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NARRAT My first kiss with Zoey was amazing,
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and complicated.
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Look, um...
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I know you're going through a lot right now.
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Getting divorced, being single,
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figuring out who you are on your own.
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Someone knows how to set a mood.
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I just mean...
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I'm okay taking this slow.
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I want to do this right.
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My friends, as usual,
were completely supportive.
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You're doing this all wrong!
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Ted, there are couples
in my kindergarten class
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who have moved faster than you two.
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Granted, their home lives are not great.
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Hey, I'm trying.
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I keep suggesting these big, romantic dates,
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and she keeps putting on the brakes.
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Like tonight, she wants me to
just come over and bake cookies.
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Oh.
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booty-call.
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Total booty-call.
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Private Booty, reporting for duty.
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That's crazy.
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She-She wants to bake.
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Guys booty-call girls after 2:00 a.m.
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with a drunkenly slurred, "What ya doing?"
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But when a lady booty-calls a guy,
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she invents a respectable excuse
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to mask the fact that she
wants to get stuck real good.
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It's called class, Ted.
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Wait. That...
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You think that's what she means by
"baking cookies"?
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Are you kidding?
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You're in the kitchen, it's getting hot,
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you start licking stuff
off each others' fingers.
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Before you know it, she's bent
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over the marble island,
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and you're spanking her
with a rubber spatula.
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And she's screaming, "Stop, Marshall, stop,"
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but that's just code for "harder!"
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Marshall's been in Minnesota
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a while, huh?
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So long!
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And now he's staying even longer.
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His mom has been having a really
hard time since the funeral.
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He's waiting on her hand and foot.
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But...
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it's Valentine's Day.
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It's not going to be the same
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without the two of us watching
Predator together.
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I should explain.
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On their very first Valentine's Day,
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Marshall and Lily set out to watch
Sleepless in Seattle.
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You know, I saw this in the theater,
like, five times,
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but I never got to see
it with the right girl.
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Aw...
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I'm so glad none of those
girls were right for you.
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What girls?
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If it bleeds, we can kill it.
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Except Marshall's brothers had
taped over it with Predator.
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Mmm.
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And it became a tradition.
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Wow, you sound really lonely.
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I am. Earlier today, I burst into tears...
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Shh. Daddy's talking now.
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Loneliness. The looming specter
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of Valentine's Day fast approaching.
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The two key ingredients to my
favorite day of the year,
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Desperation Day.
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That's not a thing. It's a thing.
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Much like Valentine's Day itself,
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Desperation Day dates
back thousands of years.
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Weddings were forbidden
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under ancient Roman law,
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so Saint Valentine performed them in secret,
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under threat of death.
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That's actually true. Wait, there's more.
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This won't be.
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And right by Saint Valentine's side
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was his best bro, Saint Desperatius,
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there to pick off insecure bridesmaids.
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Whoa. Check out that one.
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Her body is a perfect X.
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Player, play on. High V.
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Oh, Jupiter,
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what are your plans for me?
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15 and still unmarried.
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And I thought Pompeii was smokin'.
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Every woman wants a date on Valentine's Day.
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That neediness reaches its climax--
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what up-- on February 13.
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A magical night when a ten
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has the self-esteem of a four
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and the depraved enthusiasm of a two.
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Now, there's only one thing you can't do.
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Please say "widows."
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Wherever you are, or whoever you're under,
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you must get home alone by 11:59 p.m.
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Otherwise, you're on a
date on Valentine's Day.
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Barney, Desperation Day
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assumes that all single women
freak out about Valentine's Day.
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Which we do not.
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Case in point,
I will be spending February 13
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with some lovely single ladies from work...
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Trolls....who could care less
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about Valentine's Day. Lying trolls.
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And we will be celebrating
the fact that we don't have
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to spend it with some dippy guy
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carting around roses and
stuffed toys all night.
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Oh, no offense, Ted.
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And none was taken until just then.
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I decided to go to Minnesota
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to see Marshall.
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He shouldn't have to help his mom
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through this rough time all by himself.
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You losing your mind,
being alone in your apartment?
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I'm getting weird!
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See, it started off
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with me throwing Marshall's
jersey on my body pillow.
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And, well, things kind of
spiraled from there.
