The Barnicles of Barnia: High Five Masterdex!
Welcome to Barney's High Five Masterdex!! Celebrate your celebrations. Update your high fives. Let Barney Stinson be your guide to Awesome City.
i. phone five
Don't let distance be a hindrance. Thanks to Mister Alexander Bell, you can give your bro a phone five. (1.03 SWEET TASTE OF LIBERTY)
Barney: Ted, tonight we're gonna go out, we're gonne meet some ladies, it's gonna be legendary. Phone-five!
Ted: I had no idea why I hung out with Barney.
Barney: You didn't phone-five, did you? I know when you don't phone-five Ted!
ii. self five
One man can celebrate just as much as two. (1.06 SLUTTY PUMPKIN)
Barney: [to his hands] Well, boys, looks like it's just you and me. What's that? Self-five? Nice.
iii. freeze frame high five
For a critical quip, while the hands are touching, pose in the moment for truly cinematic effect. (1.14 ZIP, ZIP, ZIP)
Barney: Slut would have been better, but I'll settle for bro. Especially now Ted's with Victoria and can't drink. Because he's pregnant... Because he's the girl.
Robin: Come on, Ted can't be pregnant. You need to have sex to get pregnant.
Barney: What up! Freeze frame high five!
iv. high two's
Peace sign it out, as high fives can be violent. (1.15 GAME NIGHT)
Guy: High five!
Hippie Barney: Sorry, I only give high two’s. [gives peace sign]
v. tiny five
Given to those with tinier hands. (1.18 NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS AFTER 2 AM)
Barney: So Robin, do you ever, uhh, report on train wrecks? Because I just saw one! What up! [to kid in class] Tiny five!
vi. hypothetical high five
When pondering about what could've been a celebratory moment, stop pondering and hypothetically high five instead. (2.02 The Scorpion and The Toad)
Barney: Dude! You were awesome last night! You were charming, you were funny, you were totally working that girl!
Marshall: You went home with her!
Barney: Yes, I did. But! She told me, that if it wasn't for me, you would've had a shot with her. So, in hypothetical terms, you scored last night. Alright, hypothetical high five! [imagines high five] Nice.
vii. solemn low five
Lowered impact for inappropriateness, like at funerals and wakes. Hey, when you gotta high five, YOU GOTTA HIGH FIVE. (2.14 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL)
Barney: High five!
Ted: Dude, we're at a wake.
Barney: Sorry. Solemn, low five.
viii. relapse high five
When you high five and then it gets awkward, then you high five again (3.09 SLAPSGIVING)
Barney: Relapse-Five! That's when we high-five, then it's awkward for a little bit, and then we high-five again!
Missing/Rumored:
- Stock High Five
- Air Five
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