Gimmick Genius

I'm glad the show didn't decide to include a ghost stripper in the club scene. Having a couple of dudes who died stupidly on site was funny enough. Having one or more of the girls die at work and have to hang around in whatever state of undress forever would just be sad -- like something out of THE SOPRANOS.

He also played Renfield in the 2013 DRACULA series.

Looking at baby pics of Trevor -- "Didn't you ever wear pants?!"

I never saw ELVIS. I recognized Austin Butler instantly as Tex Watson from ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD. "I'm the devil - and I'm here to do the devil's business!" "... Naw, it was dumber than that." There was a throwaway line in PDD. I'd really like to see what they do with "Teraji Jim Henson."

Sheriff "M O O N, that spells Dauber" seems to let a lot of shady businesses get by - as long as he gets to wet his beak.

Yes, I thought I heard the (fairly common) mispronunciation "larnyx." Maybe they did allow it because at least it satisfied the clue (Another name for Voice Box that also ends in "X").

Moira Kelly was a babe!

Sheldon does learn from experience, especially humiliating experience. Remember on Registration Day (?) when all his clothes were ruined and he even had to duct tape the front of his pants? He would NEVER let that happen again. He'd have emergency spares of everything - and probably multiple spares.

As for whether you COULD duct tape a twelve year old or even an adult to the wall -- of course you could. But the victim would have to cooperate, or at least hold pretty still until A LOT of strips were attached. It would take a lot of the students holding a panicked Sheldon against the wall, at least after it was clear what they were doing. Having that many hands on him? He'd be fighting for his life. And tape over his mouth? That would be about the FIRST thing, not the last thing. As for whether 'Dennis' could track down Connie and Dale... he might not know their names or location but Connie found HIM through "a guy who knows a guy, etc." He should be able to backtrack the same network if he wanted to.

Last season, was it an Alexa or a Siri that could "hear" Alberta? One or the other... she was surprised that she could give it orders. She already has the power to sing in such a way that livings are aware of it, even if not distinctly. But her ghostly voice can clearly register on certain microphones, so can't she communicate with Jay or others by saying, "Alexa, repeat after me..."? Real time verbal language.

I was trying to figure out which MAD paperback was in the background in that scene.

Well MY bow tie (lower photo) WAS the real Carnegie Tartan. I cut it down from one of dad's tartan neckties (he had 6 or 7 of them at least). BTW; two days from now, Sept 19, will be our late dad's 100th birthday!❤

Replying to Johntfs's "Fanfic speculation" about Steve Roger's hibernating in Wakanda until they figure out a way to use vibranium to cure old age: They already have a cure for old age and Smart Hulk knows how to use it! Before Tony came in and perfected the quantum time machine, instead of "Pushing Scott through time, they pushed TIME through SCOTT", making him subsequently a twelve-year-old, an old man, and a baby. All of whom (maybe not the baby) retained Scott's memory and knowledge - and one of whom peed in his suit. What's to stop them from "pushing time through Steve" to make him young and fit again?

As per Starri's admonition above, I'll speculate on the Small Talk:Sensational thread.

Lawrence? A young(ish) Neville Chamberlain. (Also, Chamberlain is being played by Jeremy Irons in an upcoming movie about Munich)