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* DumbBlonde: The girl who believes that Barney is an astronaut for "SNASA" (Secret NASA) and has been to the "Smoon".

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* DumbBlonde: The girl who believes that Barney is an astronaut for "SNASA" (Secret NASA) and has been to the "Smoon". Robin claims anyone who would fall for that is "a smoron."
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Barney tells Lily that had he known Shelly was the woman Lily was setting Ted up with, he would have left her alone.
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* BrickJoke: Upon learning that one of Barney's plays is "The Ted Mosby"[[note]]Where Barney lies to a girl that he was left at the altar[[//note]], Ted wonders whether it actually works. At the end of the episode, he is seen getting a girl's number and he tells the others that, yes, telling a girl you were left at the altar does work.

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* BrickJoke: Upon learning that one of Barney's plays is "The Ted Mosby"[[note]]Where Barney lies to a girl that he was left at the altar[[//note]], altar[[/note]], Ted wonders whether it actually works. At the end of the episode, he is seen getting a girl's number and he tells the others that, yes, telling a girl you were left at the altar does work.
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* BrickJoke: Upon learning that one of Barney's plays is "The Ted Mosby", Ted wonders whether it actually works. At the end of the episode, he is seen getting a girl's number and he tells the others that, yes, telling a girl you were left at the altar does work.

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* BrickJoke: Upon learning that one of Barney's plays is "The Ted Mosby", Mosby"[[note]]Where Barney lies to a girl that he was left at the altar[[//note]], Ted wonders whether it actually works. At the end of the episode, he is seen getting a girl's number and he tells the others that, yes, telling a girl you were left at the altar does work.
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* RunningGag: When someone says "You son of a bitch" in a Spanish accent.

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* RunningGag: When someone says "You son of a bitch" in a Spanish accent.accent, and Barney's various strategies.
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* BigDamnReunion: {{Invoked}} by Barney with "The 'He's Not Coming" play. Go to the Empire State Building, king of this trope, and walk up to every woman you see and say "He's not coming." until you find one who planned such a reunion and falls into your arms in tears.


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* SelfMadeMyth: "The Lorenzo von Matterhorn" relies on this; set up a lot of websites to create a fictional reputation for someone with a unique name and pretend to be an absurdly awesome dude.
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* AudibleGleam: The portrayal of every one of Barney's schemes ends with him winking at the camera with one of these.
* AltarTheSpeed: Robin insists she's going to focus on her career. The gang runs through a list of people they knew who said the same thing and ended up married a few months later.


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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Justified InUniverse, as Barney runs through some of his plays, they always end with him winking at the camera with an AudibleGleam.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Lily tries to warn a woman away from Barney.
-->'''Lily:''' See that guy in the scuba suit? Are you planning on going over and talking to him?\\
'''Blonde:''' [shaking her head and laughing] ''No.''\\
'''Lily:''' Good, because he's the biggest jerk in the world.\\
'''Blonde:''' Really? How do you know him?\\
'''Lily:''' Oh, he's one of my best friends!
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* CallBack: "The Ted Mosby" play, which involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E05ShelterIsland left at the altar]]. In fact, Barney is shown wearing ''exactly'' what Ted was wearing in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E06HappilyEverAfter Happily Ever After]]", the episode after Stella left him at the altar.

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* CallBack: "The Ted Mosby" play, which involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E05ShelterIsland left at the altar]]. In fact, Barney is shown wearing ''exactly'' what Ted was wearing in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E06HappilyEverAfter Happily Ever After]]", the episode after Stella left him at the altar.
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* BrainlessBeauty: The SuperGullible Honey, who's played by Music/KatyPerry. That said, Robin describes her as [[InformedAttribute intelligent]].
-->'''Ted:''' [To Barney] I'd say hump her brains out, but clearly someone already has.
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* BrainlessBeauty: The SuperGullible Honey, who's played by Music/KatyPerry.

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* BrainlessBeauty: The SuperGullible Honey, who's played by Music/KatyPerry. That said, Robin describes her as [[InformedAttribute intelligent]].
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* BrainlessBeauty: The SuperGullible Honey, who's played by Music/KatyPerry.
-->'''Ted:''' [To Barney] I'd say hump her brains out, but clearly someone already has.

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* AllGuysWantSororityWomen: At least, Barney does. One of his plays involves [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext him dressing up as an old woman and becoming a dorm parent to a sorority]].



* ShoutOut: "The Mrs. Stinsfire" play to (no prizes for guessing) ''Film/MrsDoubtfire''. The play apparently involves Barney dressing up as an old British nanny like Robin Williams's character and becoming a dorm parent for a [[AllGuysWantSororityWomen sorority]] being punished for "lewd behavior."

