Numb3rs 2x12

The OG

Season 2, Episode 12

* Dad: Oh, hey, listen, I wanted to ask you guys something. It's her birthday coming up, and I wanted to get her a gift. You know, something... I don't know, I just... don't know what.
   Charlie: It's just a question of what you want to say. You know, two mathematicians from University College in London actually recently addressed this very same question.
   Don: Mathematicians?
   Dad: English mathematicians?
   Charlie: They used game theory to analyze the best characteristics of a courtship gift.
   Don: Yeah. Well, no offense, Charlie. It sounds to me like two math geeks who don't date much.
   Charlie: Well, assuming that the goal is the female's receptiveness... They found that an extravagant gift, one that's costly to the man, but of no real financial value to the woman, offers the best chance of success. So, why don't you buy her some flowers? You know what? Take her to dinner in a fancy restaurant.
   Dad: Okay, that's doable.
   Charlie: See? You guys still doubt the power of math?

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-- Словарик
courtship — ухаживание (за женщиной)
receptive — восприимчивый
doable — выполнимый

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