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* AllForNothing: After Sheldon stresses over forgetting his flash drive and walks Penny through retrieving it and e-mailing him the paper inside so he can present it to George Smoot and start a joint research with him, Dr. Smoot refuses to read the paper due to Sheldon's rudeness.



* RunningGag: Raj's selective mutism and Sheldon's paranoia about anyone going in his room.

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* RunningGag: Raj's selective mutism and Sheldon's paranoia about anyone going in his room.room.
* WithAllDueRespect: How George Smoot rejects Sheldon's offer to work together. Note, this is after Sheldon passive-aggressively insults him due to him having only won a Noble Prize three years ago.
-->'''George Smoot:''' With all due respect Dr. Cooper, are you on crack?

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The gang takes the train on the way to a conference. Guest star Creator/SummerGlau is a passenger on the train; Raj and Howard try to make conversation with her. Meanwhile, Sheldon forgot his flash drive at home and he asks Penny to retrieve it.

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!!! Plot

The gang takes the
'''"The Terminator Decoupling"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on March 9, 2009. Directed by Creator/MarkCendrowski. Teleplay by Tim Doyle and Stephen Engel, based on a story by Bill Prady and David Goetsch.

Howard, Leonard, Raj and Sheldon take a
train on the way to San Francisco to go to a conference. Guest star It was Sheldon's idea, because he's a really big fan of trains. Howard would rather have taken a plane, he says it would have been faster and cost less.

Taking the train does have an unexpected benefit: they spot
Creator/SummerGlau is (AsHerself), famous for her rôle on ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', as a fellow passenger on the train; Raj and Howard and Raj both try to make conversation with her. Meanwhile, Raj is still afflicted with the inability to talk to women sober, so he goes to the bar for a beer.

Raj is actually getting somewhere with the famous actress, but then Howard sabotages Raj by pointing out the beer he's been drinking is actually non-alcoholic. Raj's confidence completely evaporates. Howard, on the other hand, is very confident, even though he has no chance.

Sheldon forgot his flash drive at home and he asks Penny to retrieve it.

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it. The device has a paper that he wants to present to Nobel Prize laureate George Smoot (as himself).

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* PetTheDog: Though she did break Sheldon's property, Penny at least made sure Sheldon had no attachment to the box beforehand.
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The gang takes the train on the way to a conference. Guest star Creator/SummerGlau is a passenger on the train; Raj and Howard try to make conversation with her. Sheldon forgot his flash drive at home and he asks Penny to retrieve it.

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The gang takes the train on the way to a conference. Guest star Creator/SummerGlau is a passenger on the train; Raj and Howard try to make conversation with her. Meanwhile, Sheldon forgot his flash drive at home and he asks Penny to retrieve it.

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* ActorAllusion: Penny briefly talks about getting to [[Theatre/TheDiaryOfAnneFrank play Anne Frank]]. On ''Series/EightSimpleRules'', Kaley Cuoco's character Bridget played Anne Frank in a SchoolPlay episode.



* RunningGag[=/=]ContinuityNod: Raj's selective mutism and Sheldon's paranoia about anyone going in his room.

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* RunningGag[=/=]ContinuityNod: RunningGag: Raj's selective mutism and Sheldon's paranoia about anyone going in his room.

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* RunningGag : Raj's selective mutism and Sheldon's paranoia about anyone going in his room.

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* RunningGag : CuttingTheKnot: As Sheldon gives Penny instructions on how to open the puzzle box hiding the flash drive, she asks if the box has any sentimental value. When he says that it doesn't, she simply smashes it open with her foot.
* FakeHigh: Raj gets drunk on beer to hit on Summer. The guys discover that he was actually drinking non-alcoholic beer and Raj is only talking to her due to the PlaceboEffect. Once Raj is informed of this, he goes quiet and walks away.
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Raj's selective mutism and Sheldon's paranoia about anyone going in his room.
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!!! Plot

The gang takes the train on the way to a conference. Guest star Creator/SummerGlau is a passenger on the train; Raj and Howard try to make conversation with her. Sheldon forgot his flash drive at home and he asks Penny to retrieve it.

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* RunningGag : Raj's selective mutism and Sheldon's paranoia about anyone going in his room.

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