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* AmIJustAToyToYou: Leonard starts warming up to the idea of a relationship with Leslie, but she bluntly informs him that she was just scratching an itch, and that it won't need scratching again for a while.


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* DoYouWantToCopulate: Leslie starts out trying to play it cool by inviting Leonard to stay behind and practice some more after the other musicians leave. However, when he shows no sign of getting it, she tells him frankly that she was signalling sexual availability.
* GirlsLikeMusicians: Leslie, who previously declared herself to have zero attraction to Leonard, upgrades him to at least one-night-stand material after hearing him play the cello.


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* {{Sexiled}}: Leonard hangs a tie on the door to indicate that Sheldon should stay clear. Sheldon has to bring in Penny to find out what it's supposed to mean.
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* WakingNonSequitur: After having to sleep on the coach, when Sheldon wakes up the next day, the first thing he says is just "Big Boy".

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* WakingNonSequitur: After having to sleep on the coach, couch, when Sheldon wakes up the next day, the first thing he says is just "Big Boy".
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* IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam: Sheldon makes a huge deal aoout not wanting to try the Cheesecake Factory's burger and that he would rather be at his regular Tuesday restaurant, Big Boy. As expected, he actually likes it once he tastes it, and even declares it his new Tuesday burger.

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* IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam: Sheldon makes a huge deal aoout about not wanting to try the Cheesecake Factory's burger and that he would rather be at his regular Tuesday restaurant, Big Boy. As expected, he actually likes it once he tastes it, and even declares it his new Tuesday burger.
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* IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam: Sheldon makes a huge deal aoout not wanting to try the Cheesecake Factory's burger and that he would rather be at his regular Tuesday restaurant, Big Boy. As expected, he actually likes it once he tastes it, and even declares it his new Tuesday burger.


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* WakingNonSequitur: After having to sleep on the coach, when Sheldon wakes up the next day, the first thing he says is just "Big Boy".


* MundaneUtility: Leslie flash freezes a banana with dry ice so she can smash it and put it on her Cheerios.

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* MundaneUtility: Leslie flash freezes a banana with dry ice so she can smash it and put it on her Cheerios. This is similar to her use of a laser to heat up soup in [[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS1E3TheFuzzyBootsCorollary "The Fuzzy Boots Corollary"]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:Let's make some beautiful music together.]]



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'''"The Hamburger Postulate"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on October 22, 2007. Directed by Andrew D. Weyman. Teleplay by David Goetsch and Steven Molaro based on a story by Creator/JenniferGlickman.



The next day, Leonard goes to Leslie's lab and acts all amorous towards her. However, she's not interested. She needed sex, so she hooked up with him. And now she's good for a long while.

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The next day, Leonard goes to Leslie's lab and acts all amorous towards her. However, she's not interested. She needed sex, so she hooked up with him. And now she's good for a long while.
while, like maybe for the rest of the year.
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It turns out that it was a pretext for sex. Sheldon becomes extremely confused when he sees a tie on the door to Leonard's room, and music by Music/BryanAdams playing. Sheldon goes to Penny to ask her for an explanation of "semiotics." As soon as Penny sees the tie, she knows what's going on: Leonard and Leslie are having sex.

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It turns out that it was a pretext for sex. Sheldon becomes extremely confused when he sees a tie on the door to Leonard's room, and hears music by Music/BryanAdams playing. Sheldon goes to Penny to ask her for an explanation of "semiotics." As soon as Penny sees the tie, she knows what's going on: Leonard and Leslie are having sex.
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It turns out that it was a pretext for sex. Sheldon becomes extremely confused when he sees a tie on the door to Leonard's room. Sheldon goes to Penny to ask her for an explanation of "semiotics." As soon as Penny sees the tie, she knows what's going on: Leonard and Leslie are having sex.

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It turns out that it was a pretext for sex. Sheldon becomes extremely confused when he sees a tie on the door to Leonard's room.room, and music by Music/BryanAdams playing. Sheldon goes to Penny to ask her for an explanation of "semiotics." As soon as Penny sees the tie, she knows what's going on: Leonard and Leslie are having sex.


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* DoubleEntendre: Leslie speaks of Leonard's "beautiful piece of wood between your legs," and Leonard wonders if she means his cello.

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!!Plot
When Leonard realizes that his pursuit of Penny is hopeless, he finds himself seduced by Leslie. However, he finds she's not interested in a stable relationship.

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Howard, Leonard, Raj and Sheldon eat at the Cheesecake Factory on Tuesday instead of Big Boy, Sheldon's approved restaurant for Tuesdays. Leslie Winkle (Creator/SaraGilbert) shows up at the Cheesecake Factory and asks Leonard realizes to play cello in her string quartet practice, which is to take place at Leonard's apartment.

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that his pursuit of it was a pretext for sex. Sheldon becomes extremely confused when he sees a tie on the door to Leonard's room. Sheldon goes to Penny is hopeless, he finds himself seduced by Leslie. to ask her for an explanation of "semiotics." As soon as Penny sees the tie, she knows what's going on: Leonard and Leslie are having sex.

The next day, Leonard goes to Leslie's lab and acts all amorous towards her.
However, he finds she's not interested in interested. She needed sex, so she hooked up with him. And now she's good for a stable relationship.

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Penny's happy that Leonard had sex with Leslie, which sends Leonard into a frenzy of parsing Penny's words and speculating what she means. Sheldon can follow Leonard's convoluted logic, but does not particularly care.

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* MundaneUtility: Leslie flash freezes a banana with dry ice so she can smash it and put it on her Cheerios.

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* MundaneUtility: Leslie flash freezes a banana with dry ice so she can smash it and put it on her Cheerios.Cheerios.
* ShipTease: In a surprising role reversal, in the Stinger it's hinted to the audience that Penny may like Leonard more than as a neighbour and friend.
* WhenSheSmiles: When Penny asks how Leonard is doing with Leslie, he explains that his and Leslie encounter was just a one night stand. Penny says "...I'm sure there is someone out there who is just right for you" and walks away from them with a hidden smile.
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* LopsidedDichotomy: When Penny and Sheldon see Leonard with a guitar case, he deduces that "either he's with Leslie Winkle or [[SenselessViolins a 1930s gangster]].

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* LopsidedDichotomy: When Penny and Sheldon see Leonard with a guitar case, he deduces that "either he's with Leslie Winkle or [[SenselessViolins a 1930s gangster]]."
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-->'''Leonard:''' Are you even listening to me?\\
'''Sheldon:''' Of course I'm listening. "Blah blah, hopeless Penny delusion, blah blah."
* LopsidedDichotomy: When Penny and Sheldon see Leonard with a guitar case, he deduces that "either he's with Leslie Winkle or [[SenselessViolins a 1930s gangster]].
* MundaneUtility: Leslie flash freezes a banana with dry ice so she can smash it and put it on her Cheerios.
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!!Plot
When Leonard realizes that his pursuit of Penny is hopeless, he finds himself seduced by Leslie. However, he finds she's not interested in a stable relationship.

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