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* From "The Rebound Girl", Marshall retells how he got signs of quitting his job, all those lead him to... ''be a Ghostbuster''. More exactly a paramedic car passing by, a big sign with a Don't circle, a firehouse on sale and after running into Creator/ErnieHudson on the street, he asks him to borrow his cellphone, to which Ernie replies ''"Who ya gonna call?"''. After the story, Marshall reevaluates and still wants to buy the firehouse. Lily's response is the punchline.

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* From "The Rebound Girl", Marshall retells how he got signs of quitting his job, all those lead him to... ''be a Ghostbuster''. [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 Ghostbuster]]''. More exactly a paramedic car Cadillac ambulance passing by, a big sign with a Don't circle, a ''the'' firehouse on sale and after running into Creator/ErnieHudson on the street, he asks him to borrow his cellphone, to which Ernie replies ''"Who ya gonna call?"''. After the story, Marshall reevaluates and still wants to buy the firehouse. Lily's response is the punchline.
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* "Belly Full Of Turkey", the gang ends up spending Thanksgiving at a strip club, while [[CanadaEh Robin]] muses at the weirdness of "Thanksgiving in November", and Ted chats up a stripper:

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* "Belly Full Of Turkey", the gang ends up spending Thanksgiving at a strip club, while [[CanadaEh Robin]] Robin muses at the weirdness of "Thanksgiving in November", and Ted chats up a stripper:



** The epilogue of the episode, when Barney has a dream where he meets a Canadian version of himself with a Mountie outfit and [[CanadaEh stereotypical Canadian accent]], and angrily punches him, but Canadian Barney is TooKinkyToTorture, annoying American Barney even further.

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** The epilogue of the episode, when Barney has a dream where he meets a Canadian version of himself with a Mountie outfit and [[CanadaEh stereotypical Canadian accent]], accent, and angrily punches him, but Canadian Barney is TooKinkyToTorture, annoying American Barney even further.



'''Canadian Barney:''' Oh, sorry about my thick noodle there. How about we split the cost of the vase, [[CanadaEh eh?]] ''[punch]'' Holy Zamboni. ''[punch]'' Wow, you really put your weight behind that one. That was a really good one. ''[punch]'' Oh, heavens to Gretsky, that was a real chiclet-rattler.

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'''Canadian Barney:''' Oh, sorry about my thick noodle there. How about we split the cost of the vase, [[CanadaEh eh?]] eh? ''[punch]'' Holy Zamboni. ''[punch]'' Wow, you really put your weight behind that one. That was a really good one. ''[punch]'' Oh, heavens to Gretsky, that was a real chiclet-rattler.
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'''Marshall::''' Well, just to be fair, it didn't go all the way through.\\

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'''Marshall::''' '''Marshall:''' Well, just to be fair, it didn't go all the way through.\\



'''Ted:''' Oh, Marshall...[[BaitAndSwitchComment do you really think she's still your fiance?]]

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'''Ted:''' Oh, Marshall... [[BaitAndSwitchComment do you really think she's still your fiance?]]
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** It turns out all the couples are having problems, and this is just the spark that set it all off. When they all have it out in the GNB conference room, they finally come clean. Ted is uncomfortable that Victoria's nudist ex-fiancee Klaus is still staying with them (despite having invited him, as Victoria points out) because he feels they're never going to escape their past, Lily and Marshall are arguing over how gingerly they need to treat baby Marvin (Marshall feels that it seems like Lily doesn't trust him as a dad, Lily acknowledges she has trust issues but assures him she knows he'll always be there for the kid), and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Robin gets off on watching herself on the news while she's having sex with Nick.]] Robin's boyfriend Nick is...less than upset by this.

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** It turns out all the couples are having problems, and this is just the spark that set it all off. When they all have it out in the GNB conference room, they finally come clean. Ted is uncomfortable that Victoria's nudist ex-fiancee Klaus is still staying with them (despite having invited him, as Victoria points out) because he feels they're never going to escape their past, Lily and Marshall are arguing over how gingerly they need to treat baby Marvin (Marshall feels that it seems like Lily doesn't trust him as a dad, Lily acknowledges she has trust issues but assures him she knows he'll always be there for the kid), and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Robin gets off on watching herself on the news while she's having sex with Nick.]] Nick. Robin's boyfriend Nick is...less than upset by this.



---> '''Ted:''' I'm just allergic to a lot of stuff. Bacon, donuts... Halloween candy... ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Not saying "Thank you"]]'' [[ExplainExplainOhCrap Oh, my god!]] The bitch lied to me!!

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---> '''Ted:''' I'm just allergic to a lot of stuff. Bacon, donuts... Halloween candy... ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Not ''Not saying "Thank you"]]'' you"'' [[ExplainExplainOhCrap Oh, my god!]] The bitch lied to me!!

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* Marshall sabotaging Barney's dates after they have a fight over the Arcadian. In one scene, Marshall tells a women who Barney is trying to sleep with that she's about to be 250th girl Barney has slept with. Barney's response: "Try 283, 250 was months ago." Once hearing this, the girl leaves and Barney tells her that [[ComicallyMissingThePoint she's totally 250.]]

