History Recap / HowIMetYourMotherS2E10SingleStamina

* BlatantLies: According to Barney and James, their mother had a different response to why they looked different, which became more lazy with each passing year. The first time, she said "she ate vanilla ice cream when she had Barney, chocolate when it was James, and tons of coffee for both". The second time, she just hadwaved it with a "Things that happen". Then the third time she just exploded and accused them of being racists.

** When we cut to James and Tom's wedding a year later, Marshall is calling Lily "his wife", but Robin and Ted still stay at the party, not being tired yet, as indication that the two are not longer together.

* CampGay: Invoked and downplayed; as Barney's wingman, James, puts on a bit of this persona to disarm a woman.

* {{Troll}}: Ted warned Robin about James being gay so she won't look surprised. Cue to James appearing and Robin not expecting him to be half African-American. At first Ted starts to mess up with her by calling her a racist, only to handwave it by wanting to see her face.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When we cut to James and Tom's wedding a year later, Marshall is calling Lily "his wife", but Robin and Ted still stay at the party, not being tired yet, as indication that the two are not longer together.

* RealMenWearPink: Marshall comments on how it's embarrasing to a guy to order delicious pink fruity cocktails because others can make fun of him. When he did a cocktail for himself, they thought it was for Lily; and then at the gay club he gets hit on because of his drink.

* ChekhovsClassroom: Narrator!Ted breaking down the difference between single people and couples (single people have way more energy than people in a couple, couples aren't on their feet as much and complain about not being at home, so on and so on) factors into the plot in two noticeable ways: the others take notice that James isn't as into being at the club like Barney is, and the scene at James and Tom's wedding where we see Ted and Robin ''not'' tired.

* RealMenWearPink: Marshall comments on how it's embarrasing to a guy to order delicious pink fruity cocktails becuase other can make fun of him. When he did a cocktail for himself, they thought it was for Lily; and then at the gay club he gets hit on because of his drink.

* CampGay: Invoked and downplayed; as Barney's wingman, James puts on a bit of this persona to disarm a woman.
* DepravedHomosexual: Many gey men at the bar were hitting on Marshall and Ted.

* DiscriminateAndSwitch: Barney is initially unsupportive of James' engagement. It's not because it's an interracial gay marriage, it's because Barney doesn't like marriage ''in general'' and he feels like James is turning his back on being single.
* DoubleStandard: Lily and Robin complained about guys always hitting on them, while Ted and Marshall thought they were just being whiny. Then it happens to the guys at the Gay Club and start complaining just like the girls while Lily and Robin realize they miss being hit on.

* RealMenWearPink: Marshall comments on how it's embarrasing to a guy to order delicious pink fruity cocktails becuase other can make fun of him. When he did a cocktail for himself, they thought it was for Lily; and then at the Gay Club he gets hit on because of his drink.

* DiscriminateAndSwitch: Barney is initially unsupportive of James' engagement. It's not because it's an interracial gay marriage, it's just that Barney isn't a fan of marriage in general and he feels that James is turning his back on being single.

* DoubleStandard: Lily and Robin complained about guys always hitting on them, while Ted and Marshall thought they were just being whiny. Then it happens to the guys at the Gay Club and start complaining just like the girls.

* CampGay: Downplayed; as Barney's wingman, James puts on a bit of this persona to disarm a woman.

* EverythingIsBetterWithBabies: Barney only starts supporting James engagement once James announces that he and Tom are adopting.

* SuddenlyEthnicity: Barney's brother is black.