Regular viewers of TV's Big Bang Theory (and we know who we are!) are familiar with Sheldon's eccentricities, none of which seem all that outlandish to me, if you want to know the truth. Take the simple matter of His Spot - the far right cushion on the sofa (if you're facing it) is the place he staked out when he moved in.
Always searching for legal standing in such matters, Sheldon says he has placed this seat in "in a state of eternal dibs", and that would stand up in any court anywhere. Like four balls is a walk and three strikes is an out, the calling of dibs is understood, and not to be questioned.
Similarly, someone who, through carelessness or folly of their own, loses the key top scoop in their Trip-L-Dippr ice cream cone can appeal to the crowd he's hanging with for a replacement scoop, but when the verdict of "tough beans" or "tough noogies" is handed down from the hooting crowd, there is no room for appeal. "Tough beans" is like a Supreme Court decision, without sleepy Clarence Thomas involved.
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