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I'm sorry I yelled like that before.
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I call him "Marshpillow." And he calls me...
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nothing because he's a pillow.
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Hey.
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Hey. How was "baking cookies" last night?
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That was a tough question.
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You see...
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Hi.
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Uh...
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Is that an overnight bag?
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You brought an overnight bag?
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You guys said I was definitely
going to spend the night.
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We said you were going to have sex.
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We didn't say, "Bring a carry-on."
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So how did Zoey react?
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She thought it was presumptuous
and asked me to leave.
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It's-It's not like I brought a ton of stuff.
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Were there slippers for the morning?
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Not slippers, exactly.
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They're called British morning socks.
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This is such a nice surprise.
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Marshall will be so happy.
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Oh...
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How are you holding up, Judy?
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Oh, I'm doin' okay.
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It gets a little lonely.
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My friends suggested a body pillow, but...
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I'm not a lunatic.
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Hey, Mom?
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I hate to be that guy,
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but I'm pretty sure it
was Hot Pocket o'clock,
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like, ten minutes ago.
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Lily. Lily.
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What are you doing here?
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I wanted to surprise you.
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Oh, my gosh. That's so sweet.
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I'm so glad you're here.
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Hey, um, before I forget, Mom,
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did you remember to get
more double-A batteries?
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Oh, they're upstairs, sweetie.
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Right next to your washed
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Oh, great, okay. I don't
want my Game Boy to crap out.
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I'm having the sickest
Dr. Mario run of my life.
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Okay. I'll be right back.
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I love you, Lily.
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Okay.
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You're the best, Mom.
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Aw... Anything for my baby bear.
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Get him out of my house.
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Take Marshall back to New York with you.
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Please, I am begging you.
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I thought he was here helping you.
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Well, he was, at first.
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But once he saw me starting
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to do better, he kind of regressed.
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He's been holed up in his
room for days at a time,
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playing old video games.
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I mean, he is having a pretty
sick Dr. Mario run, but...
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Uh, I'll talk to him.
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I want to be there for him,
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but it's like he's a teenager again.
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I even walked in on him abusing himself.
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Oh, God.
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There he was, on the bed,
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looking at old photos of his dad.
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That's emotional self-abuse,
don't you think?
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Hi. Hi.
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Listen,
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that was a dumb move for
me to just assume...
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No, no, I overreacted.
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I mean, I invited you over to
"bake cookies."
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We both knew what that meant.
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We totally did.
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I just, you know...
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I saw those slippers in your bag,
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and suddenly everything
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felt really serious.
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And... ever since, I've been asking myself,
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"Am I ready for this?"
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And...
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the answer is "yes."
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They're actually called
British morning socks.
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Yeah. Don't get in your own way.
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Right. Okay.
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Um, Marshall, your mom asked me
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to carry this up.
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She turned her ankle on your Hot Wheels.
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Is my track okay?
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It's fine, but, Marshall,
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I thought you were here
taking care of your mom.
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It seems like she's taking care of you.
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My mom loves to feel needed.
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Letting her take care of me
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is how I'm taking care of her.
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She's in a dark place, Lily.
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She needs this.
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Mom?
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You forgot my chocolate milk
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with the swirly straw!
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Oops. Comin' right up!
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Ow. Ow.
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She needs this.
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Marshall, tomorrow's Valentine's.
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Don't you want to be at home on our couch,
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cuddling up under a warm blanket,
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watching the Predator use his heat vision
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to stalk helpless prey?
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Well, baby, we could watch Predator here.
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No, my mom can go rent it for us
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after she's done digging out the car.
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Marshall, your mom wants you out of here.
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What?
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Anything else, sweetie?
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Mom, d-do you want me to leave?
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Heavens to Bess, no!
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Of course not!
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But, Judy, you said...
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Oh, if Marshall could stay here forever,
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I would be the happiest mom in Minnesota.
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So Valentine's Day is tomorrow.
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Yeah. You know, there's
this new Italian restaurant
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on 79th that's supposed to be amazing.
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I would be happier having just
a simple, home-cooked meal.
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As long as it's with you.
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Tomorrow night, my place.
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I'm ready for this, Ted.
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I am in it
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for the long haul.
