So there was this one night before I met your mother,
when I really wanted to go to the bar.
The bar... big surprise.
You sure spent a lot of time in bars.
Well, that's just we did back then.
Me, Marshall and Lily,
Barney, Robin--
we all used to hang out at this one bar called McClaren's.
But then, one night...
Why don't we go to McClaren's?
Let's go to McClaren's.
You guys talking to each other?
Nobody's listening?
What's wrong with McClaren's?
McClaren's is bore-snore.
Ted, tonight we're going to go out.
We're going to meet some ladies.
It's going to be legendary.
Phone five.
I had no idea why I hung out with Barney.
You didn't phone five, did you?
I know when you don't phone five, Ted.
Come on.
We always to go to McClaren's.
Yeah, 'cause McClaren's is fun.
McClaren's is this much fun.
What I'm offering is the chance to have...
this much fun.
See, you say that.
You say it's going to be this much fun,
but most of the time it ends up being this much fun.
This much fun is good.
It's safe. It's guaranteed.
This hand gesture thing doesn't really work on the phone, does it?
No, it doesn't.
Get in the cab.
Marshall, you, too.
Oh, I wish I could. I think Lily and I are just going to...
I understand. Ted, get in the cab.
Why can Marshall say no?
Uh, because he's getting laid.
Consistently.
Ted, Ted, Ted... right here.
You keep going to the same bar. You're in a rut.
And I am a rut-buster.
I'm going to bust your rut.
It's not a rut, okay?
It's a routine, and I like it.
Ted, what's the first syllable in "rut-tine"?
Peace out, suckers.
All right, so what's this legendary plan?
First we've got to pick someone up at the airport.
- Okay, I'm out of here.
Okay, we just do this one little thing, and the rest of the night is ours.
Why do you have those suitcases, and who are we picking up?
I don't know.
Maybe her.
Or her.
Wait, so when you said you were going to pick someone up at the airport,
you meant you were going to "pick someone up" at the airport?
Scenario: a couple of girls fly into town looking for a fun weekend in NYC,
when the meet two handsome international businessmen
just back from a lucrative trip to Japan.
Sample dialogue:
- Estaban, doors.