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The Three Days Rule
Barney: You have to wait three days to call a woman. That's the rule.
Ted: Barney, that rule is completely played out. Girls know exactly what you're doing. Hey, I got a new rule. It's kind of crazy, but I call it, You like her, you call her.
Barney: I'm sorry. Can you repeat that? I don't speak I Never Get Laid.
Ted: Barney, the Three Days Rule is insane. I mean, who even came up with that?
Barney: Jesus.
Ted: Barney, don't do this. Not with Jesus.
Barney: Seriously. Jesus started the whole wait-three-days thing. He waited three days to come back to life. It was perfect. If he have only waited one day, a lot of people wouldn't have even heard that he died. They'd be all, "Hey, Jesus, what up?" And Jesus would probably be, like, "What up? I died yesterday." And then they'd be all, "Uh, you look pretty alive to me, dude." And then Jesus would have to explain how he was resurrected and how it was a miracle. And then, the dude would be, like, "Uh, okay, whatever you say, bro." Wow, ancient dialogue sounds so stilted now. And he's not going to come back on a Saturday. Everybody's busy doing chores. Working the loom, trimming their beards. No. He waits the exact right number of days... Three.
Ted: Okay, I promise. I'll wait three days. Just please stop talking.
Barney: Plus, it's Sunday, so everyone's in church already. They're all in there, "Oh, no, Jesus is dead." Then, bam! He bursts through the back door, runs up the aisle. Everyone's totally psyched. And, FYI, that's when he invented the high-five. Hmm. Three days, Ted. We wait three days to call a woman because that's how long Jesus wants us to wait. True story.
- HIMYM, 4x21
