# How I Met Your Mother - Is Barney no longer acceptable/funny?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\
**Created:** [April 25, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-is-barney-no-longer-acceptable-funny/963425 "2022-04-25T18:07:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-is-barney-no-longer-acceptable-funny/963425/211 "2022-04-30T10:12:28Z")

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> [@Jay\_Z](#):
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> Barney has broken up with his stripper fiance Quinn, whom he did not trust. He has done a 180 and is dating warm, nice Patrice. Robin breaks into his apartment to find his “Playbook” of how to pick up women. I believe this eventually makes its way to Patrice, so she can see what kind of guy Barney really is.

[That was only Step 8 of Barney’s16 step Playbook play to propose to Robin.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diQ2wdwbBqI)

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