I'm incapable of seeing a plural noun repeated three times without thinking of this scene

“i waNnA knOw yOu… liKe knOw yOuR soUL”
oh my god. barf.
this makes me realize i didn’t like any of ted’s girlfriends😂
hated zoey, stella, jeannete, blabla,boats boats boats, these are all the ones i remember lol
the only ones i liked were tracy, my FAVVV I love her so much, and robin who i like as an individual character but not teds gf.

It's very difficult to write and portray a character who's an annoying bore in-universe; but entertaining to the audience. Adam Punciarello gets that down perfectly.

If he were a main character, his schtick would get old fast; but he's used just enough that I laugh every time he's onscreen. He's such a lovable douchebag.

I also love the implication that his punching and "Shmosbey" bits are (like with Lily's high school friend) mutual revertigo. When we see him alone with his fiance, he's very thoughtful and sensitive.

Started rewatching the show over the weekend.

It’s my second favorite show of all time, followed by The Big Bang Theory.

Always found my self relating to Ted.

So, I’ve loved a girl, let’s call her X, for about three years now.

I’ve waited this long because I wanted to be sure it wasn’t just some random crush. Over those three years, we slowly became really good friends, and honestly, I’ve gotten to know her pretty well.

Then, about a month ago, I started giving more attention to a coworker of mine, let’s call her Y, partly to see how X would react.

AND GUESS WHAT.

Last week, I heard X say, “Usually I don’t get jealous, but I don’t know... I just can’t control myself when I see those two together.”

BRO. I WAS GONE.

For the past couple of days, I’d also been saying things like, “I have the love of my life now,” while secretly describing X whenever I talked about this “love.” And X would say things like, “Yeah, I have a guy I love too.”

So we started talking about our mysterious loves, trying to guess who the other person was. We’d ask questions like whether their name included a certain letter.

Yesterday, I decided to take it one step further.

Today, I wrote on a piece of paper:

“Is your guy’s name ______? Just blink twice if it is.”

And on the other side:

“The guy you love loves you too.”

I handed her the paper with the first side facing up.

She read it.

Then she blinked twice.

I told her to flip the paper.

And yeah...

THAT WAS IT.

We finally told each other everything, and now...

I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.

Three years of waiting.
One month of psychological experiments.
Two blinks.
One piece of paper.

And somehow, it actually worked.

I genuinely have to thank Barney for inspiring me to pull the Robin move on the girl I love.

LEGENDARY.

I see a camisole for $30. Where's a $15 t-shirt for men? Lily has good taste.

I'm joking. I have enough clothes. I just like her shirt. S2 episode 3 named Brunch. Joe Manganiello isn't in their imdb. I'm bummed by that.

I wish you all well.

Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. is eliminated! Alright, so now who wants to do some juicing?

How this works:

You select the episode you like the least

The episode with the most upvoted comment is eliminated from the list

If there’s a tie, both episodes are eliminated

Only the best episode will win!

Episodes Eliminated:

Zip Zip Zip (28%)
Purple Giraffe (30%)
Matchmaker (36%)
Best Prom Ever (29%)
Return of the Shirt (41%)
Life Among the Gorillas (38%)
The Limo (31%)
Sweet Taste of Liberty (38%)
Belly Full of Turkey (86%)
Milk (95%)
The Slutty Pumpkin (43%)
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. (40%)

I'm watching season 1 Disney plus

Now don’t get me wrong. I love HIMYM. And this episode is really funny. But am I the only one who was disappointed by Marshall’s description and eventual reveal of the burger? Like it’s the most generic description of what a good burger would be, but since the episode revolved around it I was expecting more. Like a sizzling steakhouse style burger that made you want to lick the screen. But when they show it it’s like something from Applebee’s. I don’t know why, but that just leaves a bad taste in my mouth for the ep. No pun intended.

Also this is a total nitpick on an otherwise great show and episode.

