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* PlotThreads: In an extremely rare [[AvertedTrope aversion]] for a sitcom episode, this episode only features '''one''' plot line.
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Ted only knew Marshall & Barney were pretending to be Holli because Robin told him, not because of the spelling. He mentions the "i" because Barney spoke favourably of girls whose names end in "i" instead of "y", not because it was a clue.
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* ChekhovsGag: Barney's earlier statement that girls with names ending in '''ly''' helped Ted realize that "Holli" is indeed Marshall and Barney because they misspelled her name.
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* ChekhovsGag: Barney's earlier statement BrickJoke: At the beginning of the episode, Barney says girls whose names end in "ly" are all dirty and that girls with whose names ending should end in '''ly''' helped "y" but end in "i" are even better. At the end, after Ted realize reveals that "Holli" "Holly" is indeed Marshall and actually "Holli", Barney because they misspelled her name.looks intrigued.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Marshall objects at first when Barney says girls whose names end in "ly" are all dirty, because "Lily", but then he has to admit that, yeah, MyGirlIsASlut.
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* ExactWords: Ted didn't called Holli within three days, he texted her.
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* ExactWords: Ted didn't called call Holli within three days, he texted her.
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* AbsenteeActor: Creator/AlysonHannigan is on maternity leave since the previous episode until the next two.
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Ted gets a girl's number, but Barney and Marshall replace it with their own in order to teach him a lesson about "the three day rule". When he starts them, however, they turn it into a cruel prank.
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Ted gets a girl's number, but Barney and Marshall replace it with their own in order to teach him a lesson about "the three day rule". When he starts texting them, however, they turn it into a cruel prank.
Ted gets a girl's number, but Barney and Marshall replace it with their own in order to teach him a lesson about "the three day rule". When he starts texting them, however, they turn it into a cruel prank.
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-->'''Marshall:''' And by "me"it means '''M''' '''E'''; '''M'''arshall '''E'''ricksen, star of Ted's gay dreams!
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-->'''Marshall:''' And by "me"it "me" it means '''M''' '''E'''; '''M'''arshall '''E'''ricksen, star of Ted's gay dreams!
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* AliensMadeThemDoIt: While trying to make Ted divulge which one of them he claimed to "Holli" to have gay dreams about, Marshall and Barney dream up a hypothetical scenario where robots have conquered the world and force Ted to have sex with either Barney or Marshall for their entertainment.
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* StupidSexyFlanders: Marshall and Barney towards Stan. They also find themselves unintentionally trying to have sex with Ted.
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* StupidSexyFlanders: Marshall and Barney towards Stan. They also find themselves unintentionally trying to have sex with Ted.Ted in their Holli persona.
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* TheTease: Subverted. "Holli" keeps playing to Ted's {{fetish}}, but "she" is actually Barney and Marshall.
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* TheTease: Subverted. "Holli" keeps playing to Ted's {{fetish}}, but "she" is actually Barney and Marshall.Marshall.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: To prove Ted that he has an AnnoyingLaugh when he sees naked women, Robin flashed him. It was shot from behind since aside from the censorship, Creator/CobieSmulders is also [[HideYourPregnancy hiding her pregnancy]].
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* SexyDiscretionShot: To prove Ted that he has an AnnoyingLaugh when he sees naked women, Robin flashed him. It was shot from behind since aside from the censorship, Creator/CobieSmulders is also [[HideYourPregnancy hiding her pregnancy]].pregnancy.
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* AnnoyingLaugh: Ted's laugh aka "The Naked Lady Noise", which he does when he sees ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
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* DudeNotFunny: In-universe, Marshall seems to feel this way about Barney including Jesus in one of his stories.
-->'''Marshall:''' Barney, don't do this. Not with Jesus.
-->'''Marshall:''' Barney, don't do this. Not with Jesus.
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Fetish Fuel is not a trope and shouldn't be linked to as one. In-universe examples are the Fetish trope instead.
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* TheTease: Subverted. "Holli" keeps playing to Ted's FetishFuel, but "she" is actually Barney and Marshall.
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* TheTease: Subverted. "Holli" keeps playing to Ted's FetishFuel, {{fetish}}, but "she" is actually Barney and Marshall.
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* TheTease: Double Subverted. "Holli" keeps playing to Ted's FetishFuel, but "she" is actually Barney and Marshall. However, the real Holli ir revealed to be quite a tease anyway.
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* TheTease: Double Subverted. "Holli" keeps playing to Ted's FetishFuel, but "she" is actually Barney and Marshall. However, the real Holli ir revealed to be quite a tease anyway.
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* GentleGiant: Stan, a well-read, smooth, and romantic man who works night security. His ideas for what to text Ted have both Barney and Marshall drooling over him, and soon enough he's on a date with Robin.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The episode is about the three days rule regarding calling a girl once a guy gets her number.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: EventTitle: The episode title is about the three days a rule regarding calling a guy should call a girl once a guy gets three days after getting her number.
