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Everyone's life is governed by an internal code of conduct. Some call it morality. Others call it religion. But Bros in the know call this holy grail the Bro Code.
Historically a spoken tradition passed from one generation to the next, the official code of conduct for Bros appears here in its published form for the first time ever. By upholding the tenets of this sacred and legendary document, any dude can learn to achieve Bro-dom.
For fans of "How I Met Your Mother".
Barney Stinson with Matt Kuhn
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS A BRO?
BROCABULARY
ORIGIN
THE BRO CODE
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Barney Stinson with Matt Kuhn
The BRO Code
For me,
the best Bro I know
INTRODUCTION
Whether we know it or not, each of us lives a life governed by an internalized code of conduct. Some call it morality.
Others call it religion. I call it "the Bro Code. "For centuries men have attempted to follow this code with no universal understanding of what such an arrangement meant: Is it okay to hug a Bro?[1] If I'm invited to a Bro's wedding, do I really have to bring a gift?[2] Can I sleep with a Bro's sister or mother or both?[3]
Now, for the first time on paper, I have recorded the rules of social decorum that Bros have practiced since the dawn of man… if not before. The Bro Code previously existed only as an oral tradition (heh), so I have journeyed the globe to piece together and transcribe the scattered fragments of the Bro Code, pausing only to flesh it out myself (double heh). While not intending to write a "Guide to Being a Bro," if men should treat it as such and pass this compendium of knowledge from one generation to the next, I have little doubt it would bring a tear to my eye. But