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I can't wait for our first
Valentine's Day as a couple.
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The one we'll remember for years.
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Isn't that great? Yeah, if you say so, yeah.
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What do you mean?
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Look, she just got out of a marriage, Ted.
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That's heavy.
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I'm kind of freaking out,
just listening to you.
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My heart is pounding,
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I'm hearing this weird clicking noise.
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Well, it's romantic, right?
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Zoey and I are getting
serious on Valentine's Day.
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See, that just amps up
the pressure even more.
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Boy, it's a good thing that you're sure.
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Who said I wasn't sure?
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I'm glad we're in a serious relationship.
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Right away.
268
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And if I screw this up,
269
00:10:31,332 --> 00:10:32,599
I'm the devil,
270
00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,100
because she's going through a divorce.
271
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But I'm not going to screw this up.
272
00:10:35,986 --> 00:10:38,438
So stop freaking out, Robin.
273
00:10:38,439 --> 00:10:39,973
Stop freaking out!
274
00:10:39,974 --> 00:10:42,876
Kids, I'm not super proud
of what I did next.
275
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Hi!
276
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I'm here to help Marshall.
277
00:10:47,982 --> 00:10:49,883
Meanwhile, as Desperation Day
278
00:10:49,884 --> 00:10:51,651
turned into Desperation Night...
279
00:10:51,652 --> 00:10:55,422
God, these girls are so
hungry for male attention.
280
00:10:55,423 --> 00:10:59,859
It is like being a hunter
and having the deer walk up,
281
00:10:59,860 --> 00:11:01,928
tie itself to the hood of your car
282
00:11:01,929 --> 00:11:03,496
and beg to get mounted.
283
00:11:03,497 --> 00:11:04,864
Barney, this is
284
00:11:04,865 --> 00:11:08,001
Bev and Anna, uh,
my coworkers and my friends.
285
00:11:08,002 --> 00:11:11,137
Bev, Anna, this is Barney,
a high-functioning sociopath
286
00:11:11,138 --> 00:11:13,039
and my ex.
287
00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:14,274
Enchanté.
288
00:11:14,275 --> 00:11:16,142
That's French for "What's with the purple?"
289
00:11:16,143 --> 00:11:17,477
Well, tomorrow is Valentine's Day,
290
00:11:17,478 --> 00:11:19,546
and everything is pink and red, so Bev
291
00:11:19,547 --> 00:11:20,880
very thoughtfully suggested
292
00:11:20,881 --> 00:11:23,883
that we wear purple to
show how little we care.
293
00:11:23,884 --> 00:11:25,952
I use, uh, colors to express emotion.
294
00:11:25,953 --> 00:11:27,454
Purple is for pride.
295
00:11:27,455 --> 00:11:29,589
It was a stupid idea.
296
00:11:29,590 --> 00:11:31,524
Bev, you look at me.
297
00:11:31,525 --> 00:11:33,827
It's not a stupid idea.
298
00:11:33,828 --> 00:11:35,728
Tonight, we are queens.
299
00:11:35,729 --> 00:11:38,364
And we don't care about some stupid,
300
00:11:38,365 --> 00:11:40,233
sexist, corporate holiday.
301
00:11:40,234 --> 00:11:41,885
Please!
302
00:11:41,886 --> 00:11:45,805
You might as well be dog-earing
a tear-stained bridal magazine
303
00:11:45,806 --> 00:11:47,774
while wolfing down the box of chocolates
304
00:11:47,775 --> 00:11:49,542
you had delivered to yourself at work
305
00:11:49,543 --> 00:11:51,644
from your "fiancé" who no one's ever met.
306
00:11:51,645 --> 00:11:53,680
Gerard is real!
307
00:11:54,548 --> 00:11:55,748
Oh!
308
00:11:56,817 --> 00:12:00,186
Ted... I thought you were going
309
00:12:00,187 --> 00:12:02,956
to talk to Marshall about
coming back to New York.
310
00:12:02,957 --> 00:12:06,459
Yeah, but, you know,
things move so fast in New York.
311
00:12:06,460 --> 00:12:10,263
Why not hang out here until at
least after Valentine's Day?
312
00:12:10,264 --> 00:12:12,265
Plus, we're helping Marshall's mom.
