1. Kids, I'm gonna tell you
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2. The story of how I met your mother.
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3. - Are we being punished for something?
No.
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4. - Yeah, is this gonna take a while?
Yes.
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5. Twenty-five years ago, before I was Dad,
I had this whole other life.
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7. I was 27, just starting
to make it as an architect
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8. and living in New York with Marshall,
my best friend from college.
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10. And then Uncle Marshall
went and screwed the whole thing up.
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11. Will you marry me?
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12. Yes. Perfect.
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13. And then you're engaged,
you pop the champagne, you drink a toast,
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15. - Don't have sex on our kitchen floor.
- Got it.
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16. Thanks for helping me plan this out, Ted.
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17. Dude, are you kidding? It's you and Lily.
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18. I've been there for all the big moments
of you and Lily.
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19. The night you met,
your first date, other first things.
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20. Yeah, sorry, we thought you were asleep.
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21. It's physics, Marshall.
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22. If the bottom bunk moves,
the top bunk moves, too.
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23. My God, you're getting engaged tonight.
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24. Yeah. What are you doing tonight?
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25. What was I doing?
Here, Uncle Marshall
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And me?
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27. I'm calling up your Uncle Barney.
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28. Hey, so you know how I've always had
a thing for half-Asian girls?
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29. Well, now I've got a new favorite.
Lebanese girls.
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30. Lebanese girls are the new half-Asians.
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31. Hey, you wanna do something tonight?
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32. Okay, meet me at the bar in 15 minutes.
And suit up!
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33. - Hey.
- Where's your suit?
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34. Just once, when I say "suit up,"
I wish you'd put on a suit.
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35. - I did. That one time.
- It was a blazer.
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36. You know, ever since college
it's been Marshall and Lily and me.
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37. Now it's gonna be
Marshall and Lily and me.
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38. They'll get married, start a family.
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39. Before long,
I'm that weird middle-aged bachelor
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41. I see what this is about.
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42. Have you forgotten what I said to you
the night we met?
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43. Ted, I'm gonna teach you how to live.
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44. - Barney. We met at the urinal.
- Oh, right. Hi.
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45. Lesson one, lose the goatee.
It doesn't go with your suit.
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46. - I'm not wearing a suit.
- Lesson two, get a suit.
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till you're 30.
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52. - you start thinking about that stuff.
- I thought I was your best friend.
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53. Ted, say I'm your best friend.
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54. - You're my best friend, Barney.
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55. Then as your best friend, I suggest
we play a little game I like to call,
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56. "Have you met Ted?"
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57. No, no, no, no, we're not playing
"Have you met Ted."
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58. Hi, have you met Ted?
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59. - Hi, I'm Ted.
- Yasmin.
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60. - It's a very pretty name.
- Thanks. It's Lebanese.
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61. - Hey.
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63. It was finger-painting day at school
and a 5-year-old boy
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65. - Wow, you're cooking?
- Yes, I am.
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66. Aw.
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after last time.
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I think you'll find
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- Well, maybe eventually.
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80. Simple ceremony.
We'll write our own vows.
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81. Band, no DJ.
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82. People will dance,
I'm not gonna worry about it.
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83. Damn it, why did Marshall
have to get engaged?
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84. Yeah, nothing hotter than a guy planning
out his own imaginary wedding, huh?
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85. - Actually, I think it's cute.
- Well, you're clearly drunk.
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86. One more for the lady!
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87. Oh, hey, look what I got.
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88. Oh, honey, champagne.
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89. Yeah.
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90. No, you are too old to be scared
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91. - I'm not scared.
- Then open it.
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92. Fine.
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93. Please, open it.
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94. Gosh, you are unbelievable, Marshall.
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the other just slips out
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98. Will you marry me?
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99. You wanna go out sometime?
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100. Of course, you idiot!
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101. I'm sorry, Carl's my boyfriend.
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102. What's up, Carl?
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103. I promised Ted we wouldn't do that.
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104. Did you know there's a Pop-Tart
under your fridge?
