The Bro & Chick Code

The man is on a streak to finish all 6 seasons of 'How I Met Your Mother' before settling into the current Season 7. He's watched it in dribs and drabs. For some reason, he's got this thing in his head to watch endless episodes into the night as though fuelling a hopeless addiction. I've caught some of it here and there. Honestly, some of the scenes play out like conversations and outings with our friends. Some are funny, some not so, and D just reminded me today about Robin Sparkles' 'Let's Go To The Mall'! That's hilarious.

I scrambled to the bookshelves and peered at the spines. There it is! 'The Bro Code' by Barney Stinson with Matt Kuhn. Hurhurhur. I've never read it, but I know Barney enough to know what would go into the content. (So ironic though! I mean, it's Neil Patrick Harris afterall!) A quick flip made me chuckle non-stop.

Article 8 - A Bro never sends a greeting card to another Bro.
Is this why I'm always the one sending cards to HIS friends? (But I usually don't bother to do so.) 

Article 12 - Bros do not share dessert.
Right. No wonder he's so sad I don't take sweets. But hey, his Bros are all into desserts, and they ALL SHARE. DOHHHH. 

Article 65 - A Bro must always reciprocate a round of drinks among Bros. [Exception: A Bro is off the hook if his Bro orders a drink that arrives with an umbrella in it.]
This explains why they (the man and his friends, or for the matter, and my girlfriends and I) are never very sober.

By the way, there's also Barney's version of 'Chick Code' which I don't like. This is part of 'The Bro Code'. They also have a book called 'The Bro & Chick Code'. ARRRGGGGGH.

Article 22 - There is no law that prohibits a woman from being a Bro. Women make excellent Bros. Why? Because they can translate and navigate the confusing and contradictory whims that comprise the Chick Code. 

• A chick never pays for anything. Ever.
• If a chick hears a chick-empowerment song like 'I Will Survive', she shall stop whatever she's doing, grab another chick's hand and shriek the lyrics at the top of her lungs.
• If two chicks are wearing the same outfit, each retains the right to accidentally spill a drink on the other.
• A chick shall not operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner.

Dear Lawwd, I've no words to formulate coherent comments on my thoughts about the books, the show, the lines or the humor. Hurhurhur.