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<p>37.59.41.98: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;!-- Please sign your posts with ~~~~ and don't delete this text. New comments should be added at the bottom. --&gt;<br /> First P0st! [[Special:Contributions/2A02:6B6F:E226:B00:70BF:8626:D782:45BE|2A02:6B6F:E226:B00:70BF:8626:D782:45BE]] 18:40, 1 May 2026 (UTC)<br /> <br /> So... is the meniscus drawn correctly, given the difference in shape of the front vs the back of the bottle??? [[User:BorQhue del Sol|BorQhue del Sol]] ([[User talk:BorQhue del Sol|talk]]) 18:54, 1 May 2026 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Left-hand threads on bottle. Why? --[[User:PRR|PRR]] ([[User talk:PRR|talk]]) 18:49, 1 May 2026 (UTC)<br /> :I don't think those are threads on cap, they're wires around the cork. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 19:19, 1 May 2026 (UTC)<br /> <br /> this transcript is a work of art. [[user:lett‪herebedarklight|raeb]] 18:54, 1 May 2026 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Is part of the joke of the alt text the fact that he could easily fit into the bottle at his current age? [[Special:Contributions/24.244.70.174|24.244.70.174]] 18:58, 1 May 2026 (UTC)<br /> <br /> If he sailed in when he was very young, does that mean the ship grew up with beret guy? [[User:Commercialegg|Commercialegg]] ([[User talk:Commercialegg|talk]]) 18:59, 1 May 2026 (UTC)<br /> :That does seem to be what he's implying. When he sailed in, the boat must have been small enough to get through the bottleneck. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 19:15, 1 May 2026 (UTC)<br /> :It's a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poire_Williams Williams pears], which do grow inside a bottle like that.[[Special:Contributions/37.59.41.98|37.59.41.98]] 19:41, 1 May 2026 (UTC)</div>

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