Barneyism of the Week Pt. 2 - The Cheerleader Effect

Ahhh, there is so much to teach you all.

You have just become victims of...the Cheerleader Effect.

Glad you asked.

The Cheerleader Effect is when a group of women seems hot,
but only as a group.

Just like with cheerleaders.

They seem hot, but take each one of them individually….sled dogs!

- Barney Stinson

"Not a Father's Day"

How I Met Your Mother

How great was last night’s episode of How I Met Your Mother? I thought “Not A Father’s Day” was one of the best episodes of the show’s still young 4th season and a lot of that had to do with so much of the episode’s focus being on Barney. If anyone caught the reference to NotAFathersDay.com and wondered if it was a real website, it is! And it has some of the best merchandise and free downloads for a fake holiday anywhere on the net. I don’t know who came up with the idea for all of these How I Met Your Mother tie-in websites, but they continually out do themselves. Without a doubt, no other show besides Lost has such a well thought out viral web marketing campaign as HIMYM.


Oh yeah, and The Bro Code is now officially on sale, so go get your copy today!

How I Met Your Mother’s The Bro Code Is Set To Be Published

The Blot Says... hasn’t had that much How I Met Your Mother news this summer, but this post should make up for that a little bit. According to the Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan, “The Bro Code, a book of advice by Barney Stinson of How I Met Your Mother, will be on bookshelves in late November.” (link) How cool is that? First Neil Patrick Harris gets nominated for an Emmy and now this.


You may remember The Bro Code from the HIMYM Season 3 episode “The Goat” where Barney explained that it was a list he had compiled “of all the things a true male friend – a bro – should or should never do to his pals.” (link) As it turns out, Barney violated his very own Bro Code when he slept with his best friend Ted’s ex-girlfriend, Robyn. From what we’ve seen already, The Bro Code is basically one giant Barney-ism, and I for one can’t wait to find out more about the rules that Barney lives his life by.


Earlier this summer a deal was struck to bring The Bro Code to life, which sent “co-creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas [along] with Matthew Kuhn, the staff writer who is responsible for Barney's blog,” scrambling to complete this now legen…wait for it…dary tomb of how every Bro should live their life. (link) Thomas views this upcoming How I Met Your Mother book as “just this off-network continuation of the Barney legend,” a legend The Blot hopes will continue to grow for many seasons to come. (link)

Look for The Bro Code to hit stores in late November 2008, making the book an excellent holiday gift for that special someone in your life (hint, hint!).