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107. I wanna drink a toast with my fiancée.
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112. Why am I freaking out all of a sudden?
This is crazy.
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113. I'm not ready to settle down.
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115. The plan's always been
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116. Exactly. The guy doesn't even own a suit.
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117. Plus, Marshall's found
the love of his life.
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118. Even if I was ready, which I'm not,
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119. but if I was, it's like,
"Okay, I'm ready. Where is she?"
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120. And there she was.
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121. It was like something from an old movie
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122. where the sailor sees the girl
across the crowded dance floor,
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124. "See that girl?
I'm gonna marry her someday."
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125. Hey, Barney, see that girl?
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126. Oh, yeah.
You just know she likes it dirty.
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127. - Go say hi.
- I can't just go say hi.
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128. I need a plan.
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129. I'm gonna wait
until she goes to the bathroom,
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130. then I'll strategically place myself
by the jukebox so that...
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131. Hi, have you met Ted?
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132. Hi.
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133. Let me guess. Ted.
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134. I'm sorry, Lily.
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135. I'm so sorry. Take us to the hospital.
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136. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Did you hit her?
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137. Hit me? Please.
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138. This guy can barely even spank me
in bed for fun.
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139. He's all, like,
"Oh, honey, did that hurt?"
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140. And I'm, like,
"Come on, let me have you, you pansy."
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141. - Wow, a complete stranger.
- No, no, no, it's okay. Go on.
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143. are you in pajamas or, uh, au naturel?
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144. - So what do you do?
- I'm a reporter for Metro News 1.
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145. - Oh.
- Well, kind of a reporter.
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146. I do those dumb little fluff pieces
at the end of the news.
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147. You know, like, um,
"Monkey who can play the ukulele."
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148. But I'm hoping to get some
bigger stories soon.
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149. Bigger, like,
"Gorilla with an upright bass?"
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150. Sorry. You're really pretty.
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151. - Oh, your friends don't seem too happy.
- Yeah.
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152. See, the one in the middle
just got dumped by her boyfriend.
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153. So tonight, every guy is "the enemy."
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154. You know,
if it'll make your friend feel better
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I don't mind.
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156. She would love that.
And it does look fun in the movies.
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157. Hey, you wanna have dinner with me
Saturday night?
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158. Oh, I can't.
I'm going to Orlando for a week on Friday.
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159. Some guy's attempting
to make the world's biggest pancake.
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160. - Guess who's covering it?
- That's gonna take a week?
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161. Yeah, he's gonna eat it, too.
It's another record.
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162. Hey, what's taking so long?
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163. Uh, I know this is a long shot,
but how about tomorrow night?
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164. Yeah. What the hell.
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165. Jerk!
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166. That was fun.
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167. De... Wait for it ... nied.
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168. Denied.
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170. I thought we were playing
laser tag tomorrow night.
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171. Yeah, I was never gonna go play
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172. The next night, I took her out
to this little bistro in Brooklyn.
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173. Wow.
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174. - That is one bad-ass blue French horn.
- Yeah.
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175. Sort of looks like a Smurf penis.
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176. Son, a piece of advice.
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177. When you go on a first date,
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178. - Girls don't ordinarily like that.
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179. But this was no ordinary girl.
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180. - Lily.
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181. How long have you been sitting there?
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183. Mom, Dad,
I have found the future Mrs. Ted Mosby.
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184. Marshall, how have I always described
my perfect woman?
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185. Uh, let's see.
She likes dogs?
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186. - I've got five dogs.
- She drinks Scotch?
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187. I love a Scotch
that's old enough to order its own Scotch.
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188. Can quote obscure lines from
Ghostbusters?
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189. "Ray, when someone asks you
if you're a god, you say, 'Yes!'"
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190. And I'm saving the best for last.
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191. Do you want these? I hate olives.
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192. - She hates olives. Awesome!
- The Olive Theory.
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193. The Olive Theory
is based on my friends, Marshall and Lily.
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194. He hates olives, she loves them.
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195. that's what makes them
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196. Perfect balance.
