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The Dumpling Paradox
You could cut the tension with a knife, the nerves in the room are tangible, the atmosphere unbearable. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Halo night at Leonard and Sheldon’s! Penny comes over and puts Sheldon’s schedule somewhat off kilter. She tells the gang of Christie who’s staying with her, “she was engaged to my cousin whilst sleeping with my brother, so she’s kind of my family… definitely whore”. Upon hearing those magical words Howard’s goes over to introduce himself to Christie.
You could cut the tension with a knife, the nerves in the room are tangible, the atmosphere unbearable. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Halo night at Leonard and Sheldon’s! Penny comes over and puts Sheldon’s schedule somewhat off kilter. She tells the gang of Christie who’s staying with her, “she was engaged to my cousin whilst sleeping with my brother, so she’s kind of my family… definitely whore”. Upon hearing those magical words Howard’s goes over to introduce himself to Christie.
The Halo night is a man down, so Penny offers her services, an advance which Sheldon immediately rebukes. Penny shows her credentials with some sharp-shooting, so she joins the squadron and prompts Sheldon to say, “No one can be that attractive and that skilled at a video game.” After proving herself amongst the geek fraternity, Penny heads back to her apartment and hears Howard and Christie making nocturnal noises, so swiftly returns to the lads pad: “They’re either having sex or Howard’s caught in a milking machine.” To avoid getting anymore of an earful Penny stops over on the couch.
Penny’s rudely awoken at 6:30 the next morning by Sheldon who wants to watch Dr. Who. Howard then enters the apartment wearing only Penny’s dressing gown and a smile on his face to cover his modesty. Christie follows and they all agree that Christie should move in with Howard, if only for the sanity of Penny. With Howard out of the ‘physics four’ equation, the guys have a predicament on their hands when it comes to ordering food at the Chinese restaurant. Four dumplings and four entrees amongst three people? The math just doesn’t add up.
The next Halo night comes along and Penny is once again asked to partake in the seminal event, but she’s turns them down in favour of dancing with her girlfriends. So the boys despondently trot on to Howard’s to ask him to choose between sex and Halo 3. Howard can’t deny his roots – his chooses Halo.