313
00:12:12,266 --> 00:12:14,417
Uh, Mrs. Eriksen,
we're running low on SunnyD!
314
00:12:14,418 --> 00:12:16,503
Is orange juice okay?
315
00:12:16,504 --> 00:12:18,805
No!
316
00:12:19,773 --> 00:12:23,409
Okay, when your "fiancé" Gerard comes back
317
00:12:23,410 --> 00:12:25,345
from fixing cleft palates in Peru,
318
00:12:25,346 --> 00:12:28,014
maybe snatch a photo of
the two of you together,
319
00:12:28,015 --> 00:12:29,549
and then I'll totally believe you.
320
00:12:29,550 --> 00:12:33,686
Well, he's going to Kenya after Peru, so...
321
00:12:33,687 --> 00:12:35,488
Hey, guys, so sorry I'm late.
322
00:12:35,489 --> 00:12:37,423
Hey. Hey, Nora. Uh, Nora, this is Barney.
323
00:12:37,424 --> 00:12:40,226
You want to see Anna beat
him in an arm wrestle?
324
00:12:40,227 --> 00:12:41,861
My elbow slipped!
325
00:12:43,464 --> 00:12:45,965
Marshall, I'm going home.
326
00:12:49,036 --> 00:12:50,937
What?
327
00:12:50,938 --> 00:12:53,907
I'm flying out tonight before the big storm,
328
00:12:53,908 --> 00:12:56,175
and I want you to come with me.
329
00:12:57,995 --> 00:13:00,680
I can't right now, 'cause my mom needs me.
330
00:13:00,681 --> 00:13:03,349
While I'm sure it's been really helpful
331
00:13:03,350 --> 00:13:04,751
for her to have you here
332
00:13:04,752 --> 00:13:07,954
playing Super Mario Kart for
14 hours a day...
333
00:13:07,955 --> 00:13:09,255
You have Super Mario Kart?!
334
00:13:09,256 --> 00:13:11,524
Hell, yeah.
335
00:13:11,525 --> 00:13:13,660
But your mom doesn't need you.
336
00:13:13,661 --> 00:13:15,562
Your life in New York needs you.
337
00:13:15,563 --> 00:13:18,765
It needs you really bad.
338
00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:21,601
Baby, don't go.
339
00:13:27,274 --> 00:13:30,159
Please come home soon.
340
00:13:33,881 --> 00:13:36,082
So, you were an Olympic gymnast?
341
00:13:36,083 --> 00:13:37,083
Silver medal.
342
00:13:37,084 --> 00:13:38,284
Ooh, sorry.
343
00:13:38,285 --> 00:13:40,486
Gold's the only thing that really counts.
344
00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:41,921
That's what my dad said.
345
00:13:41,922 --> 00:13:43,523
And she sticks the landing.
346
00:13:43,524 --> 00:13:46,292
Why don't you start stretching, and I'll...
347
00:13:46,293 --> 00:13:48,461
be right back.
348
00:13:48,462 --> 00:13:49,762
Hey, hey, sorry. Oh, hi.
349
00:13:49,763 --> 00:13:51,130
Quick question. Yeah.
350
00:13:51,131 --> 00:13:52,465
Why aren't you wearing
purple like your friends?
351
00:13:52,466 --> 00:13:54,968
Oh, I told them I forgot, but the truth is,
352
00:13:54,969 --> 00:13:56,703
I'm kind of protesting their protest.
353
00:13:57,371 --> 00:13:58,404
Can you keep a secret?
354
00:13:58,405 --> 00:13:59,238
Sure.
355
00:13:59,239 --> 00:14:01,140
I love Valentine's Day.
356
00:14:01,141 --> 00:14:03,309
Oh, my gosh! Me, too!
357
00:14:03,310 --> 00:14:05,979
Um, is it getting crowded in here,
'cause I think
358
00:14:05,980 --> 00:14:07,413
there are two peas in this pod?
359
00:14:07,414 --> 00:14:09,215
Oh, you're a gooey romantic, too?
360
00:14:09,216 --> 00:14:11,684
Guilty. This is embarrassing,
361
00:14:11,685 --> 00:14:15,088
but every year, I buy flowers
and a box of chocolates,
362
00:14:15,089 --> 00:14:17,290
even if I'm not with someone.
