The newspaper headline prominently reads .
: The newspaper Marshall is reading features an E-fit sketch of that same driver, confirming that the cab Ted didn't take was actually driven by a serial killer. Other Episode Details
: In that opening sequence, a beat-up, rusty car with "TAXI" spray-painted on the side drives past Ted. The driver is shirtless (and implied to be nude).
: The newspaper appears while Marshall is trying to prove the existence of miracles to the group following Ted’s car accident.
In the How I Met Your Mother episode " Miracles " ( Season 3, Episode 20 ), Marshall is seen reading a fictional newspaper called . This "paper" serves as a clever Easter egg that ties together the episode's opening and closing scenes. The "Nude Cabbie" Detail
: The episode features Radiohead's "Nice Dream" during the emotional scene where the gang rushes to the hospital.
: The specific gag of a pencil bouncing into Barney's nose—one of Marshall's "miracles"—actually happened to one of the show's writers during production.