To get out of it, Chandler pretends that he needs to be on his own mainly because he and Monica have split up but it backfires when Doug, who even with his seemingly cheerful and relieved mind-set towards his divorce is in actuality evidently frustrated over it, attempts to cheer Chandler up by taking him to strip clubs, drunkenly throwing cans at birds and throwing (Doug's) wedding ceremony ring into the gutter (Chandler had refused Doug's.