How I Met Your Mother: 10 Shadiest Things Barney Has Ever Done

8. Stealing Ted's Identity

How I Met Your Mother Barney Stinson
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Not only has Barney pretended to be many different made-up people in the past to get into a girl's pants, but he also stole the identity of his best friend.

While out at their favorite bar, he told a group of girls that his name was Ted Moseby, and that he was an architect working on the building for Goliath National Bank, something that Ted was extremely proud of. Not only did these women believe him, but one of them went so far as to sleep with him.

After they had sex, instead of clearing things up with her, he simply left, leading her to create a website called tedmosebyisajerk.com. When Barney confronts her in a later episode, instead of clearing the air and apologizing as himself, he announces to an entire cafe of people to stay away from Ted Moseby.

If he was truly best friends with Ted, there would be no reason for him to assume his identity in order to get laid, and then tarnish his name with actions that were not his own. This is something that is unacceptable, and something that should not be forgotten.

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