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Season 4  "The Three Days Rule"  4x21

Aired 15 years ago - Apr 27, 2009

Ted breaks one of Barney and Marshall's relationship rules, texting a woman he recently met, so the pair play a joke on Ted by pretending to be the woman.

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Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 1
It was the lamest thing anyone has ever said to anyone.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 2
? And just when you've decided never to text anyone again...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 3
You made a noise.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 4
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 5
That's totally a boob.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 6
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 7
Holly just told me what she's wearing right now.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 8
Okay, maybe she's lying about the architecture magazines.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 9
"Hey, baby, I picked up some take-out from Generro's.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 10
Okay, maybe not a sick dad.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 11
Oh, that's weird.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 12
So Ted hasn't been texting Holly at all?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 13
"Texty text"?!
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 14
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 15
and they do look sexy.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 16
Oh! Oh! You think
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 17
Okay, okay, tell him that we're...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 18
So, you did this to him all day?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 19
Yeah.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 20
I'm so bad.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 21
"Ha-ha.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 22
He got way too personal way too soon.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 23
Then we met... Stan.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 24
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 25
And he eats lunch at MacLaren's every day.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 26
"And when we finally come together,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 27
You want me to text that to Ted.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 28
That's Pablo Neruda.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 29
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 30
Which will be tomorrow.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 31
and ruined everything.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 32
Holly explained everything.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 33
And now we are better than ever.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 34
Wait. That whole time it was them?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 35
reading architecture magazines?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 36
Or...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 37
and those feelings are creeping up again"?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 38
Oh, yeah?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 39
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 40
Why in the world would Ted text a girl he barely knows
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 41
about one of us, it would be me.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 42
And there's muffins warming in the oven.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 43
That would blow his mind...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 44
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 45
But, uh, I had this crazy dream the other night.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 46
I had where I ate dinner with my top five
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 47
And then I woke up.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 48
So, the machines-- they've killed everybody,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 49
And, Why do I have to get with one of you?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 50
That's why I made up the gay dreams thing.

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Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 2
? And just when you've decided never to text anyone again...
#2 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 3
You made a noise.
#3 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 4 #4 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 5
That's totally a boob.
#5 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 6 #6 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 7
Holly just told me what she's wearing right now.
#7 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 8
Okay, maybe she's lying about the architecture magazines.
#8 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 9
"Hey, baby, I picked up some take-out from Generro's.
#9 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 10
Okay, maybe not a sick dad.
#10 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 11
Oh, that's weird.
#11 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 12
So Ted hasn't been texting Holly at all?
#12 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 13
"Texty text"?!
#13 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 14 #14 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 15
and they do look sexy.
#15 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 16
Oh! Oh! You think
#16 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 17
Okay, okay, tell him that we're...
#17 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 18
So, you did this to him all day?
#18 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 19
Yeah.
#19 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 20
I'm so bad.
#20 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 21
"Ha-ha.
#21 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 22
He got way too personal way too soon.
#22 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 23
Then we met... Stan.
#23 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 24 #24 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 25
And he eats lunch at MacLaren's every day.
#25 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 26
"And when we finally come together,
#26 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 27
You want me to text that to Ted.
#27 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 28
That's Pablo Neruda.
#28 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 29 #29 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 30
Which will be tomorrow.
#30 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 31
and ruined everything.
#31 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 32
Holly explained everything.
#32 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 33
And now we are better than ever.
#33 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 34
Wait. That whole time it was them?
#34 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 35
reading architecture magazines?
#35 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 36
Or...
#36 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 37
and those feelings are creeping up again"?
#37 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 38
Oh, yeah?
#38 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 39 #39 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 40
Why in the world would Ted text a girl he barely knows
#40 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 41
about one of us, it would be me.
#41 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 42
And there's muffins warming in the oven.
#42 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 43
That would blow his mind...
#43 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 44 #44 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 45
But, uh, I had this crazy dream the other night.
#45 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 46
I had where I ate dinner with my top five
#46 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 47
And then I woke up.
#47 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 48
So, the machines-- they've killed everybody,
#48 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 49
And, Why do I have to get with one of you?
#49 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 (S04E21) - 50
That's why I made up the gay dreams thing.
#50