[s1e6] Slutty Pumpkin Today
While the "long paper" isn't a singular named artifact in the episode like the "Hanging Chad" costume, it represents the specific, nerdy details Ted obsessed over for four years while waiting for her to return to the rooftop party. Key Context from the Episode
In the How I Met Your Mother episode , "long paper" likely refers to the Tootsie Roll [S1E6] Slutty Pumpkin
In 2001, Ted (dressed as a Hanging Chad) met a girl in a "Slutty Pumpkin" costume. They hit it off over her specialty drink—a mix of Kahlua and Root Beer she called a " Tootsie Roll "—and her knowledge of penguins. While the "long paper" isn't a singular named
Ted eventually finds the Slutty Pumpkin (played by Katie Holmes) in Season 7, Episode 8, titled "The Slutty Pumpkin Returns" . Ted eventually finds the Slutty Pumpkin (played by
drink recipe or the that the Slutty Pumpkin (Naomi) and Ted bonded over during their first meeting in 2001.
Because he lost her number, Ted spends every Halloween for the next several years at the same rooftop party, wearing the same "Hanging Chad" costume, hoping she will show up again.