A Roulette Wheel and a Piano Playing Dog - S7-E2
Character mistake: Sheldon likes his pretzel and says "Ich bin ein Heidelberger." He makes the same mistake President Kennedy made when he said "Ich bin ein Berliner", which means "I am a jelly donut." The correct German is "Ich bin Berliner" or "Ich bin Heidelberger."
Answer: It's as simple as money is tight, it's not "George's money", it's the family's money so the expenditure was selfish.
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