“I don’t want to be a mystery, Barney,” Ted sighs. “I just want to meet someone who likes The Divine Comedy as much as I do.”

“That’s ‘Quarter-Back’ Carl,” Barney explains. “I met him in ’98. I told him the jukebox only accepts coins that have been blessed by a priest. He’s been taking his spare change to St. Patrick’s Cathedral every Sunday for nine years.”

Marshall leans in, eyes wide. “Wait, I know that guy! I met him at a hibachi grill three years ago. He told me he was a professional coin-blesser. I gave him twenty bucks to sanctify my lucky nickel!”

“No, Barney. She’s a scientist. Her name is Dr. Aurora Borealis. Seriously.”

“Excuse me,” Ted says, his best 'Architecture Professor' voice ready. “Is that the 1924 edition or the 1928 reprint?”