Audiobook: The Bro Code (Barney Stinson, 2008)

[madali]

The Bro Code (Barney Stinson, 2008)

In one of the episodes of “How I Met Your Mother”, Neil Patrick Harris’ character, Barney, talks about a book called “The Bro Code”, a book about how a man (i.e. BRO) should act. I like Barney’s character and specially NPH’s portrayal of it. NPH is the best part of that show. So I figured, the audiobook about that book read out by Neil Patrick Harris should be great.

But it gets extremely old extremely fast. The book is a series of rules about how a man should act and it is only funny as one liners in the show, but not as a whole series read one by one. Most jokes are typical sitcom stereotype portrayals of guys. Marriage sucks, men like sex, toilet seats should be up and they can’t ask for directions. For almost two hours…

Example of the Codes are as follows,

“If a chick enquires about another bros’ sexual history, a bro shall honor the Br-ode of silence and play dumb. Better to have women think that all men are stupid than to tell the truth.”

“A bro shall not sleep with another bro’s sister. However, a bro shall not get angry if another bro says "Dude, your sister’s hot!!". Corollary, it is probably better for everyone if bros just hide pictures of their sisters when other bros are coming over. When in doubt refer to the check list for bro-proofing your home.”

“When flipping through TV channels with his Bros, a Bro is not allowed to skip past a program featuring boobs. This includes but is not limited to, exercise shows, women's athletics, and on some occasions surgery programs.”

“A Bro doesn't let another Bro get a tattoo, particularly a tattoo of a girls name. The average relationship between a man and a woman lasts 83 days. The relationship between man and his skin lasts a life time and must be nurtured because the skin is the largest and second most important organ a man has.”

You get the idea. Fun, but put them in a show, not read them (or listen to them) one after another in a book that lists more than hundred of these.

2/5

[ozzylogic]

Wow, they actually have the audiobook out.