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* AllWomenAreLustful: According to Barney, women that have names end in ''ly'' are this.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Ted's laugh "Naked Lady Noise", which he does when he sees ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Ted's laugh "Naked Lady Noise", which he does when he sees ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
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* AllWomenAreLustful: According to Barney, women that have names end ending in ''ly'' are this.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Ted's laugh"Naked aka "The Naked Lady Noise", which he does when he sees ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Ted's laugh
* ChekhovsGag: Barney's earlier statement that girls with names ending in '''ly''' helped Ted realize that "Holli" is indeed Marshall and Barney because they misspelled her name.
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* GayOption: Discussed. Marshall and Barney asked Ted if there's either one of them he'll "get with" if the situation calls for it. Ted [[TakeAThirdOption answers Holli]].
* GenderFlip: To continue posing as "Holli", Barney sends an apology text to Ted that "her" dumb friend Marsha accidentally sent a text to her husband Billy. No need to explain who's who.
* GenderFlip: To continue posing as "Holli", Barney sends an apology text to Ted that "her" dumb friend Marsha accidentally sent a text to her husband Billy. No need to explain who's who.
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* GayOption: Discussed. Marshall and Barney asked Ted if there's either one of who among them he'll pick to "get with" if the situation calls for it. Ted [[TakeAThirdOption answers Holli]].
* GenderFlip: To continue posing as "Holli", Barney sends an apology text to Ted saying that it was "her" dumb friend Marsha who accidentally sent a text to her husband Billy. No need to explain who's who.
* GenderFlip: To continue posing as "Holli", Barney sends an apology text to Ted saying that it was "her" dumb friend Marsha who accidentally sent a text to her husband Billy. No need to explain who's who.
* {{GIRL}}: Ted's textmate "Holli" is actually Barney and Marshall.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: To prove Ted that he has an AnnoyingLaugh when he sees naked women, Robin flashed Ted. It was shot from behind since Creator/CobieSmulders is also [[HideYourPregnancy hiding her pregnancy]],and of course, censorship.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: To prove Ted that he has an AnnoyingLaugh when he sees naked women, Robin flashed Ted. him. It was shot from behind since aside from the censorship, Creator/CobieSmulders is also [[HideYourPregnancy hiding her pregnancy]],and of course, censorship.pregnancy]].
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** During the GayOption (see above) discussion, they inspire their topics with elements ("machines forcing them to do it") from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' and ''Franchise/TheMatrix''
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** During the GayOption (see above) discussion, they inspire their topics with elements ("machines forcing them to do it") from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' and ''Franchise/TheMatrix''''Franchise/TheMatrix''.
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-->'''Barney:''' I don't know, it's weird.
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-->'''Barney:''' I don't know, it's weird.weird.
* TakingAThirdOption: How Ted reveals to Barney and Marshall that he already knew that they're "Holli".
* TheTease: Double Subverted. "Holli" keeps playing to Ted's FetishFuel, but "she" is actually Barney and Marshall. However, the real Holli ir revealed to be quite a tease anyway.
* TakingAThirdOption: How Ted reveals to Barney and Marshall that he already knew that they're "Holli".
* TheTease: Double Subverted. "Holli" keeps playing to Ted's FetishFuel, but "she" is actually Barney and Marshall. However, the real Holli ir revealed to be quite a tease anyway.
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Ted gets a girl's number, but Barney and Marshall replace it with their own in order to teach him a lesson about "the three day rule". When he starts them, however, they turn it into a cruel prank.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AbsenteeActor: Creator/AlysonHannigan is on maternity leave since the previous episode until the next two.
* AllWomenAreLustful: According to Barney, women that have names end in ''ly'' are this.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Ted's laugh "Naked Lady Noise", which he does when he sees ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* ArcNumber: Three has been used several times.
* ArcWords: "Or..."
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Ted ultimately whacked Marshall and Barney for maliciously texting him by maliciously texting them.
* ContinuityNod:
** Ted brings up his parents' divorce, which he found out about in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS2E03Brunch Brunch]]", when texting with "Holli".
** Barney and Marshall brought up Ted saying "I Love You" to Robin [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS1E01Pilot in the pilot]].
* DistaffCounterpart: Holli is revealed to be an exaggerated female version of Ted.
* EurekaMoment: Marshall and Barney when they realized they're about to have sex with Ted.''Twice''.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Stan made Marshall and Barney go StupidSexyFlanders. The latter two also find themselves unintentionally trying to have sex with Ted.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The episode is about the three days rule regarding calling a girl once a guy gets her number.
* ExactWords: Ted didn't called Holli within three days, he texted her.
* ForTheLulz: Barney and Marshall's (mostly Barney) motivation for posing as "Holli".
* FunWithAcronyms: Marshall counter Barney in a discussion with this;
-->'''Barney:''' If he's having gay dreams, it would obviously be about me.
-->'''Marshall:''' And by "me"it means '''M''' '''E'''; '''M'''arshall '''E'''ricksen, star of Ted's gay dreams!