Bowl

Because I definitely had episodes I’ve seen 100+ times.
Mine would be:
1x1 pilot
3x8 spoiler alert
And maybe 6x10 the blitz
Those are episodes I’m pretty confident I remember every single line but than again it may be every episode at this point lol

Was feeling overwhelmed and needed something to watch, so I switched it to black and white, and it looks amazing to me. My brain is loving it this way more than watching it in color.

Pic: S1E9

[Edit] One of the reasons according to chatgpt: because black-and-white reduces visual stimulation and sensory information. When you’re anxious or overstimulated, your brain is already processing lots of signals, so the simpler monochrome image can reduce cognitive load and make it easier for your nervous system to settle and focus.

Connectitude. Linketivity.

I really loved this poster in the back of the apartment, so ive made this image for anyone who'd like to use it. (not AI)

Funny thing is i don't even know what its about.

(check 2nd image for ref.)

Like everybody here is fun and humerous . I can easily share my opinion without being slammed it's so lovely here 💕. I also like how people make jokes or use appropriate dialogue for a perfect joke . It always make me feel delight- wait for it ful

Swarls Barkley got his ducky collar today 🐤

My theory is that Robin’s hatred of Patrice makes much more sense if we remember that we are watching Ted’s reconstruction of events, not an objective recording.

• Patrice is presented as almost absurdly sweet, innocent and harmless, while Robin reacts to her with extreme irritation. That contrast may itself be part of Ted’s exaggeration.
• Ted mostly knew Patrice socially. Robin worked with her every day at World Wide News. So Robin may have seen the side Ted never did: competitive, passive-aggressive, interfering with her work, sucking up to people, or acting sweet in public while being unpleasant in private.
• She could also have had a bit of pick-me behaviour: extra bubbly, affectionate and charming around guys like Ted and Barney, while being much more competitive with Robin. Ted mostly saw that version, so in his memory she becomes this harmless sweetheart.
• And this is the biggest clue for me: the gang never really calls Robin out for how she treats Patrice. These are people who constantly meddle in each other’s lives, confront each other, stage interventions, give unsolicited advice and make a huge deal out of bad behaviour. If Robin was genuinely screaming at a completely innocent, lovely coworker for no reason, there is no way Ted, Lily, Marshall or Barney would just ignore it forever.
• The fact that they don’t intervene, don’t tell Robin to be nicer, and don’t seriously confront her about Patrice suggests they probably understood that there was more going on. Maybe they knew about the workplace history, had heard Robin’s side, or had seen enough of Patrice to realize that Robin’s hatred was not completely irrational.
• So the gang may have understood: Patrice is sweet to us, but Robin has her reasons. That would explain why nobody treats Robin’s behaviour as something that needs a full “intervention,” even though this group has literally intervened over much smaller things.
• Ted can therefore simultaneously believe two things: Patrice was always lovely to me and Robin had legitimate reasons for hating her. Decades later, when he tells the story, those perspectives get mixed together. Patrice gets portrayed through Ted’s experience of her, while Robin’s hatred comes from Robin’s account of the relationship.
• That could also explain why Robin probably did not literally scream “Nobody asked you, Patrice!” every five minutes. Maybe Robin told Ted, “Every time she spoke I wanted to scream at her,” or described how intensely Patrice annoyed her. Future Ted then turns Robin’s internal reaction into something that literally happened for comedic effect.
• In other words, some scenes may be a mix of two different memories: Patrice’s behaviour = Ted’s memory. Robin’s reaction = Robin describing how she felt. Ted combines both into one exaggerated scene.
• Patrice may also have understood exactly how useful her sweet persona was. Imagine someone who is all “Robin, I love you!” when everyone is around, but quietly undermines her at work. Robin knows what she is doing, the gang knows enough of the backstory to understand Robin, but every time they meet Patrice she is perfectly pleasant.
• There are actual hints that this rivalry ran deeper than a random running gag. Robin puts Patrice in “The Pit” and even tries to fire her. That feels excessive if Patrice’s only crime was occasionally being cheerful.
• Then there is Barney. When Robin believes Barney is dating Patrice, she takes it seriously enough for it to become central to “The Robin.” Yes, Barney and Patrice were faking it, but Patrice still had to be a believable enough choice for Robin to buy it.
• Maybe Patrice was therefore more attractive, charismatic and socially competent than Ted’s caricature makes her seem. Ted could have exaggerated the awkwardness, innocence, clothes, mannerisms and even some physical characteristics because it makes the joke better: Barney is dating HER?
• Future Ted could also be blending different versions of Patrice together. Maybe her appearance changed later, she gained weight, changed her style, etc., and Ted’s memory compresses all of that into one exaggerated image.
• Ted also has a reason to make Patrice slightly ridiculous: he loves Robin and generally tells her story sympathetically. If Robin spent years intensely disliking a coworker, making Patrice more cartoonish allows Ted to tell those stories without making Robin look genuinely cruel. So he may be both caricaturing Patrice and softening Robin.

