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'''Cory:''' ''(shrugging)'' Okay! }}

* The characters of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' occasionally seem to know that they exist only in Future!Ted's memories. Especially obvious in "The Mermaid Theory", where Future!Ted forgets what happened in the middle of a story, and when his narration trails off into "no that's not right...hang on a minute...let me think..." Barney and Lily, who are frozen mid-conversation on the couch glance anxiously into the camera, break character completely and scowl in exasperation, and even impatiently check their watches as Future!Ted continues to flounder.