* GayOption: Discussed. Marshall and Barney asked Ted if there's either one of them he'll "get with" if the situation calls for it. Ted [[TakeAThirdOption answers Holli]].
* GenderFlip: To continue posing as "Holli", Barney sends an apology text to Ted that "her" dumb friend Marsha accidentally sent a text to her husband Billy. No need to explain who's who.
-->'''Robin:''' Marsha and Billy. No one sprained any muscles there.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Barney and Marshall at the end.
* RefugeInAudacity: Robin keeps insisting about the "Ted has three days to live" joke.
* RuleOfThree: It's the title.
* SexyDiscretionShot: To prove Ted that he has an AnnoyingLaugh when he sees naked women, Robin flashed Ted. It was shot from behind since Creator/CobieSmulders is also [[HideYourPregnancy hiding her pregnancy]],and of course, censorship.
* SherlockScan: Robin busted out Barney and Marshall posing as "Holli" when she sees Marshall's takeout order being the same as the one "Holli" accidentally texted Ted.
* ShoutOut:
** Marshall sends Ted a text intended for Lily saying he bought take-out from Genero's which Ted believes to be from Holli. The maiden name of John [=McClane=]'s wife in ''Film/DieHard'' is Holly Gennaro.
** Ted's "Naked Lady Noise" laugh is similar to ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'''s laugh.
** During the GayOption (see above) discussion, they inspire their topics with elements ("machines forcing them to do it") from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' and ''Franchise/TheMatrix''
* StupidSexyFlanders: Marshall and Barney towards Stan. They also find themselves unintentionally trying to have sex with Ted.
-->'''Marshall:''' Why do we keep trying to have sex with Ted?
-->'''Barney:''' I don't know, it's weird.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AbsenteeActor: Creator/AlysonHannigan is on maternity leave since the previous episode until the next two.
* AllWomenAreLustful: According to Barney, women that have names end in ''ly'' are this.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Ted's laugh "Naked Lady Noise", which he does when he sees ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* ArcNumber: Three has been used several times.
* ArcWords: "Or..."
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Ted ultimately whacked Marshall and Barney for maliciously texting him by maliciously texting them.
* ContinuityNod:
** Ted brings up his parents' divorce, which he found out about in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS2E03Brunch Brunch]]", when texting with "Holli".
** Barney and Marshall brought up Ted saying "I Love You" to Robin [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS1E01Pilot in the pilot]].
* DistaffCounterpart: Holli is revealed to be an exaggerated female version of Ted.
* EurekaMoment: Marshall and Barney when they realized they're about to have sex with Ted.''Twice''.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Stan made Marshall and Barney go StupidSexyFlanders. The latter two also find themselves unintentionally trying to have sex with Ted.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The episode is about the three days rule regarding calling a girl once a guy gets her number.
* ExactWords: Ted didn't called Holli within three days, he texted her.
* ForTheLulz: Barney and Marshall's (mostly Barney) motivation for posing as "Holli".
* FunWithAcronyms: Marshall counter Barney in a discussion with this;
-->'''Barney:''' If he's having gay dreams, it would obviously be about me.
-->'''Marshall:''' And by "me"it means '''M''' '''E'''; '''M'''arshall '''E'''ricksen, star of Ted's gay dreams!
* GayOption: Discussed. Marshall and Barney asked Ted if there's either one of them he'll "get with" if the situation calls for it. Ted [[TakeAThirdOption answers Holli]].
* GenderFlip: To continue posing as "Holli", Barney sends an apology text to Ted that "her" dumb friend Marsha accidentally sent a text to her husband Billy. No need to explain who's who.
-->'''Robin:''' Marsha and Billy. No one sprained any muscles there.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Barney and Marshall at the end.
* RefugeInAudacity: Robin keeps insisting about the "Ted has three days to live" joke.
* RuleOfThree: It's the title.
* SexyDiscretionShot: To prove Ted that he has an AnnoyingLaugh when he sees naked women, Robin flashed Ted. It was shot from behind since Creator/CobieSmulders is also [[HideYourPregnancy hiding her pregnancy]],and of course, censorship.
* SherlockScan: Robin busted out Barney and Marshall posing as "Holli" when she sees Marshall's takeout order being the same as the one "Holli" accidentally texted Ted.
* ShoutOut:
** Marshall sends Ted a text intended for Lily saying he bought take-out from Genero's which Ted believes to be from Holli. The maiden name of John [=McClane=]'s wife in ''Film/DieHard'' is Holly Gennaro.
** Ted's "Naked Lady Noise" laugh is similar to ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'''s laugh.
** During the GayOption (see above) discussion, they inspire their topics with elements ("machines forcing them to do it") from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' and ''Franchise/TheMatrix''
* StupidSexyFlanders: Marshall and Barney towards Stan. They also find themselves unintentionally trying to have sex with Ted.
-->'''Marshall:''' Why do we keep trying to have sex with Ted?
-->'''Barney:''' I don't know, it's weird.
