at the end when he wakes up shows the poor guy is obviously terrified and there's no ending joke to diffuse the tension for the emotionally confused audience. The audience that just saw Santa. Try. To. Kill. Sheldon]].

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* Sheldon's dream at the end of "The Santa Simulation". Sweet moment with Santa: Awww. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF0jCquuuoU Santa turns it around and shoots up the apartment with a cannon... Um, yeah, definitely a nightmare. Sheldon's face at the end when he wakes up shows the poor guy is obviously terrified and there's no ending joke to diffuse defuse the tension for the emotionally confused audience. The audience that just saw Santa. Try. To. Kill. Sheldon]].
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* Something about Leonard's mother's voice is a bit chilling. She sounds how a female version of [[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream AM]] would. Think of Leonard's childhood. She really is comparable to the likes of [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia]] [[PsychoPsychologist Lamb]] and [[Franchise/SilentHill Dahlia]] [[SinisterMinister Gillespie]]. The way she {{Mind Rape}}s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRoxCqCd77E Penny with that smile on her face]]: that's like Johan Liebert from ''Anime/{{Monster}}''... forget suicide, it's a wonder Leonard didn't turn into a serial killer!

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* Something about Leonard's mother's voice mother is a bit chilling.''chilling''. She sounds how a female version of [[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream AM]] would. Think of Leonard's childhood. She really is comparable to the likes of [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia]] [[PsychoPsychologist Lamb]] and [[Franchise/SilentHill Dahlia]] [[SinisterMinister Gillespie]]. The way she {{Mind Rape}}s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRoxCqCd77E Penny with that smile on her face]]: that's like Johan Liebert from ''Anime/{{Monster}}''... forget suicide, it's a wonder Leonard didn't turn into a serial killer!

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