Suit Up for Contest

At the end of a 1995 interview with Leonardo DiCaprio, around the time he made "The Basketball Diaries," before he was a major star, I asked him if there was anything he wanted to add to what he’d already said. His response was something like, "Jeez, you want me to do your work for you?"

Hmm. OK.

But I had the same response to the news that CBS and tv.com are hosting a contest called “Bring on Your Barneyisms.” The idea is to come up with a new catchphrase for Neil Patrick Harris’ great character on “How I Met Your Mother,” and the winning entry will be used in an episode of the show.

Jeez, they want us to do their work for them?

Well, maybe they just want us to suit up and – wait for it – get more invested in the series. So I’m thinking on it.