363
00:14:17,291 --> 00:14:19,692
Just in case, you know?
364
00:14:19,693 --> 00:14:21,894
We are pitiful. The worst.
365
00:14:23,130 --> 00:14:24,897
Although there is one
difference between you and me.
366
00:14:24,898 --> 00:14:27,100
What's that? I'm not saying any of this
367
00:14:27,101 --> 00:14:29,218
to get in your pants.
368
00:14:34,642 --> 00:14:37,410
I miss my dad, Ted.
369
00:14:38,178 --> 00:14:40,647
I miss him so much.
370
00:14:40,648 --> 00:14:42,148
I know.
371
00:14:43,851 --> 00:14:45,384
Um, when I was a kid,
372
00:14:45,385 --> 00:14:47,737
we would spend the summers
in the Upper Peninsula.
373
00:14:47,738 --> 00:14:50,356
And every year, we wouldn't get to the cabin
374
00:14:50,357 --> 00:14:52,558
till, like, the middle of the night.
375
00:14:52,559 --> 00:14:54,227
And so, it would be pitch black,
376
00:14:54,228 --> 00:14:56,195
in the middle of the woods.
377
00:14:56,196 --> 00:14:58,798
And I could never see anything in
front of the headlights,
378
00:14:58,799 --> 00:15:03,169
but I always felt so safe 'cause
my dad was driving.
379
00:15:03,170 --> 00:15:05,638
He was like some sort of superhero
380
00:15:05,639 --> 00:15:08,107
who could just see way out
into the darkness.
381
00:15:09,643 --> 00:15:11,844
Now he's just gone.
382
00:15:12,479 --> 00:15:15,048
And it's pitch black.
383
00:15:15,049 --> 00:15:18,317
And I can't see where I'm going.
384
00:15:18,318 --> 00:15:20,520
I can't see anything.
385
00:15:23,157 --> 00:15:24,524
All right, okay.
386
00:15:24,525 --> 00:15:25,925
I was playing you before.
387
00:15:25,926 --> 00:15:28,394
But I was really doing you a public service.
388
00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:30,296
It's February 13--
389
00:15:30,297 --> 00:15:33,666
a day many are now calling Desperation Day.
390
00:15:33,667 --> 00:15:35,068
It's kind of a thing.
391
00:15:35,069 --> 00:15:38,371
And you walking around,
saying you're a gooey romantic?
392
00:15:38,372 --> 00:15:41,240
It comes across a bit desperate.
393
00:15:41,241 --> 00:15:44,777
What's desperate about
knowing what you want?
394
00:15:44,778 --> 00:15:46,679
Look, life is really short, Barney.
395
00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,715
Who wants to spend Valentine's Day alone,
396
00:15:48,716 --> 00:15:50,383
distracting yourself from the fact
397
00:15:50,384 --> 00:15:53,886
that nobody loves you with
some sad little activity?
398
00:15:53,887 --> 00:15:56,622
Um, or you could be in the 47th Semi-Annual
399
00:15:56,623 --> 00:15:59,659
Laser Tag Tournament in Poughkeepsie.
400
00:15:59,660 --> 00:16:02,628
I have no idea what any of those words mean.
401
00:16:02,629 --> 00:16:05,198
Hey, I'm all stretched out!
402
00:16:06,867 --> 00:16:09,802
Here's the first thing you
need to know about laser tag.
403
00:16:09,803 --> 00:16:11,938
Thanks a lot for coming out here, man.
404
00:16:11,939 --> 00:16:13,406
Yeah.
405
00:16:13,407 --> 00:16:16,609
Hey, are-are you sure it's okay with Zoey
406
00:16:16,610 --> 00:16:18,644
that you're here for Valentine's Day?
407
00:16:18,645 --> 00:16:21,914
Well, I mean, technically,
she doesn't know yet.
408
00:16:21,915 --> 00:16:22,749
What?
409
00:16:22,750 --> 00:16:24,083
Things with Zoey
410
00:16:24,084 --> 00:16:25,785
are moving really fast,
411
00:16:25,786 --> 00:16:28,454
and the divorce just makes
everything more complicated.
412
00:16:28,455 --> 00:16:30,990
I just, I needed to take a step back.
