@znexyish said:

...or Leonard pregnant, who knows.

NOW who's been smoking special flowers?

Well if Penny is determined to not bear children herself. they could use a surrogate, as Sheldon had suggested Penny could do for him and Amy. Or even just for him alone, to produce a Leonard Nimoy clone.

Oh, the irony! Leonard and Penny use a surrogate, while Sheldon and Amy have kids "the old-fashioned way."

And the picking of a surrogate etc, could provide some material throughout the rest of the series. Perhaps culminating in the surrogate giving birth, perhaps at the same time as Amy gives birth... (She's already looked pregnant for some time...)

But then since Penny is the big money-earner of the two, she might end up having to keep working at the job she doesn't like. Unless maybe she gets transferred to something other than sales.

Then one day they all have one too many carry out meals and Multiple Mitosis here we come https://youtu.be/C0KvL8T2vEY

Naw, that's just for Sheldon. The rest of them have normal urges and stuff.

All that carry out food will have eventual repercussions beside Leonards weight gain. Even if the menu says no MSG there has got to be some time bomb chemicals in those flavorings.

Leonard: I have to say this is the best Top Ramen you ever made. 
Penny: I discovered the secret ingredient, the flavor packet. That sucker is well named. 
Episode: The Romance Resonance

Funny bit, but I have to call BS on it being real. There's just no chance Penny went so long without reading the directions at least once, or otherwise finding out what the packet was for. Even while living at home.

@Knixon said:

Funny bit, but I have to call BS on it being real. There's just no chance Penny went so long without reading the directions at least once, or otherwise finding out what the packet was for. Even while living at home.

That is true. Perhaps she was being sarcastic. Nonethelss a funny line for her. I however don't find the raman noodle flavor packet all that flavorful, just salty, but for cheap raman noodles anything to add flavor is good.

You might want to try some of the others, such as Yaki Soba. They come with at least two flavor packets, one of which is more of a dressing or sauce. So you get a lot more flavor, although the price is higher.

I find the regular ramen flavor packets a bit mild but sufficient, although I only get Nissin Top Ramen, maybe in part because I let some of the water boil away which increases the flavor. Not maruchan or any of the pretenders, especially not the store brands which are sometimes truly disgusting. Mostly because the noodles are awful.

@znexyish said:

I find this Penny and Leonard discussing kids and maybe even breaking up for a brief time or just discussing that to be just filler material to pad the show out for the rest of the season. I think it will end with them just like they are now or maybe even with Penny pregnant or Leonard pregnant, who knows.

Also, let's not forget that they wanted to do 14 seasons. So, I guess whatever they had planned to do over three seasons had to be condensed to one.

Probably easier to "write out" a kid than to "write in" a kid?

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@znexyish said:

I find this Penny and Leonard discussing kids and maybe even breaking up for a brief time or just discussing that to be just filler material to pad the show out for the rest of the season. I think it will end with them just like they are now or maybe even with Penny pregnant or Leonard pregnant, who knows.

** Also, let's not forget that they wanted to do 14 seasons.** So, I guess whatever they had planned to do over three seasons had to be condensed to one.

Probably easier to "write out" a kid than to "write in" a kid?

Wow. 14 seasons. That I did not know about. That would be interesting. I wonder where they were going to go with that.

@Knixon said:

You might want to try some of the others, such as Yaki Soba. They come with at least two flavor packets, one of which is more of a dressing or sauce. So you get a lot more flavor, although the price is higher.

I find the regular ramen flavor packets a bit mild but sufficient, although I only get Nissin Top Ramen, maybe in part because I let some of the water boil away which increases the flavor. Not maruchan or any of the pretenders, especially not the store brands which are sometimes truly disgusting. Mostly because the noodles are awful.

I had to make some ramen noodles after this discussion. So I did. Penny did work at the Cheesecake Factory so she would have some knowledge of basic food flavor. She does like the flavor of vodka and schnapps. Anyways I think I'll skip the cheap college dorm ramen and go to one of those authentic Japanese ramen noodle restaurants. There are a few within say 50 miles of me.

I don't know that I'd want to pay even $2, let alone possibly $20 or more, for a bowl of "authentic" or "artisanal" ramen. There are plenty of mid-priced options available in stores. Of course, it's nice to splurge once in a while.

I wouldn't go to some high end gourmet ramen joint anyways. Besides I'm not crazy about the stuff. If only I lived in a hip enough town there would probably be a fancy ramen noodle food truck parked nearby. Then I don't care for the foodie food truck scene. Food and truck fumes don't click with me.

Well maybe before much longer, all food trucks will have to be electric. At least in PRC (People's Republic of California).

But meanwhile, there's quite a variety of make-at-home noodle packages, bowls, etc. And they're not expensive. So pick up a variety and see which you prefer. Yaki Soba is just one of the many options but I find it reliable and satisfying. And more filling than just a typical "brick" of ramen noodles with salty seasoning.

Individual preparation methods also vary some, from brand to brand, and I have my own preferences too. Some of them you just add boiling water and let them sit for X minutes. Some of them you add room-temperature water and heat in the microwave, and for those you might add the "vegetable" packet first before cooking then the seasoning/"sauce" after. I find that I might prefer to use a little more water than they say, and cook it a little longer too, for softer noodles. And I never just heat something on high for X minutes and then eat it. I usually heat for X/3 or X/4 or X/5 minutes, stir, heat some more, stir, heat some more...

@znexyish said:

I find this Penny and Leonard discussing kids and maybe even breaking up for a brief time or just discussing that to be just filler material to pad the show out for the rest of the season. I think it will end with them just like they are now or maybe even with Penny pregnant or Leonard pregnant, who knows.

A dream sequence with Leonard in labor, Penny coaching, and Beverly doing a critique while she awaits the birth of her smart, beautiful gran ?