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197. You know, I've had a jar of olives
just sitting in my fridge forever.
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200. Oh, it is on!
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201. It is on
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202. But, wait, it's only the break of 10:30.
What happened?
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203. I gotta get one of those blue French horns
for over my fireplace.
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204. It's gotta be blue, it's gotta be French.
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205. - No green clarinet?
- Nope.
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209. We got a jumper.
Some crazy guy on the Manhattan Bridge.
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210. Come on, you're covering it.
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212. I'm sorry.
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216. No, the moment wasn't right.
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224. Ted, anyone who's single
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226. And if you don't believe me, call him.
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227. Hey, loser, how's not playing laser tag?
Because playing laser tag is awesome.
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228. Oh, I killed you, Connor.
Don't make me get your mom.
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I need your opinion on something.
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230. Okay, meet me at the bar in 15 minutes.
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What do you think?
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235. "Ted,
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237. - No, you just kiss her.
- Not if you don't get the signal.
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- No!
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You should've kissed her.
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244. A week?
That's like a year in hot-girl time.
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245. She'll forget all about you.
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246. Mark my words,
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247. There she is.
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251. giving this bizarre story a happy ending.
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252. Reporting from Metro 1 News,
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253. - back to you, Bill.
- The guy didn't jump.
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255. - Right now.
Look, dude, it's midnight.
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I'm gonna advise you
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259. I'm always waiting for the moment,
planning the moment.
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260. Well, she's leaving tomorrow
and this may be the only moment
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262. I gotta do what that guy couldn't.
I gotta take the leap.
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it's fall in love and get married
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265. and for him it's death.
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266. Actually, that is a perfect metaphor.
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- Let's go.
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- We're coming with you.
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272. Look at you, you beautiful bastard,
you suited up.
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274. Stop the car. Pull over right here.
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277. - Enjoy your coffee.
- Hey!
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278. Hey!
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279. Go, go, go!
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280. Everybody brings flowers.
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281. Okay, moment of truth.
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282. - Wish me luck.
- Ted's gonna get it on with a TV reporter.
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284. - Kiss her, Ted. Kiss her good.
- Kiss the crap out of that girl.
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289. I'm your best friend!
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290. As I walked up to that door,
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291. Unfortunately,
one particular thought did not.
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292. I've got five dogs.
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293. - Not good, not good.
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294. - No!
- Get back in there.
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300. He's in.
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301. So, Ranjit, you must have done it
with a Lebanese girl?
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302. Okay, that's my Barney limit.
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303. I'm gonna see
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304. - Actually, I'm from Bangladesh.
- Ooh...
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- Here's a picture of my wife.
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with some gin and vermouth?
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- You hate olives.
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317. - Lily loves them, you can't stand them.
- Yeah, I hate olives.
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Spanish bar on 79th Street.
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- I swear.
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for a pretty girl to want my olives.
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What?
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- What?
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Hungry for olives.
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- Oh, God.
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Why did I say that?
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- Hold on. Wait a minute.
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We can still make last call.
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"Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum"?
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- Okay, eye patch gone.
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Do you think they're doing it?
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she had this golden retriever...
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- Oh. Um...
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386. - Everyone thinks they're a good kisser.
- Oh, I've got references.
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388. - And I'm a good handshaker.
- That's a pretty great handshake.
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I'll probably never see her again.
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390. - What?
- That was the signal.
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You should've kissed her.
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There's something I gotta do.
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- Yeah, Ted, we're not on you anymore.
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405. and, yeah, that was the signal.
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406. I could've kissed her.
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407. But that's the funny thing about destiny,
it happens whether you plan it or not.
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408. I mean, I never thought
I'd see that girl again.
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409. But it turns out,
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410. I was just too close to the puzzle
to see the picture that was forming.
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411. Because that, kids, is the true story
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412. of how I met your Aunt Robin.
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413. Aunt Robin?
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414. I thought this was how you met Mom.
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415. Will you relax?
I'm getting to it.
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416. Like I said, it's a long story.
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