413
00:16:30,991 --> 00:16:32,558
You're not taking a step back.
414
00:16:32,559 --> 00:16:34,060
You're running away.
415
00:16:34,061 --> 00:16:35,328
And hiding out here,
416
00:16:35,329 --> 00:16:37,930
hiding out here is not gonna solve anything.
417
00:16:37,931 --> 00:16:38,898
You're just
418
00:16:38,899 --> 00:16:40,366
holed up in Minnesota
419
00:16:40,367 --> 00:16:43,536
because you're too scared
to face reality, and it's...
420
00:16:46,106 --> 00:16:49,909
We got to go back to New York, tonight.
421
00:16:49,910 --> 00:16:52,111
We're snowed in. Lily got the last flight.
422
00:16:52,112 --> 00:16:54,147
So, we drive. It's time.
423
00:16:54,148 --> 00:16:56,449
It's time to get back to real life.
424
00:16:56,450 --> 00:16:59,152
It's time to grow up.
425
00:16:59,153 --> 00:17:00,319
Yeah.
426
00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,587
Mom!
427
00:17:01,588 --> 00:17:04,457
Can you make us some PB
and J's for the road?
428
00:17:04,458 --> 00:17:05,758
Crusts cut off.
429
00:17:05,759 --> 00:17:07,827
Crusts cut off!
430
00:17:07,828 --> 00:17:09,529
No, Ted. What are we...?
431
00:17:10,964 --> 00:17:13,533
We're men.
432
00:17:14,635 --> 00:17:16,769
Mom!
433
00:17:16,770 --> 00:17:19,939
Leave the crusts on!
434
00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,582
They forced their opponents to scatter,
picking them off,
435
00:17:26,583 --> 00:17:29,402
one by one, in a swift
and merciless slaughter.
436
00:17:31,738 --> 00:17:33,472
became the 2010 Tri-County Champions.
437
00:17:34,473 --> 00:17:37,342
Wow. Laser tag sounds brilliant!
438
00:17:37,343 --> 00:17:38,593
Oh, it is.
439
00:17:38,594 --> 00:17:40,495
Plus, if you win, you get free pizza!
440
00:17:40,496 --> 00:17:43,198
This is my teammate for tomorrow.
441
00:17:43,199 --> 00:17:44,966
Oh, yeah, I agreed to that.
442
00:17:44,967 --> 00:17:46,901
Where are Bev and Anna?
443
00:17:46,902 --> 00:17:47,769
Well...
444
00:17:47,770 --> 00:17:49,337
So, we're taking off.
445
00:17:49,338 --> 00:17:50,372
What?
446
00:17:50,373 --> 00:17:51,573
Those guys are gonna
447
00:17:51,574 --> 00:17:53,408
buy us hot dogs at Grey's Papaya.
448
00:17:53,409 --> 00:17:55,243
What...? So that's it?
449
00:17:55,244 --> 00:17:59,247
A couple of white Urkels offer
you sausages, and you're gone?
450
00:17:59,248 --> 00:18:01,182
What about the sisterhood?
451
00:18:01,183 --> 00:18:03,151
Solidarity? The color purple?
452
00:18:03,152 --> 00:18:05,687
But tomorrow's Valentine's Day.
453
00:18:05,688 --> 00:18:07,322
I thought we didn't care
about Valentine's Day.
454
00:18:07,323 --> 00:18:09,624
Look, Robin, you'll find someone, too.
455
00:18:09,625 --> 00:18:11,059
You're a queen.
456
00:18:11,060 --> 00:18:12,594
You've got so much to offer.
457
00:18:12,595 --> 00:18:14,496
Maybe do something with that hair.
458
00:18:16,098 --> 00:18:17,265
I'm telling you.
459
00:18:17,266 --> 00:18:18,600
The power of Valentine's Day.
460
00:18:18,601 --> 00:18:22,404
I'm Huey Lewis, and you just heard the news.
461
00:18:23,272 --> 00:18:24,773
Well, I think I'm heading out, too.
462
00:18:24,774 --> 00:18:27,192
What? No, don't go!
You want to see a magic trick?!
463
00:18:27,193 --> 00:18:29,510
It's late, and I have a date with my pillow.