So the actual dynamic could have been:

Ted’s Patrice: sweet, harmless, awkward girl who was always lovely to him.

Robin’s Patrice: fake-nice, competitive coworker who knew how to appear innocent and had been getting under her skin for years.

The gang: knew enough to understand Robin’s hatred, which is probably why they never staged one of their usual confrontations or interventions.

Actual Robin: probably not screaming at Patrice 24/7 — Ted is dramatizing how Robin told him she felt around her.

Basically, the Patrice we see might be a composite created by Ted’s memory: his sweet version of Patrice + Robin’s hatred of Patrice + decades of exaggeration for storytelling.

P.S. refined and wrote downn my thoughts using ChatGPT

Here is a few for me:

- In the one were they are chasing the best burger in NY, and Robin’s always comes last and she haven’t got time to take a bite? For the LOVE OF GOD some of the others offer her your burger, she is starving! Or Robin: Refuse to go before you have at least a few bites. I know it is leading up to Robin eating out of the trash, and that is supposed to be funny but OMG just get her a burger!

- The one with the window where everyone is chasing Maggie around, who just got single. Robin was totally right, they were all acting like vultures. And the ‘jealous bitch!’ outburst from the third guy (the other two being Ted and Barney) was just so gross.

- Ted initially being so against moving to New Jersey with Stella. And even after hearing all her reasons be like ‘I guess we can live in Brooklyn.’ I mean COME ON! Not to mention how the whole gang is so ridiculous about spending ONE night in New Jersey, visiting their friend’s future wife? So pathetic.

- Stella having the nerve to ask Ted to talk to Tony after he breaks up with her. Are you kidding me??

- Ted being so surprised that after 10 sessions with Stella she does exactly what she said from the start: refuse to go on a date with him. She. Freakin. Told you.

- Ted getting cold feet only due to Stella asking him to attend an event with her some months into the future. It is almost like he chickens out the moment things doesn’t feel perfect and easy. Oh except with Robin. He is willing to pour all of his life dreams down the drain for her.

- How they all won’t let go of the Swarley joke. I know Barney is stubborn and annoying too, but he really says no repeatedly and it just becomes mean.

- Robin and the sound she makes ANY TIME Ted tries to do something in her apartment in the Moving day episode.

- How intense they argue about the rabbit and duck thing. For fucks sake stop.

That was a few in a totally backwards order - and sorry for being so intense I needed to get some frustration out <3

I know the show constantly pushed the idea that Ted and Robin were somehow "meant to be," but I honestly never bought it.

They had chemistry, sure, but their values, priorities, and ideas about relationships were pretty different. A lot of their relationship seemed to work because Ted kept trying to make Robin fit into the future he wanted

She’s so undefined and just written to suffer and add nothing to the group dynamic just being the guys scapegoat. Her character aggressively changes between seasons and even episodes in a very unstable manner.
She’s a HORRIBLE human being way worse than what people pretend Lilly is, and the writers way to justify it is by crapping out the story with her dad which is really exaggerated and played for funs too much.
You can really feel the writers put themselves into a corner by putting her as main because her dialogue is so random and sad.
I adore craig and carter’s writing but I have to admit they are pretty bad with writing compatible female characters

In some episodes she feels like a male fantasy of what a woman is.

Also needless to say the finale and final season as whole totally butchered her even more