Bro Code
In popular culture, the Bro Code is a friendship etiquette to be followed among men or, more specifically, among members of the bro subculture. The term was invented and popularized by Barney Stinson, a character from the television show How I Met Your Mother. Katherine Connor Martin, head of content creation at Oxford Dictionaries, recognized Stinson as "the quintessence of a certain iteration of the contemporary bro".[1]
The Bro Code
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| Author | Barney Stinson with Matt Kuhn |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Interpersonal relationships Etiquette |
| Genre | Law |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | October 14, 2008 |
| Publication place | Canada |
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| Pages | 208[2] (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-1-4391-1000-3 |
| Followed by | Bro on the Go |
Inspired by the notion of Bro Code that they developed in their sitcom, How I Met Your Mother creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, and one of the show's writers, Matt Kuhn, wrote a book called The Bro Code. Published by Simon & Schuster, the book covers 150 rules written in articles of what "bros" should or should not do.[3] The book was penned by Barney Stinson and also credited with Kuhn, who also wrote the entries of Barney's blog, mentioned in the series. The book was first shown in the episode "The Goat".[4] Greig Dymond of CBC.ca calls the book "a tongue-in-cheek guide to etiquette for horn-dog dudes."[5] At the end of each episode, a vanity card is used to display a random rule from the Bro Code, similar to what is done on Chuck Lorre–produced shows.[citation needed]
The Bro Code (As shown in The Bro Code: As seen on CBS's How I Met Your Mother):
"When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for Bros to settle a dispute, decent respect to the opinions of the Bro-Kind requires that they should declare the clauses which impel them to argue, Though prudence says it's probably a chick. We hold these truths to be self evident." Beginning of "The Bro Code"
See also
- Bro (subculture)
- Bromance
- Gentlemen's agreement
- Man Laws
- What happens on tour, stays on tour
- Wingman (social)
References
- ^ Martin, Katherine Connor (October 9, 2013). "The rise of the portmanbro". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ a b The Bro Code. ASIN 143911000X.
- ^ Stinson, Barney; Kuhn, Matt (2008-10-14). The Bro Code. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-1000-3. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ Ryan, Maureen (July 25, 2008). "Now you can consult 'The Bro Code'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ Dymond, Greig (March 19, 2009). "It's a guy thing". CBC News. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
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