[flashback to 2003:]
Ted: Okay, the bottom line is things are gonna get better.
Marshall: Well, all I care about is getting into law school.
Ted: You will. 2006 is gonna be awesome.
[flashback to 2006, for real:]
Ted: And look what happened. You got into law school, just like I said you would. See, things aren't so bad.
Marshall: Lily left me. And now I'll never have a mustache.