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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 3240<br />
| date = May 1, 2026<br />
| title = Bottle<br />
| image = bottle_2x.png<br />
| imagesize = 581x235px<br />
| noexpand = true<br />
| titletext = "I know it seems impossible, but the trick is that I sailed in here when I was very young."<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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This comic shows a life sized ship in a bottle sailing along other sail boats in the sea. The humor comes from the surreality of the situation.<br />
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In this comic, [[Beret Guy]] is inside a {{w|Impossible bottle#Ship in a bottle|ship in a bottle}}. A common question when one sees one is "how was it put inside the bottle", due to the small size of the opening in the bottle compared to the ship. The answer is that the ship was assembled (or at least partially unfolded, from more compact original components assembled outside) within the bottle. The title text alludes to this, by saying that Beret Guy grew up inside the bottle to fit (however, this is nonsensical, as he could likely fit into the bottle anyway, and ships do not grow as living things do).<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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[Three small single-masted sailboats are shown, all sailing towards the right. The ones on the left and right are on the ocean, while the one in the middle is contained completely by a large bottle. On the left, Cueball and Megan are in one boat; Cueball is near the stern, possibly holding the tiller, while Megan is before the mast. In the middle, Beret Guy is before the mast in the boat that's inside the giant bottle, with a cork plugging the bottleneck. On the right, Ponytail is directly aft of the mast of the third boat. All the boats are sitting on the water with ripples on the surface, but the water level in the bottle is lower than the rest.]<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
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