When Veronica (Kristen Bell) receives the e-mail, a previous e-mail from her father can be seen in her computer. This is what it says: From: Keith Mars Subject: Pick up food for Backup Date: November 19, 2005 3:26:32 pm To: Veronica Mars Hey sweetheart, I managed to forget some things at the store. Can you get Backup's food, some orange juice and call and let me know if you'll be home for some famous Mars-Mystery-Meatloaf, I promise not to use those onions you hate. Oh, and it won't be "well done", unless requested of course. Love, Dad
The flag seen on the wall of the River Stix is a reproduction of the one painted by Theobald FitzGerald and hung over the General Post in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Uprising.
Veronica's (Kristen Bell) 'quip', "Sometimes a cigar store is just a cigar store." is a reference to a (likely apocryphal) quotation attributed to Sigmund Freud.
The return address on Meg's (Alona Tal) letter is "Chris Talley 5344 Fauntleroy Ave Seattle, WA 98144. The postmark is "Washington 2005.
At 18:07 Logan refers to a disreputable plastic surgeon as "Nip/Schmuck", a play on the TV series "Nip/Tuck".