Big Bang Theory

[canadian_angel]

I was trying to read and best I can ascertain is that they're around the 30 mark.

[marybethp]

Sheldon has plenty of money - he has a drawer full of uncashed paychecks! Remember when he lent Penny money and they had to get it back from her ex?? LOL!

[WrigleyDogA2]

Ok time to play devil's advocate. Sheldon said in one episode that if he could afford to he would not have a roommate. My question is why can't he afford it and Penny, lowly cheesecake waitress, can? I know she lives in a one bedroom, but why not Sheldon? Next question, how old are the guys suppose to be?

I think that Sheldon and Leonard are supposed to be in their low 30's, while Howard is just around 30 (no PhD, so he would be younger since he would have entered the job market several years before the others). I'm not sure about Raj. I've always assumed that he's closer to Howard's age than Sheldon and Leonard. Although actually Sheldon should be younger since he made it through school so fast.

[Florimel]

Sheldon may have said that, and I'm quite sure he could afford it, but we all know that he could not survive without a roommate. He needs some one to drive him everywhere, someone to bring food in, someone to take care of him when he's ill and to handle all the mundane chores of life he doesn't want to deal with. This leaves him free to indulge his eccentricities and to concentrate on what he thinks is important.

[FireWoman]

Ok time to play devil's advocate. Sheldon said in one episode that if he could afford to he would not have a roommate. My question is why can't he afford it and Penny, lowly cheesecake waitress, can? I know she lives in a one bedroom, but why not Sheldon? Next question, how old are the guys suppose to be?

Best as I have been able to find on ages:

Sheldon, Born 1980
Leonard, Born May 1980
Howard, Born 1981
Raj, Born October 6 1981

Their ages are mentioned a few times, but not their actual ages.. Sheldon said he was 9 when he started his 'mortal enemies list on a 1989 floppy disk'.

[Marlena_M]

Best as I have been able to find on ages:

Sheldon, Born 1980
Leonard, Born May 1980
Howard, Born 1981
Raj, Born October 6 1981

Their ages are mentioned a few times, but not their actual ages.. Sheldon said he was 9 when he started his 'mortal enemies list on a 1989 floppy disk'.

Nice job!!!

[PWS]

Thanks for the thanks, but it wasn't me who posted the link. I wasn't aware of the vanity cards until someone else kindly pointed them out. Mrs. Wolowitz just looks like a big red blob to me, like a beanbag chair. LOL Maybe its time for my annual eye exam!

OOPs! Thanks to Marlena_M for the vanity card link!

[anders332]

I have a seemingly equal number of male and female friends and/or co-workers who have watched it from the beginning.

it was a male colleague of mine who introduced me to the show. He'd watched it since day 1 - I picked it up in season 2.

[captain]

Thank you everyone. I knew I could find my answers here.

[tbamom]

I figured maybe Sheldon had a load of student debt?