That is a really good lie. A fake confession will stop most people from looking, but using a real person’s online footprint as fake evidence is pretty good. But the real brilliance comes about when he convinces Penny to avoid bringing up the fake confession, cutting all communication about the subject. No matter the end, Penny never finds out. Of course, it would’ve been smarter to accept the fact that Penny wasn’t really going to look into the first lie, since she believed it to be the truth. As beautifully structured as the second lie was, it would’ve been smarter to stick to the first.
@@kritav1111 it really depends on the person. The main reason you shouldnt make a lie complicated is because most people forget details and slip up but for Sheldon it shouldnt be a problem since he does have an eidetic memory and it would never be brought up with Leonard since Sheldon convinced Penny not to.
@@blazingfire365 So, the way to make a lie truly believable is about striking a balance. You should create a narrative as detailed as possible, but you should only let traspire what is believable remembering. Creating an uncomplete scenario only leads to slip ups because you'd be forced to improvise, while giving out too many details in the retelling will give up the jig because of a million little details in your behavior. So the ideal lie is deeply structured, but you only remember parts of it.
@@kurai8437 this is what makes this lie not actually that good. An intervention for a family member is believable, but _too_ memorable. Penny would never recall the simposium, but a drug addicted cousin? What if she asked Mary Cooper about "cousin Leo"? The fact it even involves family makes it a lie with permanent maintenance, which is inherently not good. Leonard's lie was good. An inconsequential gathering about something that Penny neither understands nor cares about, and he's free to even forget about it after a while since he probably goes to dozens of those.
@@ricksaburai I agree. But its also true that it was too simplistically thought. If thats what he had said, but had a whole scenario prepared behind that he could recall or feign only partial "memory" of , it would have been perfect
No it's not, anyone who has known you would have known that is a definite lie because it's convoluted, over the top which is not in anyway compare to your usual behavior so the result will be, she'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now but as time passes, she'll remember it and punish you for it. Plus they this unique ability "Intuition".
It really isn't. Penny will try to get answers from Sheldon who has to keep lying and try to bond with Leonard till she'll eventually reveal she knows about the rehab nonsense in standard sitcom fashion and Leonard now has to double lie. It's all a web of stupid.
@@Tillyard86 mmm, its actually not the same thing. "Do you know what time it is?" Is a yes or no question, which is basocally what she asked., though "any idea" is a bit more ambiguous. "What time is it?" Would require an answer of the actual time
The best lie is the simplest lie. The longer the tale gets spun the higher the probability of getting trapped in the details. Six months from now Penny will out of the blue ask, how'd that thing with your cousin work out. The boys will be left staring at each other trying to remember the story....caught!
Exactly! The best lies are simple and also contains part of truth. Penny would never have questioned them going to a physics lecture and neither would she have looked into if it was true.
WRONG! not only does Sheldon have an eidetic memory, but the fact that it's such an embarrassing lie for everyone involved will likely ensure that she never brings it up again for fear of embarrassing him further or bringing up bad memories. man, it's like you people have never told a lie in your life.
@@chaitanyavelamala7268 having an eidetic memory does not mean you can remember every thing that ever happened - and sheldon memory is used to remember facts not lies
I dropped off the BBT train a good while ago, so please forgive a noobie question: When did Sheldon's 'three knocks "Penny" ' become 'four knocks "Penny" '?
Me, who learned how to actually live through lies when I was 18-22: Soooo..... it's un-unravenable, yet Sheldon doesn't realize she might find it suspicious when, if she DOES look through all that. She wouldn't see that, all of the blog posts would be dated different days of severalmonths, yet posted within minutes of each other. And that even all of the accounts were made within hours, if not minutes, of each other.
Good things the comments think it is a good like I guess. First rule you never develop upon a lie Second rule, the more complicated a lie is the worse it is to maintain it.
