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Ted Mosby
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Has it occurred to you that Robin wished to speak with me because she was having doubts about marrying Barney?

My stories to my kids are becoming strangely similar to a bland, boring sitcom.

Actually, it is about anti-religious zealots in a violent conflict against believers.

Annie Hall.  Or for a darker tone, Husbands and Wives.

What was Lawrence of Arabia doing in Montana, and what movie were you watching?

Femininina-waaa?

It's not too obvious that her name is "Karma"?

Van Halen's 5150 and Motley Crue's Theatre of Pain were terrible disappointments, although I couldn't bring myself to admit it at the time.  And I used to read every single Stephen King novel until IT.  Somehow I managed to finish that one, but could not get through the Tommyknockers and have not read another of

Worst line of the film:  "Mary?  Mary?  Will somebody please hail Mary?"

Is it a coincidence that there are two separate references to the influence of this film upon Quentin Tarantino?

"That chick knows what I like."

I am officially embarrassed at my own story…

Kids, you're old enough now to know that I *did* have that three-way with the girl from The Wonder Years and the other girl from Freaks and Geeks.  Don't tell your Uncle Barney!

Notice how I have talked to my kids about "Uncle Barney" and "Aunt Robin," but have never used the terms Uncle Kevin or Aunt Nora.

Who else could they have cast?  Teenage Ted Mosby of course!

Actually, Finns are more akin to Asians.

My friend Robin sure blathers on, doesn't she?  Someone should tell her the meaning of "long story short"!

Stripes was my first R-rated movie.  My mother gave me a choice of which one I wanted to see, and I almost chose John Waters' Polyester.  Thank goodness I didn't!