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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"The Mrs. Stinsfire" play to play, referencing (no prizes for guessing) ''Film/MrsDoubtfire''. The play apparently involves Barney dressing up as an old British nanny like Robin Williams's character and becoming a dorm parent for a [[AllGuysWantSororityWomen sorority]] being punished for "lewd behavior.""
** "The Cheap Trick", which is also ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin - Barney dresses up as and pretends to be the bassist from the band Music/CheapTrick.
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* DumbBlonde: The girl who believes that Barney is an astronaut for "SNASA" (Secret NASA) and has been to the "Smoon".


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* ShoutOut: "The Mrs. Stinsfire" play to (no prizes for guessing) ''Film/MrsDoubtfire''. The play apparently involves Barney dressing up as an old British nanny like Robin Williams's character and becoming a dorm parent for a [[AllGuysWantSororityWomen sorority]] being punished for "lewd behavior."
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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", and it involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E05ShelterIsland left at the altar]]. In fact, Barney is shown wearing ''exactly'' what Ted was wearing in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E06HappilyEverAfter Happily Ever After]]", the episode after Stella left him at the altar.

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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", and it Mosby" play, which involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E05ShelterIsland left at the altar]]. In fact, Barney is shown wearing ''exactly'' what Ted was wearing in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E06HappilyEverAfter Happily Ever After]]", the episode after Stella left him at the altar.
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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", it involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E05ShelterIsland left at the altar]]. In fact, it's ''exactly'' what Ted was wearing in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E06HappilyEverAfter Happily Ever After]]", the episode after Stella left him at the altar.

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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", Mosby", and it involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E05ShelterIsland left at the altar]]. In fact, it's Barney is shown wearing ''exactly'' what Ted was wearing in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E06HappilyEverAfter Happily Ever After]]", the episode after Stella left him at the altar.
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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", it involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E05ShelterIsland left at the altar]]. In fact, it's ''exactly'' what Ted was wearing in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E06HappilyEverAfter Happily Ever After]]", the episode after this happened.

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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", it involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E05ShelterIsland left at the altar]]. In fact, it's ''exactly'' what Ted was wearing in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E06HappilyEverAfter Happily Ever After]]", the episode after this happened.Stella left him at the altar.

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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", it involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was left at the altar.

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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", it involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E05ShelterIsland left at the altar.altar]]. In fact, it's ''exactly'' what Ted was wearing in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E06HappilyEverAfter Happily Ever After]]", the episode after this happened.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: In TheStinger, Ted and Marshall tease Robin by pointing to every guy who walks into [=MacLaren's=] and claiming that they are Robin's soulmate. When the [[RuleOfThree third]] person to walk in turns out to be an attractive woman, Ted and Marshall beg Robin to give her a chance and make out with her to see if there's something there.
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-->'''Barney:''' It's kinda big. Surprisingly heavy. It's kinda leathery. And it's black!

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-->'''Barney:''' It's kinda Since I started dating Robin, there's a certain...''thing'' I haven't used as much as I would like to. Kinda big. Surprisingly heavy. It's kinda Kinda leathery. And it's black!
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* BaitAndSwitch: Barney revealing the Playbook, as his description initially makes it seem like he's talking about his penis.
-->'''Barney:''' It's kinda big. Surprisingly heavy. It's kinda leathery. And it's black!
-->'''Lily:''' Huh?

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* RunningGag: When someone says "You son of a bitch" in a Spanish accent.
* YouBastard: Or rather, "You son of a bitch."
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* BatmanGambit: "The Scuba Diver", which relied on a pissed-off Lily (a result of conning a girl she had set up with Ted) telling Barney's latest "target" about his pickup scams, expressing sorrow over his breakup with Robin, and then Lily convincing the girl to go out with him out of pity.
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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", it involves a sobbing Barney telling a girl that he was left at the altar.

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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", it involves a sobbing Barney (dressed in clothing similar to what Ted usual wears) telling a girl that he was left at the altar.
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* BrickJoke: Upon learning that one of Barney's plays is "The Ted Mosby", Ted wonders whether it actually works. At the end of the episode, he is seen getting a girl's number and he tells the others that, yes, telling a girl you were left at the altar does work.
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* CallBack: One of Barney's plays is called "The Ted Mosby", it involves a sobbing Barney telling a girl that he was left at the altar.
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The gang tries to figure out what Barney's plan to pick up chicks is after he and Robin break up.

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