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* ** Marshall sabotaging Barney's dates after they have a fight over the Arcadian. In one scene, Marshall tells a women who Barney is trying to sleep with that she's about to be 250th girl Barney has slept with. Barney's response: "Try 283, 250 was months ago." Once hearing this, the girl leaves and Barney tells her that [[ComicallyMissingThePoint she's totally 250.]]
** Barney behaving like a [[Series/FamilyFeud Richard Dawson.
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* [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS5E13Jenkins "Jenkins" ]]
** When Jenkins kisses Marshall, the latter runs away screaming.
** When Jenkins tells Lily that the above incident indeed really happened, Lily just silently listen while giving her stuffs to Barney and then beating her up.

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* During the montage of interventions the group has given each other, one is for Marshall wearing a Dr. Seuss-esque tall, striped hat. Robin's contribution is delivered in Seuss style iambic tetrameter.

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* During *[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E04Intervention "Intervention" ]]
**During
the montage of interventions the group has given each other, one is for Marshall wearing a Dr. Seuss-esque tall, striped hat. Robin's contribution is delivered in Seuss style iambic tetrameter.





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**The episode ends with another intervention. This time for Barney, who at this point spend too much time playing an old man.
--->'''Robin:''' Barney, this is an intervention\\
'''Barney:''' I'm sorry! I can't hear you!\\
'''Marshall:''' Alright. Enough with the old man bit!\\
'''Barney:''' What about ''the old sand pit?''\\
'''Lily:''' Let it go!\\
'''Barney:''' ''Let it snow?'' I love that old diddy.\\
'''Ted:''' I'm getting my flail.\\
'''Barney:''' You're setting ''sail?''
** Actually everything about old Barney.
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** It's a heartwarming moment when Barney fires SVEN in favor of Ted, but then Future Ted narrates that shortly after, he found out that Barney was the one who hired SVEN and screwed him over in the first place, and so they tied Barney to the mechanical bull and cranked the setting up to "paint mixer".
*** Stacey, clearly trying to sidle her way into Jillian's heart, suggests they have a three-way with a guy, and Jillian is amenable. Barney, having just gotten off the bull, perks up and tries to approach them, but falls down.
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** "''Dear Marshall,''
** ''I do not like that stupid hat, ''
** ''I want to beat it with a bat. ''
** ''Or maybe stab it with a fork; ''
** ''it makes you look like such a dork.''"

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** --> "''Dear Marshall,''
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Marshall,''\\
''I do not like that stupid hat, ''
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''I want to beat it with a bat. ''
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''Or maybe stab it with a fork; ''
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''it makes you look like such a dork.''"''"\\
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'''Misty:''' [[HollywoodDateless "I've never been on a second date!"]]\\

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'''Misty:''' [[HollywoodDateless "I've never been on a second date!"]]\\date!"\\
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--->'''James:''' Pork Authority's closed, little buddy. Looks like it's [[ADateWithRosiePalms Hand Central Station]] for you tonight!

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--->'''James:''' Pork Authority's closed, little buddy. Looks like it's [[ADateWithRosiePalms Hand Central Station]] Station for you tonight!
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'''Ted:''' Sorry, buddy. It's a no from me, too. Oh, and by the way, Bell Biv [=DeVoe=] called: even they don't want those pants back.

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'''Ted:''' Sorry, buddy. It's a no from me, too. Oh, and by the way, Bell Biv [=DeVoe=] called: called; even they don't want those pants back.



*** Even better because the tense music ''stops'' when Ted points out that gaping hole in Barney's plan.

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*** ** Even better because the tense music ''stops'' when Ted points out that gaping hole in Barney's plan.
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** After Ted has a thought out confession to his friends about how he has finally gotten over Stella leaving him at the altar and how he is a changed man, [[TheReveal Lily reminds him that the wedding was ''[[TheReveal yesterday]]'']].

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** After Ted has a thought out confession to his friends about how he has finally gotten over Stella leaving him at the altar and how he is a changed man, [[TheReveal [[BaitAndSwitchTimeSkip Lily reminds him that the wedding was was]] ''[[TheReveal yesterday]]'']].yesterday]]''.
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** When she finds out that Marshall has been using JediTruth to cover up the fact that he's basically unemployed, and speaking literally in most cases:

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** When she finds out that Marshall has been using JediTruth [[MetaphoricallyTrue half-truths]] to cover up the fact that he's basically unemployed, and speaking literally in most cases:



'''Marshall:''' Oh, no, nothing like that, it's just Bernard and I sometimes throw reams of paper at each other. ''[a ream of paper flies by his head]'' Bernard! Not the time! Read the room!

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'''Marshall:''' Oh, no, nothing like that, it's just Bernard and I sometimes throw reams of paper at each other. ''[a ''(a ream of paper flies by his head]'' head)'' Bernard! Not the time! Read the room!

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