But my point was correct, and your reference to a real person for dismissal was irrelevant. It was about Sheldon, not a real person. And so was the post you were responding to. In fact. The Writers can do whatever they want with Sheldon, and it doesn't have to - and indeed, often doesn't! - make sense or be consistent. Which is why they frequently make him semi-normal just long enough for one joke, and then he's back to Episode One behavior again. And it's probably why they made him be friendly with Ramona again, rather than remember her previous behavior like any semi-normal person would, and keep his distance if not avoid her completely.

Sheldon IS a piece of clay, for the writers.

@Knixon said:

But my point was correct, and your reference to a real person for dismissal was irrelevant. It was about Sheldon, not a real person. And so was the post you were responding to. In fact. The Writers can do whatever they want with Sheldon, and it doesn't have to - and indeed, often doesn't! - make sense or be consistent. Which is why they frequently make him semi-normal just long enough for one joke, and then he's back to Episode One behavior again. And it's probably why they made him be friendly with Ramona again, rather than remember her previous behavior like any semi-normal person would, and keep his distance if not avoid her completely.

Sheldon IS a piece of clay, for the writers.

"Ramona" isn't a writer.

Ramona is another piece of clay for the writers. They could, if they wanted to, write Ramona putting on a clown costume, Sheldon decides he's always really wanted to marry a girl in a clown costume, and they run off to Vegas or something.

They could have Ramona kill herself because Sheldon rejected her, and Sheldon out of guilt decides he can't ever marry Amy.

Or whatever.

They're both just clay for the writers, as is every other CHARACTER - not real people! - on the show. Nothing has to make sense, and indeed a whole lot of what has been on the show DOESN'T make sense. Not even for someone who's supposed to be like Sheldon.

@Knixon said:

Ramona is another piece of clay for the writers. They could, if they wanted to, write Ramona putting on a clown costume, Sheldon decides he's always really wanted to marry a girl in a clown costume, and they run off to Vegas or something.

They could have Ramona kill herself because Sheldon rejected her, and Sheldon out of guilt decides he can't ever marry Amy.

Or whatever.

They're both just clay for the writers, as is every other CHARACTER - not real people! - on the show. Nothing has to make sense, and indeed a whole lot of what has been on the show DOESN'T make sense. Not even for someone who's supposed to be like Sheldon.

ON THAT NOTE:

--If a poster asks a question such as:

Why did Character A, since he had the witness sweating, switch the line of questioning about the day of the accident to questions about the day before the accident?

OR

Why did Character B decide to settle for a small town art school instead seizing the opportunity to study at that prestigious school abroad?

OR

Why did Character C choose that long prison sentence over the Witness Protection Program?

--Among the responding posters who speculate about The Character’s motivation will always be at least one poster who responses:

Because The Writers wanted it that way.

If there's no other motivations presented to give an alternative explanation for a nonsensical action or decision, that's often what we're left with. Even if it's just because of time constraints in TV episodes that now might have less than 18 minutes of actual program time from a half hour. It's another form of "suspension of disbelief," I suppose, but sometimes they push things too far. People - including/especially Sheldon - cozying up to Ramona again even after the way she treated them before, could easily be an example of that.