The thing that annoys me with what Sheldon did is he told Penny that Leonard lied, only to make a different lie. At this time, Penny didn't give two craps about symposiums or any other science stuff Leonard did. It's like when I'm too emotionally drained to hang out with my friends, so I tell them I got called into work. They believe the lie because I'm ALWAYS getting called into work. If I don't answer my phone it is because I keep it on silent while at work, and I keep Facebook Messenger on all the time, so me talking to people on there is no surprise.
Thank you! It always bugged me as I never got the point of it as Sheldon told Penny the truth yet ended up lying to her at the end anyway. In actuality, he just needed to shut the fuck up. Besides, penny probably told a bunch of white lie all the time off screen that we never got to see.
@@harshitmittal2722 we actually did see THAT problem, it’s YOU that didn’t see that we’re just implying the notion that Sheldon should’ve known Penny wouldn’t have care enough to go check. On top of that, there was nothing stopping Sheldon from just telling the truth and then leave instead of coming up with ANOTHER lie that only HE thinks is untraceable when really, the first lie would’ve worked since she didn’t have any reason to think they lied.
He’s not good at reading people (the show clearly pointed at this) in his mind penny care about it and thinks she will find out about the lie and therefore he needs to create a better lie.
That's a horrible lie. It is to easily uncovered. A lie should be simple straightforward and believable. Leonard lying about going to a symposium is better. It is simple near impossible to penetrate at least for most people. The topic was a good choice as well because most people would check out of the conversation three syllables in.
To lie is like covering something with a blanket If it’s a small lie.. it won’t be noticed. Like placing a blanket over a pen.. But bigger lies require more layers to level out the lie
Given Penny's... 'challenges' with her own brother, unbeknownst to Sheldon, this could have been the 'ideal' cover story. At least red-haired 'Maggie McCreary' could await her future utilization...
i am not sure why leonard got married to penny. he didnt even want to go to her performance and thats like the most basic thing to do for your partner.
What I never understood is why Leonard would lie in the 1st place. Liking the girl is going to support her stuff even if you don't like it. I know I know it's a T V show and we have to have so sorta plot even if it don't make any sense. But in a reality kinda thing I have went to girls dumb things and got a lot farther faster by going. Even gone to church back then. Now I play in a worship band. If that girl that dragged me to church then could see me now. L O L
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Dream within a dream. Inception.
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That is a really good lie. A fake confession will stop most people from looking, but using a real person’s online footprint as fake evidence is pretty good. But the real brilliance comes about when he convinces Penny to avoid bringing up the fake confession, cutting all communication about the subject. No matter the end, Penny never finds out.
Of course, it would’ve been smarter to accept the fact that Penny wasn’t really going to look into the first lie, since she believed it to be the truth. As beautifully structured as the second lie was, it would’ve been smarter to stick to the first.
Making a lie complicated creates more problems. You have to strike a balance.
@@kritav1111 it really depends on the person. The main reason you shouldnt make a lie complicated is because most people forget details and slip up but for Sheldon it shouldnt be a problem since he does have an eidetic memory and it would never be brought up with Leonard since Sheldon convinced Penny not to.
@@blazingfire365 So, the way to make a lie truly believable is about striking a balance. You should create a narrative as detailed as possible, but you should only let traspire what is believable remembering. Creating an uncomplete scenario only leads to slip ups because you'd be forced to improvise, while giving out too many details in the retelling will give up the jig because of a million little details in your behavior. So the ideal lie is deeply structured, but you only remember parts of it.
@@kurai8437 this is what makes this lie not actually that good. An intervention for a family member is believable, but _too_ memorable. Penny would never recall the simposium, but a drug addicted cousin? What if she asked Mary Cooper about "cousin Leo"? The fact it even involves family makes it a lie with permanent maintenance, which is inherently not good.
Leonard's lie was good. An inconsequential gathering about something that Penny neither understands nor cares about, and he's free to even forget about it after a while since he probably goes to dozens of those.