464
00:18:29,511 --> 00:18:31,679
I mean, not literally. I'm not a lunatic.
465
00:18:32,415 --> 00:18:33,615
Boy Scout Troop 15
466
00:18:33,616 --> 00:18:34,849
doesn't stand a chance.
467
00:18:34,850 --> 00:18:36,751
Bye.
468
00:18:36,752 --> 00:18:38,453
Mm.
469
00:18:42,358 --> 00:18:45,627
Speaking of the power of Valentine's Day...
470
00:18:45,628 --> 00:18:47,295
What are you talking about?
471
00:18:47,296 --> 00:18:48,563
Oh, come on.
472
00:18:48,564 --> 00:18:49,964
It's-It's past midnight.
473
00:18:49,965 --> 00:18:52,467
Desperation Day has come and gone,
474
00:18:52,468 --> 00:18:55,670
and you have neither gone nor come.
475
00:18:56,372 --> 00:18:58,173
You know why?
476
00:18:58,174 --> 00:18:59,307
You like Nora.
477
00:18:59,308 --> 00:19:00,542
No, I don't. She's gross.
478
00:19:00,543 --> 00:19:02,610
Oh... You like her.
479
00:19:02,611 --> 00:19:05,113
You think she smells like rain.
480
00:19:05,114 --> 00:19:06,948
Whatever you say.
481
00:19:06,949 --> 00:19:08,266
Oh, hey, Nora.
482
00:19:08,267 --> 00:19:09,734
Nora...
483
00:19:18,727 --> 00:19:20,728
Here's a secret.
484
00:19:20,729 --> 00:19:24,632
I couldn't see worth a damn, either, buddy.
485
00:19:24,633 --> 00:19:28,770
I just kept driving forward,
hoping for the best.
486
00:19:30,539 --> 00:19:32,624
Look out!
487
00:19:32,625 --> 00:19:33,942
Gotcha.
488
00:19:42,318 --> 00:19:44,285
And so we drove through the night,
489
00:19:44,286 --> 00:19:46,554
out of Desperation Day and into Valentine's.
490
00:19:46,555 --> 00:19:49,290
And there was no trace of my
little freak out, except...
491
00:19:49,291 --> 00:19:52,193
Really? An overnight bag
for your own living room?
492
00:19:54,430 --> 00:19:56,831
Looks like we got a matching set.
493
00:19:56,832 --> 00:19:59,767
Well, that was kind of presumptuous.
494
00:20:02,671 --> 00:20:04,822
♪ The ground was shaking like ♪
495
00:20:04,823 --> 00:20:07,141
Robin, where are you?
496
00:20:07,142 --> 00:20:09,043
Those Boy Scouts have grown
a foot since last year.
497
00:20:09,044 --> 00:20:10,211
They're terrifying!
498
00:20:10,212 --> 00:20:11,613
Oh, yeah.
499
00:20:11,614 --> 00:20:13,181
Change of plans.
500
00:20:13,182 --> 00:20:14,716
Happy Valentine's Day.
501
00:20:14,717 --> 00:20:16,784
Hap...? Hey, Barney.
502
00:20:16,785 --> 00:20:18,953
Robin told me to meet you guys here.
503
00:20:18,954 --> 00:20:21,322
And that's how, for the first
time in his life,
504
00:20:21,323 --> 00:20:24,459
Barney Stinson wound up on a
date on Valentine's Day.
505
00:20:25,728 --> 00:20:26,811
Oh!
506
00:20:29,798 --> 00:20:31,032
You will be avenged.
507
00:20:33,869 --> 00:20:35,470
♪ It's good to see you ♪
508
00:20:35,471 --> 00:20:37,205
Come on! Come on!
509
00:20:37,206 --> 00:20:38,673
Kill me! I'm here! Kill me!
510
00:20:38,674 --> 00:20:40,975
♪ It's good to see you though ♪
511
00:20:40,976 --> 00:20:43,511
Baby, you're back.
512
00:20:43,512 --> 00:20:45,280
Happy Valentine's Day, Lily Pad. Oh.
513
00:20:49,171 --> 00:20:52,234
www.addic7ed.com
514
00:20:59,132 --> 00:21:02,709
We both knew this would end eventually.