Ted Quote #1307
Quote from Ted in Something Old
Robin: This is a sign from the universe.
Ted: It's not a sign from the universe...
Robin: Yes, it is! The- The locket is just gone and you're telling me that doesn't mean anything? You know this is a bad omen, Ted.. You're Universe Guy!
Ted: And you're Skeptic Girl! You're- You're not supposed to believe any of that.
Robin: Well, maybe I've grown skeptical of being skeptical. [voice breaking] This is a sign.
Ted: Look, it's not a sign. You're doing the right thing marrying Barney. The universe isn't sending you some message.
[Thunder claps, rain pours]
Ted: As we know from science, rain is liquid water in the form of droplets which have condensed from atmospheric vapor and then precipitated. It's not a sign.
Robin: Ted, this is a sign and you know it. I mean, the universe is screaming at me right now! How-how-how can you, of all people, tell me to ignore that?
Ted: Because maybe it's dumb to look for "signs from the universe." I mean, maybe the universe has better things to do. Dear God, I hope it does. Do you know how many "signs" I've gotten that I should or shouldn't be with someone? And where has it gotten me? Maybe there aren't any signs. Maybe... maybe a locket's just a locket, a chair is just a chair. Maybe we don't have to give meaning to every little thing. Maybe we don't... Maybe we don't need the Universe to tell us what we really want. Maybe we already know that, deep down.
How I Met Your Mother Quotes
‘Something Old’ Quotes
Quote from Ted
Ted: Now, as you know, I'm a bit of a legend when it comes to packing.
Marshall & Lily: We know.
Ted: Tales are still told of the time I traveled all through Spain for two weeks with everything I needed efficiently packed into a hands-free belt satchel. The locals called me...
[title: "El Ganso con la Riñonera"]
Lily: Yeah, it's not a "hands-free belt satchel," Ted. It's a fanny pack.
Ted: It's not a fanny pack.
Marshall: In Spanish, El Ganso con la Riñonera means "Fanny Pack Dork."
Ted: No, it doesn't. It means "Packer of Great Skill and Merit."
Future Ted: [v.o.] I looked it up. It means "Fanny Pack Dork."
Quote from Lily
Marshall: But these handbags? Gonzo.
Lily: No way! These have sentimental meaning to me.
Marshall: Didn't you shop-lift these in your 20s?
Lily: Yes, and I get very nostalgic for that time. You get older, you have kids, you stop stealing, it's sad.
Quote from Robin
Future Ted: [v.o.] In 1994, Robin's dad took her to New York City for the first time...
[flashback:]
Robin: This is amazing! Thank you, sir!
Robin Sr.: Well, a little father-son bonding trip never hurt anyone.
Robin: I-I did almost die from malnutrition on that wolf hunt last year...
Robin Sr.: I had to almost kill you for you to learn how to kill.
Robin: [sighs happily] New York City's the best, eh?
Robin Sr.: I despise it. It's like Edmonton, minus the arts and culture. Come on, we'll miss our flight.
Robin: I'll catch up. [to herself] One day, I'm gonna move here, marry a sophisticated big-city man with a sick mullet - like all the way down to his shoulder pads, and at night, he'll let me brush it - and I'll dig up this locket so it can be my "something old" at our wedding.
Robin Sr.: R.J.!
Robin: Coming, sir! [whispers] I'll be back for you.