@@ricksaburai I agree. But its also true that it was too simplistically thought. If thats what he had said, but had a whole scenario prepared behind that he could recall or feign only partial "memory" of , it would have been perfect
I'll be honest,
Though Sheldon might have gone a bit overkill with the lie, I'd be on board with it, cuz it's really well done.
@ Yes
But far too convenient
No it's not, anyone who has known you would have known that is a definite lie because it's convoluted, over the top which is not in anyway compare to your usual behavior so the result will be, she'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now but as time passes, she'll remember it and punish you for it. Plus they this unique ability "Intuition".
To be honest, that's a really good lie.
What if penny were to call Sheldon's mom?
Biptty boppity boom.
@@yugantbeniwal they didn't meet yet
It really isn't. Penny will try to get answers from Sheldon who has to keep lying and try to bond with Leonard till she'll eventually reveal she knows about the rehab nonsense in standard sitcom fashion and Leonard now has to double lie. It's all a web of stupid.
i thought u said that's a really good life
@@yugantbeniwal probably she'd just ask which drug addict cousin.
I wanted to see an ending scene, where Sheldon is watching Star Wars.
Han Solo: "I've got a bad feeling about this!"
Sheldon: "Hunger?"
Leonard sees this as ridiculous and unnecessary, but this actually brilliant
There is a Chinese saying that says we need to tell more lies in order to cover a lie ...
Sheldon was literally doing that 😂
ooh i have a president who does that
CDC party foundation.
May I know how you say it in Chinese?
@@CallMePaine 我们需要讲更多的谎言才能掩盖谎言
@@CallMePaine or 我们得说更多的谎来圆一个谎
I gotta say... that’s a pretty good lie 🤷♂️
TEVIN M un-unravelable
the first lie was better - sheldon is not good a lying so that is why he make such a messy lie - a good liar would never do that
I may not have watched TBBT from the beginning, but I miss these oldies. 💗💗💗
I was seriously flustered before watching this. Perfect timing man. Thanks for calming me down.
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This is a great lie and Sheldon is for once a good friend
I love how, even when Sheldon thought Penny’s question about the time was a serious question, he still doesn’t simply tell her the time.
But she didn't ask him the time. She asked him if he had any idea of what time it was. Geez, keep up.
(jk)
@@DeepBhattacharya01 same thing pal.
@@Tillyard86 mmm, its actually not the same thing. "Do you know what time it is?" Is a yes or no question, which is basocally what she asked., though "any idea" is a bit more ambiguous.
"What time is it?" Would require an answer of the actual time
@@chrismccaffrey8256 both require a response of the actual time.
@@Tillyard86 only if you arent on the autism spectrum. the mismatch between autistic communication and neurotypical communication is 99% of the show.
whoever wrote for this show was a genius.
Thats such a good lie that someone might actually get confused about what is real and what's not
That's called gaslighting.
The people saying "Sheldons lie was a good one" probably aren't trusted by their family and friends.
The funniest part is Sheldon was right because Howard would ruin everything by his bitching if the Leopold lie wasn't in the place :D
Sheldon would make for a HORRIBLE spy...
That lie is sooooo complicated even Leonard in his smart head can not understand it😄😄😄😄😄
What if penny called his mother? Pe my could've been concerned and asked her how Leopold was doing and then find out that he is fake
That's easy.
Mary pretends that Lee doesn't exist, because she is too embarrassed by his drug problems.
Problem solved.
Yep, Mary is very religious. Like the time she tried to hide Missy's divorce.
Hmmm not really because she would tell all the other families problems easily 😂
hence the phrase: sheldon's kryptonite is his mother
For all of Sheldon being a genius he can be very clueless at times.
The whole show is about a bunch of smart people being a bunch of dumbarses.
The best lie is the simplest lie. The longer the tale gets spun the higher the probability of getting trapped in the details. Six months from now Penny will out of the blue ask, how'd that thing with your cousin work out. The boys will be left staring at each other trying to remember the story....caught!
Exactly! The best lies are simple and also contains part of truth. Penny would never have questioned them going to a physics lecture and neither would she have looked into if it was true.
