Only in Canada would "Old King Clancy" be the name of a sex act – also the "Sneaky Snowplow" and the "Two Handed Zamboni." If the names went by too fast, you can check out Canadian Sex Acts dot org for a complete list, but you must be 18 years or older. It does make one wonder who sets up all these fantastic websites for the show, since they've had several now.
The episode started with a classic game of Clue – trying to figure out what mystery celebrity Robin met, what sex act he wanted her to participate in, and what he collected. Being that it was Robin, it was expected that the Canadian component would complicate things, but the end result was really, truly bizarre.
There was a plot surrounding the gang's inspired guesses, and while it wasn't terrible, it seemed designed primarily to set up the idea of Ted working for himself. Bilson at Goliath National Bank kills the headquarters project that Ted was supposed to be lead architect on. And he gives the job of informing Ted to Barney and Marshall, who can't bring themselves to do it. So instead of telling him, they hire janitors, lunch ladies, and crazy street musicians as a pretend headquarters design task force, and Ted's ideas about Zen roof gardens and natural light go over big with the fakers. Inevitably, though, Ted finds out that the project has been canceled and confronts Barney and Marshall on their deception. (But not until after their fake softball team lets Ted score the game-winning walk, and he makes a hilarious come-on to the monolingual Hispanic lunch lady Louisa: "Sooooo, what are we going to do about.
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