TEXT: In 2030, Ted tells his children the story of the encounter with their mother. Ted (2030): Children, you never know when you will meet someone important. It's not as if life warned you. You look, and they are there. Ted comes out of his classroom and in the corridors, he sees a group of young people with packs of beer. Student: Come on, let's go get stoned on the roof. Ted (2030): No, not this guy. It. Student: Do not bother, Boomer. Student: I do not call me Boomer. Student: For me, this is your name. Ted: Gentlemen, I am a professor at this university and you are minor, so it is my duty to confiscate it, and that, and... the cooler?You know what, Boomer? You can keep it. Ted returned to his classroom with a student. Student: Each week, a guy in a fraternity invites me to a party and I said "I am preparing my PhD and I write a thesis which is entitled Foreign Direct Investment and intergenerational ties of consumption behavior. " Ted: And they will respond? Student: "It's sexy. " Ted: Actually, it's really sexy. Student: I have a confession to make. I recognize you. Do you remember the first day of last semester? Advanced Eco? Ted (2030): Children, do you remember the history of bad amphitheater. Flashback Ted (2030): I thought I was in architecture intro, I was in advanced eco. Of course, I did not know that your mother was in the auditorium, and she took me for an idiot. End flashback Student: I took you for an idiot. But a very cute idiot. Ted: You go out with idiots cute? Student: Almost all the time. GENERIC Ted is in his apartment with Robin, Barney and Lily. Ted: She wants to do a doctorate, she reads the philosophy for fun, she finished the crossword in the Sunday New York Times. Barney: Ted, I am happy for you. Sorry, not for you, not to be you. Ted: To summarize, I have a date tonight. (We hear screaming outside) Thank you,
SUMMARY:
Ted meets Cindy ( Rachel Bilson ), a student (PhD candidate) who is close to his own age and who happens to be roommates with his future wife. Barney, meanwhile, tries to pick up a hot bartender ( Stacy Keibler ) who hates guys in suits by wearing casual clothes leading to a musical number performed by the entire cast.