WRONG! not only does Sheldon have an eidetic memory, but the fact that it's such an embarrassing lie for everyone involved will likely ensure that she never brings it up again for fear of embarrassing him further or bringing up bad memories.
man, it's like you people have never told a lie in your life.
But does not with sheldon
He has an eidetic memory
@@chaitanyavelamala7268 having an eidetic memory does not mean you can remember every thing that ever happened - and sheldon memory is used to remember facts not lies
Now it occurs to me that I found weird that Sheldon had no reaction for taking part in Leonard's lie. Now I see he did.
I dropped off the BBT train a good while ago, so please forgive a noobie question:
When did Sheldon's 'three knocks "Penny" ' become 'four knocks "Penny" '?
Me, who learned how to actually live through lies when I was 18-22:
Soooo..... it's un-unravenable, yet Sheldon doesn't realize she might find it suspicious when, if she DOES look through all that. She wouldn't see that, all of the blog posts would be dated different days of severalmonths, yet posted within minutes of each other. And that even all of the accounts were made within hours, if not minutes, of each other.
Omg I cannot remember this episode. Is it from s1?
Thanks for the video
but why you used ` in Title instead of '
I mean "I`m" must be "I'm"
Never gets old!!
Someone else noticed He knocked 4 Times....🤯🤯 Knock knock knock knock penny
Ooh man, he an evil mastermind. 😂😂😂
A good lie but with lot of details. Might backfire one day if Penny might casually ask about the cousin.
At this moment, I can't believe but I am impressed with Sheldon 😅😅😅
Good things the comments think it is a good like I guess.
First rule you never develop upon a lie
Second rule, the more complicated a lie is the worse it is to maintain it.
Thanks for the great videos. Please let me use some of your videos for the specific purpose of learning English. I really appreciate it.
I remember Symposium...😅
The thing that annoys me with what Sheldon did is he told Penny that Leonard lied, only to make a different lie.
At this time, Penny didn't give two craps about symposiums or any other science stuff Leonard did.
It's like when I'm too emotionally drained to hang out with my friends, so I tell them I got called into work. They believe the lie because I'm ALWAYS getting called into work. If I don't answer my phone it is because I keep it on silent while at work, and I keep Facebook Messenger on all the time, so me talking to people on there is no surprise.
Thank you!
It always bugged me as I never got the point of it as Sheldon told Penny the truth yet ended up lying to her at the end anyway. In actuality, he just needed to shut the fuck up.
Besides, penny probably told a bunch of white lie all the time off screen that we never got to see.
U don't see the problem , acc to him the lie could be still traceable , and he didn't want to took a chance
@@harshitmittal2722 we actually did see THAT problem, it’s YOU that didn’t see that we’re just implying the notion that Sheldon should’ve known Penny wouldn’t have care enough to go check.
On top of that, there was nothing stopping Sheldon from just telling the truth and then leave instead of coming up with ANOTHER lie that only HE thinks is untraceable when really, the first lie would’ve worked since she didn’t have any reason to think they lied.
He’s not good at reading people (the show clearly pointed at this) in his mind penny care about it and thinks she will find out about the lie and therefore he needs to create a better lie.
"We're going to Long Beach?"
"Of course not, there's no cousin Leo, there's no intervention, focus Leonard"
Bruh how is this show so fucking funny 🤣🤣🤣
You are the best ❤
plot for Inception 2 😂
Sheldon is so funny!
Yes he is...if you like laughing at the mentally challenged.
@@AlexSeverinski I don't think his character is mentally challenged. He's a genius and just has a different sense of humor.
@@empressheather5999 No, he's mentally challenged. They just don't say he is because that makes it more comfortable to laugh at the things he does.
@@AlexSeverinskiWe can agree to disagree sir
@@empressheather5999 No, we can agree that you're wrong.
If they talked any louder closer to the door, no amount of raveling would be needed, Penny would just hear all the lying.
