Barney Stinson is undoubtedly the funniest member of the How I Met Your Mother gang, but he is also the most sexist, inappropriate and the downright cringiest. Despite being the author of the official Playbook (aka the ultimate guide to picking up women), watching him chat up girls at the bar often makes us end up with our head in our hands.
Here are ten of the most embarrassing, gag-worthy (but also genius) pick-up lines he has used on the show.
When he put us off sundaes for life:
“You’re the mini-cherry on top of the regular cherry on top of the sundae of awesomeness that is my life.”
When he clearly skipped biology class:
“I’d like to plant you and grow a whole field of yall.”
When he abused the works of Lewis Carroll:
“Your body is a wonderland and I want to be Alice.”
When he made us all facepalm:
“Are your pants made out of a bunch of tiny pictures, because I can definitely see myself in them.”
When he was almost cute:
“Girl, you have got to be tired because you have been running through my mind ALL DAY.”
When he misused his knowledge of Harry Potter:
“If you were a dementor, I’d become a criminal just to get your kiss.”
“I know we’re not in professor Flitwick’s class, but you still are charming.”
“Going to bed? Mind if I slytherin?”
When he made us roll our eyes so hard they hurt:
“There are so many things to do with the human mouth. Why waste it on talking?”
And finally, when he hilariously overestimated himself:
“POOF! I’m here, where are your other two wishes?”