That's a horrible lie. It is to easily uncovered. A lie should be simple straightforward and believable. Leonard lying about going to a symposium is better. It is simple near impossible to penetrate at least for most people. The topic was a good choice as well because most people would check out of the conversation three syllables in.
Focus Leonard 🤣😂
He’s bunburying 😂
That why relationships are impossible!😂
I forgot how entertaining the earlier seasons were. And how sheldon was bearable at that time.
Honestly im on sheldons side here. He was correct.
You can never go wrong with a thumbnail of Penny in that white top. I’ll click on it.
It must have been a cold day at the set
I thought I was the only one that noticed
Lying by telling the truth. Well played.
honestly, this was genius!
To lie is like covering something with a blanket
If it’s a small lie.. it won’t be noticed. Like placing a blanket over a pen..
But bigger lies require more layers to level out the lie
Why didn't they just go and listen to Penny sing? However bad she is, it's got to be easier than this tangled web!
yes i agree
This is my favorite scene ever
Oh Sheldon 😂😂😂
What about the dates of the posts on said social media pages? Unless sheldon can hack that
We had a friend like Sheldon before, we don’t anymore.
Penny looks so beautiful
Wow 😲 that's genius
It's actually a good strategy now that I think about it.
the fact is i have watched this show 3 times but still im unsatisfied
I remember symposium.......
Brilliant! :)
Brilliant physicist Sheldon Cooper does not know the difference between an excuse and a lie.
idk man, i would have just rode Sheldon's lie on this one...he actually seemed to know what he was doing lmfao
You have to be there by around half a hour or so you should have to say bring her back but I have to say 😂I have no idea
* quote from the video *
Producers deliberately featured both Kaley and Jim airtime more than others
Sheldon really follows Georgie
Given Penny's... 'challenges' with her own brother, unbeknownst to Sheldon, this could have been the 'ideal' cover story. At least red-haired 'Maggie McCreary' could await her future utilization...
Pretty good actually
Post office mail box keys?!...some one PLEASE! THROW, money at me! Next time. Instead of, gravel.
Bro this is beyond genius, like actually, tf?
What a tangled web we weave once we practice to deceive.
One of the most well done lies tbh lol
Are those real 🤔🤔😱
Damn these writers were good
No, they weren't. All they did was string a bunch of nonsense words together and dub in a laugh track.
@@AlexSeverinski You clearly were not following what they said
@@jinghengchia2201 I did. That's how I know it was a string of nonsense words with a dubbed laugh track telling us it was "funny".
It all sounds nice until Sheldon brings an actor to pretend to be the cousin.
Georgie taught him that 😏
how all channel is not erased? please tell me. i dont get it. what is the hack for it? thanks :)
Doesn't his watch show half past 1?
If I ever need to lie about something I’ll know how to accomplish it now
Makes me want to give Sheldon an atomic wedgie and a swirlie, in that order, before stuffing him a locker.
...and welding it shut!
Focus 😂
its actually a pretty good lie
i am not sure why leonard got married to penny. he didnt even want to go to her performance and thats like the most basic thing to do for your partner.
What I never understood is why Leonard would lie in the 1st place. Liking the girl is going to support her stuff even if you don't like it. I know I know it's a T V show and we have to have so sorta plot even if it don't make any sense. But in a reality kinda thing I have went to girls dumb things and got a lot farther faster by going. Even gone to church back then. Now I play in a worship band. If that girl that dragged me to church then could see me now. L O L
I never understand why if his name is Leonard they call them Lenard
This is Inception of lies..
The perfect lie doesn't ex.....
That is kinda brilliant though
Sheldon DC inspira camiseta aqui
So it was originally 4 knocks, my ex roommate owes me $10!
Sheldon reminds me of doug demuro
un-unravallable hahahahaha
......His knock is wrong
Everyone be like: What? She's lying? Again? Which one is the lie now? Oh shit what is it now?
Lol. Lol.
Un unravelable
I just have to use the word ununravelable somewhere one of these days
It’s simply just lie over lie